"Higher Than Higher" is a song by the British pop group
Take That. It was released by
Polydor Records
Polydor Records Ltd. is a German-British record label that operates as part of Universal Music Group. It has a close relationship with Universal's Interscope Geffen A&M Records label, which distributes Polydor's releases in the United States. ...
on 8 June 2015 as the third single from their seventh studio album, ''
III
III or iii may refer to:
Companies
* Information International, Inc., a computer technology company
* Innovative Interfaces, Inc., a library-software company
* 3i, formerly Investors in Industry, a British investment company
Other uses
* Ins ...
'' (2014). It was written by Take That,
Mattias Larsson,
Robin Fredriksson and Joe Janiak, and produced by
Mattman & Robin
Mattman & Robin is a Swedish songwriting and production duo composed of Mattias Per Larsson and Robin Lennart Fredriksson. They are published by Wolf Cousins, a publishing company administered by Warner Chappell Music.
In 2016, they won a Grammy A ...
with
Gary Barlow on lead vocals.
The song entered the
UK Physical Singles Chart at number one shortly after release.
Background
On 28 April 2015, it was announced that "Higher Than Higher" would be the third single from ''III''.
It was officially released as a
CD single
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on 8 June 2015.
Critical reception
The single received positive reviews on its release, with ''Music News'' calling it a "trademark soaring smash"
and ''
The Guardian
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'' 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".
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.
Personnel
*
Gary Barlow – lead vocals
*
Howard Donald – backing vocals
*
Mark Owen – backing vocals
Track listing
*;UK CD single
# "Higher Than Higher" – 4:06
# "Higher Than Higher" (instrumental) – 4:06
;Other Versions
* Cahill Club Mix - 6:05
* Cahill Radio Edit - 3:28
Charts
Release history
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Higher Than Higher
2014 songs
2015 singles
Take That songs
Pop ballads
Songs written by Gary Barlow
Songs written by Mark Owen
Songs written by Howard Donald
Polydor Records singles
Songs written by Mattias Larsson
Songs written by Robin Fredriksson
Songs written by Joe Janiak
Song recordings produced by Mattman & Robin