She's So High (Blur song)

"She's So High" is a song by English band Blur, released as a double A-side single with "I Know" on 15 October 1990 as their debut single. It is the first track on the band's first album, Leisure, released in 1991.

Content

The artwork was designed by Mel Ramos and shows a naked woman riding a hippopotamus.^[1]^[2]

Music video

On the MTV Blurography special of 1996, in which the band members talked about the promotional videos, drummer Dave Rowntree recalled, "The head of our record company, David Balfe, wanted to try his hand at video directing. There were these neon rings suspended from the ceiling by three wires, each with someone holding a wire. He [Balfe] wanted these people to wobble the wires so that the neon rings would move. He kept shouting, 'I haven't seen the definitive wobble yet!'". Lead singer Damon Albarn appeared in a Penguin Books shirt, which has become something of a cult icon.

Release

"She's So High" reached number 48 in the UK Singles Chart.^[3] It was named NME's single of the week, and was later included on Blur: The Best of over higher-charting tracks, an indication of its ultimate popularity. It is one of the few tracks from that album that the band have continued to perform live throughout their career.

Track listing

All songs written by Blur.

7" and cassette

"She's So High (Edit)" – 3:49
"I Know" – 3:31

12"

"She's So High (Definitive)" – 4:45
"Sing" – 6:00
"I Know (Extended)" – 6:29

CD

"She's So High (Edit)" – 3:49
"I Know (Extended)" – 6:29
"Down" – 5:56

Personnel

Blur

Damon Albarn – lead vocals, synthesizers, production on "Sing" and "Down"
Graham Coxon – guitar, backing vocals, production on "Sing" and "Down"
Alex James – bass guitar, backing vocals, production on "Sing" and "Down"
Dave Rowntree – drums, backing vocals, production on "Sing" and "Down"

Additional personnel

Steve Lovell – production on "She's So High" and "I Know"
Steve Power – production on "She's So High" and "I Know"

Charts

Charts (1991)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	48^[3]

References

↑ James, Alex (2007). Bit of a Blur. Little, Brown & Company. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ "Blur 21: The Exhibition Discover 21 years of iconic photographs and artwork". blur.co.uk. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
1 2 "BLUR | Artist". Official Charts. Retrieved 5 May 2013.

External links

"She's So High" at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Blur

Damon Albarn Graham Coxon Alex James Dave Rowntree

Studio albums	Leisure Modern Life Is Rubbish Parklife The Great Escape Blur 13 Think Tank The Magic Whip

Live albums	Live at the Budokan All the People: Blur Live at Hyde Park Parklive

Compilations	The Special Collectors Edition The Brit Pop Blur Box Bustin' + Dronin' The 10 Year Limited Edition Anniversary Box Set Blur: The Best Of Midlife: A Beginner's Guide to Blur Blur 21

Video releases	Starshaped Showtime No Distance Left to Run

Singles	"She's So High" "There's No Other Way" "Bang" "Popscene" "For Tomorrow" "Chemical World" "Sunday Sunday" "Girls & Boys" "To the End" "Parklife" "End of a Century" "Country House" "The Universal" "Stereotypes" "Charmless Man" "Beetlebum" "Song 2" "On Your Own" "M.O.R." "Tender" "Coffee & TV" "No Distance Left to Run" "Music Is My Radar" "Don't Bomb When You're the Bomb" "Out of Time" "Crazy Beat" "Good Song" "Fool's Day" "Under the Westway"/"The Puritan" "Go Out" "Lonesome Street"

Other songs	"Caramel" "This Is a Low"

Personnel	Phil Daniels Diana Gutkind Mike Smith The Kick Horns Cara Tivey Simon Tong

Related	Discography Songs Awards Britpop Rollercoaster Tour Stephen Street Ben Hillier Norman Cook William Orbit David Balfe Food Records Parlophone Virgin Records SBK Records

Category:Blur

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