High (The Cure song)

"High" is a song by English rock band The Cure, released as the lead single from their ninth album Wish in March 1992. The track reached number one on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, number six on the Irish Singles Chart, and number eight on the UK Singles Chart. It found the best commercial success in Portugal, where it peaked at number two, and in Australasia, reaching number five in Australia and number four in New Zealand; it is the band's highest-charting single in both countries.

"High"
Single by The Cure
from the album Wish
B-side"This Twilight Garden", "Play"
ReleasedMarch 16, 1992
Format
  • 7" and 12" vinyl
  • CD
GenreAlternative rock
Length3:34
LabelFiction
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
The Cure singles chronology
"Close To Me (Remix)"
(1990)		 "High"
(1992)		 "Friday I'm in Love"
(1992)

Track listing

7" single

  1. "High" – 3:34
  2. "This Twilight Garden" – 4:43

12" single

  1. "High (Higher Mix)"
  2. "This Twilight Garden"
  3. "Play"

CD single

  1. "High (Single Mix)"
  2. "This Twilight Garden"
  3. "Play"
  4. "High (Higher Remix)"

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1992) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 5
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] 27
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 21
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[4] 41
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[5] 13
France (SNEP)[6] 11
Germany (Official German Charts)[7] 14
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 6
Italy (Musica e dischi)[9] 4
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10] 35
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] 37
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[12] 4
Poland (LP3)[13] 27
Portugal (AFP)[14] 2
Spain (AFYVE)[15] 19
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 18
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 14
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[18] 8
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[19]
"High (Remix)"		 44
US Billboard Hot 100[20] 42
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[21] 1
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[22] 22
US Hot Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[23] 27

Year-end charts
Chart (1992) Position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[24] 75

References
  1. "Australian-charts.com – The Cure – High". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  2. "Austriancharts.at – The Cure – High" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  3. "Ultratop.be – The Cure – High" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  4. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2158." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  5. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9 no. 18. 2 May 1992. p. 37. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  6. "Lescharts.com – The Cure – High" (in French). Les classement single.
  7. "Offiziellecharts.de – The Cure – High". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  8. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – The Cure". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  9. "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9 no. 18. 2 May 1992. p. 34. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  10. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 19, 1992" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  11. "Dutchcharts.nl – The Cure – High" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  12. "Charts.nz – The Cure – High". Top 40 Singles.
  13. "Notowanie nr532" (in Polish). LP3. 1 May 1992. Retrieved 28 February 2019. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  14. "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9 no. 23. 6 June 1992. p. 21. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  15. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  16. "Swedishcharts.com – The Cure – High". Singles Top 100.
  17. "Swisscharts.com – The Cure – High". Swiss Singles Chart.
  18. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  19. "The Cure: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  20. "The Cure Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  21. "The Cure Chart History (Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  22. "The Cure Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.
  23. "The Cure Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  24. "1992 Year-End Sales Charts" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9 no. 51/52. 19 December 1992. p. 17. Retrieved 30 January 2020.

See also
  • Number one modern rock hits of 1992
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