High (The Cure song)

"High"
Single by The Cure
from the album Wish
Released	March 16, 1992
Format	7" and 12" vinyl CD
Genre	Alternative rock, dream pop
Length	3:34
Label	Fiction
Writer(s)	Boris Williams Perry Bamonte Simon Gallup Robert Smith Porl Thompson
Producer(s)	Robert Smith David Allen
The Cure singles chronology
"Close To Me (Remix)" (1990) "High" (1992) "Friday I'm in Love" (1992)

"High" is a song by English rock band The Cure, released as the lead single from their ninth album Wish in March 1992.

The track reached number 1 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart, and number 8 in the UK Singles Chart.

Track listing

7"

1. "High" – 3:34
2. "This Twilight Garden" – 4:43

12"

1. "High (Higher Mix)"
2. "This Twilight Garden"
3. "Play"

12"

1. "High (Trip Mix)"
2. "Open (Fix Mix)"

CD

1. "High (Single Mix)"
2. "This Twilight Garden"
3. "Play"
4. "High (Higher Remix)"

Personnel

• Robert Smith – vocals, 6-string bass, keyboards
• Simon Gallup – bass
• Porl Thompson – guitar
• Boris Williams – drums
• Perry Bamonte – 6-string bass, keyboard
• Mark Saunders – remixing

Chart performance

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[1]	5
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2]	27
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3]	21
Canada (RPM)	41[4]
France (SNEP)[5]	11
Germany (Official German Charts)[6]	14
Ireland (IRMA)[7]	6
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[8]	35
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9]	4
Spain (AFYVE)	19[10]
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[11]	18
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[12]	14
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[13]	8
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[14] "High (remix)"	44
US Billboard Hot 100[15]	42
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[16] "High" (remix)	22
US Hot Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)	1[17]

See also

• Number one modern rock hits of 1992

References

1. "Australian-charts.com – The Cure – High". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
2. "Austriancharts.at – The Cure – High" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
3. "Ultratop.be – The Cure – High" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
4. Top Singles - Volume 55, No. 24, June 13 1992. RPM100 (Top Singles). RPM
5. "Lescharts.com – The Cure – High" (in French). Les classement single.
6. "Musicline.de – Cure Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
7. "Chart Track: Week 13, 1992". Irish Singles Chart.
8. "Nederlandse Top 40 – The Cure search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
9. "Charts.org.nz – The Cure – High". Top 40 Singles.
10. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
11. "Swedishcharts.com – The Cure – High". Singles Top 100.
12. "Swisscharts.com – The Cure – High". Swiss Singles Chart.
13. "Archive Chart: 1992-03-28" UK Singles Chart.
14. "The Cure: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company.
15. "The Cure – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for The Cure.
16. "The Cure – Chart history" Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs for The Cure.
17. "The Cure Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Alternative Songs for The Cure. Nielsen Business Media.

External links

• "High" at Discogs (list of releases)
• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics