Higher Than Higher

"Higher Than Higher"
Single by Take That
from the album III
Released8 June 2015
Recorded2014
GenrePop
Length4:06
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Mattman & Robin
Take That singles chronology
"Let in the Sun"
(2015) 		"Higher Than Higher"
(2015) 		"Hey Boy"
(2015)
Audio video
"Higher Than Higher" on YouTube

"Higher Than Higher" is a song by the English pop group Take That. It was released by Polydor Records on 8 June 2015 as the third single from their seventh studio album, III (2014). It was written by Take That, Mattias Larsson, Robin Fredriksson and Joe Janiak, and produced by Mattman & Robin with Gary Barlow on lead vocals.

The song entered the UK Physical Singles Chart at number one shortly after release.[1]

Background

On 28 April 2015, it was announced that "Higher Than Higher" would be the third single from III.[2] It was officially released as a CD single on 8 June 2015.[3]

Critical reception

The single received positive reviews on its release, with Music News calling it a "trademark soaring smash"[2] and The Guardian commenting that the single is "lilting and uplifting in a way that avoids pop's obsession with heavy-handed didacticism". The paper praised its production, calling it "spacious and precise, with each different element – the marching-band beat, the acoustic strums, the echoey synths – all meticulously layered".[4]

Chart performance

"Higher Than Higher" entered the UK Physical Singles Chart at number one on 14 June 2015 and remained in the charts for four weeks.[1]

Personnel

Track listing

  • UK CD single[3]
  1. "Higher Than Higher" – 4:06
  2. "Higher Than Higher" (instrumental) – 4:06
Other Versions
  • Cahill Club Mix - 6:05
  • Cahill Radio Edit - 3:28

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[5] 86
UK Physical Singles (OCC)[1] 1

Release history

Country Date Format Label
United Kingdom 8 June 2015[3] CD single Polydor Records

References

  1. ^ a b c "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100: 14 June 2015 - 20 June 2015". The Official UK Charts Company.
  2. ^ a b "Take That announce new single 'Higher Than Higher'". Music News. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "Take That: Higher Than Higher CD Single". Universal Music. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  4. ^ Michael Cragg (1 December 2014). "Take That – III first listen review: 'From electro-tinged paranoia to singalongs'". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Take That – Higher Than Higher" (in Dutch). Ultratip.