Higher Than Higher

"Higher Than Higher"
Single by Take That
from the album III
Released 8 June 2015
Recorded 2014
Genre Pop
Length 4:06
Label Polydor
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Mattman & Robin
Take That singles chronology
"Let in the Sun"
(2015)
"Higher Than Higher"
(2015)
"Hey Boy"
(2015)

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

The song debuted at number one on the UK Physical Singles Chart 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 upon 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". Continuing, they also 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

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

Personnel

Track listing

  1. "Higher Than Higher" – 4:06
  2. "Higher Than Higher" (instrumental) – 4:06

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
UK Physical Singles (OCC)[1] 1

Release history

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

References

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