"Most High" is a song by English rock duo Jimmy Page and Robert Plant from their only studio album, '' Walking into Clarksdale'' (1998). The song features a keyboard overdub by Tim Whelan of

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, played in a quarter-tone to mimic Moroccan trance.

Release and reception

Issued as a single in the United Kingdom and the United States on 30 March 1998, "Most High" reached 1 on the US '' Billboard''

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chart, No. 26 on the

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, and No. 88 on the Australian Singles Chart. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached. In

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, the song won

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the

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. B-side "The Window" was one of two known original songs from the sessions to not make the album, the other being "Whiskey from the Glass", included as a bonus on some editions of the album.

Music video

The music video for "Most High" was directed by Italian-Canadian photographer and director Floria Sigismondi. It was included as a bonus feature on the DVD release of '' No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded''. Th
video
featuring visual references to the religious themes of the song's lyrics, depicts Jimmy Page and Robert Plant as prisoners in a numbered cell block, with other cells holding a series of mutated creatures practicing dark magic.

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the '' Walking into Clarksdale'' album booklet. Studio * Recorded, mixed, and mastered at Abbey Road Studios (London, England) Personnel * Jimmy Page – writing, guitar, production * Robert Plant – writing, vocals, production * Charlie Jones – writing, bass * Michael Lee – writing, drums * Ed Shearmur – string pad, programming * Tim Whelan – Oriental keyboard *

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– recording, mixing * Paul Hicks – studio assistant

Charts

Release history

References

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