High (Sir Sly song)

"High" is the fourth single by California indie pop band, Sir Sly. The song is the lead single off of the band's second album, Don't You Worry, Honey. The song was released on March 24, 2017 through Interscope Records.

"High"
Single by Sir Sly
from the album Don't You Worry, Honey
ReleasedMarch 24, 2017
Genre
Length3:52
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Hayden Coplen
  • Landon Jacobs
  • Jason Suwito
Producer(s)Tiffany Suh
Sir Sly singles chronology
"Expectations"
(2016)		 "High"
(2017)		 "Altar"
(2017)
Music video
"High" on YouTube

Commercially, "High" is the most successful song to date by Sir Sly. The song climbed to number 3 in the US Alternative Songs charts, making it the highest charting single to date by the band. Additionally, the song hit number 18 in the US Rock Songs chart, and number 7 in the US Rock Airplay chart. The song was also the first by the band to chart in Canada, reaching number 8 in the Canadian Rock-Alternative chart.

High also reached the number 2 spot on Sirius XM's Alt 18 Countdown for 3 weeks and remained on the countdown for 19 weeks from April 22, 2017 to August 26, 2017.[1] The song was featured on the television shows 13 Reasons Why, Riverdale and Lucifer and the film Happy Death Day.

Music video

The music video for the track was released on April 19, 2017.[2] The video features members of the band doing a choreographic dance in a warehouse. The video was directed by Kevin Clark. The outfits in the music video were designed by Clayton Beisner and Yazz Alali. The visual effects were undertaken by Tanner Merrill.[3]

In Media

The song's instrumental was used by NBC Sunday Night Football during the 2018 NFL Season as background for broadcast graphics.

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."High"3:52
Total length:3:52

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2017) Peak
position
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[4] 3
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[5] 18
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[6] 7

Year-end charts
Chart (2017) Position
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[7] 9
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[8] 43
US Rock Airplay Songs (Billboard)[9] 14

References
  1. https://theunofficialalt18countdownplaylists.com/alt-18-results-8262017/
  2. Staff (May 19, 2017). "Sir Sly - "High" (Singles Going Steady)". Popmatters. Zupko Media. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  3. "Sir Sly - High - YouTube". YouTube. Vevo. April 19, 2017. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  4. "Sir Sly Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  5. "Sir Sly Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  6. "Sir Sly Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  7. "Alternative Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  8. "Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  9. "Rock Airplay Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
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