"High" is a song by English rock band the Cure, released on 16 March 1992 by Fiction Records as the lead single from their ninth album, Wish (1992). The track received mostly positive reviews and was commercially successful, reaching number one on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, number six on the Irish Singles Chart, and number eight on the UK Singles Chart. It charted within the top five in Australia, Italy, New Zealand and Portugal.
Critical reception An article published by Evening Standard ranked "High" as the 11th-best Cure song, calling its lyrics "dexterous and playful" and describing the song in its entirety as a "lovable thing". Larry Flick of Billboard magazine also gave the song a positive review, calling it "subtle but infectious". Conversely, Michael Gallucci of Diffuser described the song as "kinda blah".
Track listings 7-inch single A. "High" – 3:34 B. "This Twilight Garden" – 4:43
12-inch single A1. "High" (Higher mix) B1. "This Twilight Garden" B2. "Play"
Maxi-CD single "High" (single mix) "This Twilight Garden" "Play" "High" (Higher mix)
US CD single "High" (single mix) – 3:34 "Open" – 6:51
Personnel Robert Smith – vocals, 6-string bass, keyboards Simon Gallup – bass Porl Thompson – guitar Boris Williams – drums Perry Bamonte – 6-string bass, keyboard Mark Saunders – remixing
Charts
Weekly charts +Chart (1992)PeakpositionEurope (Eurochart Hot 100)13Italy (Musica e dischi)4Portugal (AFP)2Spain (AFYVE)19UK Airplay (Music Week)19
Year-end charts +Chart (1992)PositionEurope (Eurochart Hot 100)75US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)24
Release history +RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)United Kingdom16 March 1992FictionUnited StatesJapan25 April 1992CDFiction
See also Number one modern rock hits of 1992
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