"How High" is a song by American hip hop duo

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, released on August 15, 1995, as the duo's first single. It was originally featured on the soundtrack to the 1995 hip hop documentary film, '' The Show'', and has since appeared on several compilation albums such as '' The Hip Hop Box'' and ''Def Jam's Greatest Hits'', among several others. The song, produced by

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, is the first official collaboration from longtime friends and East Coast rappers

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and Redman of

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, marking their debut as a duo. The song performed exceptionally well commercially, reaching number 13 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. The single has since been

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by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).RIAA Gold & Platinum Searchable Database – Method Man and Redman
Retrieved September 3, 2009.

Track listing

;A-side # How High (LP Version) (4:41) # How High (Remix Radio Edit) (3:59) ;B-side # How High (Remix) (3:59) # How High (Instrumental) (3:49) # How High (Acapella) (3:59)

Legacy

Redman's vocals on the third verse was

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on American electro house DJ Armand Van Helden's 1996 single, " The Funk Phenomena". The song was later sampled on Guilty Simpson's "Yikes!".

Charts

Certifications

Remix and sequel

The duo later remixed the song and included it on their collaborative debut album '' Blackout!'' (1999), as well as the soundtrack to their 2001 film, ''

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''. The "How High (Remix)", has a stripped-down sound and contains samples from "Fly Robin Fly", as performed by

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and "I Am Woman", as performed by

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. This remix was also used in the official music video for the song that was released in the summer of 1996. Also featured on the soundtrack was the song's sequel, simply titled "Part II". It was released as a single in 2001, in promotion for the film. The song samples American R&B singer-songwriter

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's "

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" and peaked at number 72 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart.

Chart placements for "Part II"

References

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