High (Lighthouse Family song)
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"High" is the second pop
single
written by British
duo Lighthouse Family
for their second album
Postcards from Heaven
(1997). The song was produced by Mike Peden
. It was released in January 1998 and reached No. 1 in Australia
as well as being in the top 10 in Switzerland
, Austria
, the United Kingdom
, the Netherlands
, New Zealand
and Europe
.
"High" is the most successful single released by the Lighthouse Family so far, having reached the top 10 in various countries.
Three different versions exist, the original album version, the 7" edit of the Full Version, which adds some new instrumentation and a slightly quicker tempo. The Full Version appears on their Greatest Hits album.
and exiting the city's Central Station
. There are also scenes of Tunde singing in an autumn park and the Tynemouth
beach, a girl lying and rolling on the grass while playing with flowers, an abandoned house near Dungeness.
Filmed in North East England
and Kent
, the video shows some prominent local landmarks: the Tyne Bridge
is shown at the very start along with the Quayside
, and a number of shots of Baiyewu take place on the Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge
, which is also the backdrop for the single covers.
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
written by British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
duo Lighthouse Family
Lighthouse Family
Lighthouse Family are a British musical duo that rose to prominence in the mid-1990s and remained active until the early 2000s. Vocalist Tunde Baiyewu and keyboardist Paul Tucker formed the act in 1993 in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK after meeting while studying at university...
for their second album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
Postcards from Heaven
Postcards from Heaven
Postcards from Heaven is the second album released by UK duo Lighthouse Family in 1997 on Wildcard / Polydor Records. The album produced three Top 10 hits and two Top 30 hits...
(1997). The song was produced by Mike Peden
Mike Peden
Mike Peden is a British producer/remixer/composer best known for his work with the Lighthouse Family. He was the producer of the 2004 album Free Me, the second album by former Spice Girl Emma Bunton. He co-wrote the song "You and I" for Will Young...
. It was released in January 1998 and reached No. 1 in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
as well as being in the top 10 in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
.
"High" is the most successful single released by the Lighthouse Family so far, having reached the top 10 in various countries.
Three different versions exist, the original album version, the 7" edit of the Full Version, which adds some new instrumentation and a slightly quicker tempo. The Full Version appears on their Greatest Hits album.
Music video
The video clip is in black and white, except when Tunde Baiyewu begins to sing. There are scenes of Paul Tucker getting off the train at Newcastle upon TyneNewcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...
and exiting the city's Central Station
Newcastle railway station
Newcastle railway station , is the mainline station of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, England and is a principal stop on the East Coast Main Line. It opened in 1850 and is a Grade I listed building...
. There are also scenes of Tunde singing in an autumn park and the Tynemouth
Tynemouth
Tynemouth is a town and a historic borough in Tyne and Wear, England, at the mouth of the River Tyne, between North Shields and Cullercoats . It is administered as part of the borough of North Tyneside, but until 1974 was an independent county borough in its own right...
beach, a girl lying and rolling on the grass while playing with flowers, an abandoned house near Dungeness.
Filmed in North East England
North East England
North East England is one of the nine official regions of England. It covers Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear, and Teesside . The only cities in the region are Durham, Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland...
and Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
, the video shows some prominent local landmarks: the Tyne Bridge
Tyne Bridge
The Tyne Bridge is a through arch bridge over the River Tyne in North East England, linking Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead. It was designed by the engineering firm Mott, Hay and Anderson, who later designed the Forth Road Bridge, and was built by Dorman Long and Co. of Middlesbrough. At the time...
is shown at the very start along with the Quayside
Quayside
The Quayside is an area along the banks of the River Tyne in Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead in the North East of England, United Kingdom....
, and a number of shots of Baiyewu take place on the Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge
Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge
The Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge or Tees Transporter Bridge is the furthest downstream bridge across the River Tees, England. It connects Middlesbrough, on the south bank, to Port Clarence, on the north bank. It is a transporter bridge, carrying a travelling 'car', or 'gondola', suspended from...
, which is also the backdrop for the single covers.
Track listing and formats
| # | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| CD: Polydor / 569 149-2 (UK) | ||
| 1. | "High" (Full Length Version) | 5:13 |
| 2. | "High" (Itaal Shur's Itaal Shur Itaal Shur is an American composer, producer and musician. He has written songs for a number of musicians, including Maxwell, Jewel and Enrique Iglesias, and has produced records for various artists, including Kronos Quartet, The Scumfrog and Lucy Woodward... Beautiful Urban Mix) |
6:32 |
| 3. | "High" (Full Crew Main Mix) | 5:11 |
| 4. | "High" (Itaal Shur's Beautiful Urban Dreamscape Mix) | 6:37 |
| # | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| CD: Polydor / 569 151-2 (UK) | ||
| 1. | "High" (Full Length Version) | 5:13 |
| 2. | "High" (Vocal 12") | 11:39 |
| 3. | "High" (Interplanetary Disco Mix) | 7:55 |
| 4. | "High" (E-Dancer Kevin Saunderson Kevin Saunderson is an American electronic music producer. At the age of nine he moved to Belleville, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit where he attended Belleville High School and befriended two students, Derrick May and Juan Atkins... Dub) |
6:42 |
| 5. | "High" (Inner City Mix) | 8:25 |
| # | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| CD: Wild Card/Polydor / 567 505-2 (Australasia) | ||
| 1. | "High" (7" Edit) | 4:35 |
| 2. | "Ocean Drive Ocean Drive (Lighthouse Family song) "Ocean Drive" is a pop song written by British duo Lighthouse Family, for their debut album Ocean Drive . The song was produced by Mike Peden. It was released as the second single in October 1995 and reached the top 40 in the United Kingdom.... " (7" Radio Mix) |
3:59 |
| 3. | "High" (Itaal Shur's Itaal Shur Itaal Shur is an American composer, producer and musician. He has written songs for a number of musicians, including Maxwell, Jewel and Enrique Iglesias, and has produced records for various artists, including Kronos Quartet, The Scumfrog and Lucy Woodward... Beautiful Urban Edit) |
3:43 |
| 4. | "High" (Inner City Mix) | 8:24 |
| 5. | "High" (Interplanetary Disco Mix) | 11:36 |
Charts
| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
1 |
| Italy Singles Chart | 2 |
| Switzerland Singles Chart | 2 |
| UK Singles Chart | 4 |
| Austria Singles Chart | 4 |
| Eurochart Hot 100 | 4 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 8 |
| Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... Dutch Top 40 Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting... |
6 |
| Sweden Singles Chart | 18 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary | 23 |
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 21 |