"High" is a song by American electronic music duo The Chainsmokers, released on January 28, 2022, via Disruptor Records and Columbia Records as the lead single from the duo's fourth studio album So Far So Good (2022). The music video was released on the same day. It also marked the duo's first new music since World War Joy (2019). A demo version of the song written and sung by The Kid LAROI, and featuring The Chainsmokers was leaked in 2021 before the official version's release. This song made an instant impact on pop radio.
Promotion In early January 2022, the duo posted a teaser clip, showing waves with a purple filter on Instagram with the caption: "Who's ready? #TCS4". On January 13, 2022, they uploaded a video with the caption: "Sorry, The Chainsmokers Are Back", announcing the single would come out.
Music video An accompanying music video was released on January 28, 2022, and directed by Kid. Studio. It stars Drew Taggart "chasing a love interest [...] on an airplane, the top of a skyscraper, and falling through the air". The video gathered one million views in less than 24 hours.
Credits and personnel Credits adapted from Tidal.
Charlton Howard (The Kid LAROI) - lyricist Nick Long – producer, composer, lyricist The Chainsmokers – producer, composer, lyricist, associated performer Ethan Snoreck – producer, composer, lyricist, associated performer, vocal producer Jacob Kasher Hindlin – composer, lyricist Jeff Halavacs – composer, lyricist Natalie Salomon – composer, lyricist Adam Alpert – executive producer Jeremie Inhaber – assistant mixer, studio personnel Emerson Mancini – mastering engineer Jordan Stilwell – mixing engineer, recording engineer
Charts + Chart performance for "High" Chart (2022) Peakposition Australia (ARIA) 65 Ireland (IRMA) 87 Netherlands (Single Tip) 1 New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) 4 San Marino (SMRRTV Top 50) 41 Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan) 1
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Release history + Release history for "High" Region Date Format Label Various January 28, 2022 United States January 31, 2022 Adult contemporary radio Columbia February 1, 2022 Contemporary hit radio Italy February 11, 2022 Sony
See also List of Billboard number-one dance songs of 2022
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