Come On Get Higher

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"Come On Get Higher"
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Single by Matt Nathanson
from the album Some Mad Hope
ReleasedFebruary 11, 2008
Genre Pop rock, alternative rock
Length3:34
Label Vanguard
Songwriter(s) Matt Nathanson, Mark Weinberg
Producer(s) Marshall Altman, Mark Weinberg
Matt Nathanson singles chronology
"Car Crash"
(2007)
"Come On Get Higher"
(2008)
"All We Are"
(2009)

"Come On Get Higher" is a song co-written by Matt Nathanson and Mark Weinberg. It was recorded by Nathanson and released as the second single from his album Some Mad Hope in 2008. The song had commercial success, reaching the Billboard Hot 100 at number 59 as well as charting within the Top 10 of Billboard's Adult Contemporary and Adult Pop Songs charts. In addition, it is his only single to date to receive a platinum certification from the RIAA.

Contents

The song has been covered by many artists, including country music duo Sugarland, whose live version of the song appears on the Deluxe Edition of their album Love on the Inside .

Composition

The song is composed in a key of A major with a tempo of 92 bpm. [1] [2]

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2008–09)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [3] 30
Canada AC ( Billboard ) [4] 2
Canada Hot AC ( Billboard ) [5] 11
US Billboard Hot 100 [6] 59
US Adult Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [7] 3
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [8] 3
US Adult Top 40 ( Billboard ) [9] 9
US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) [10] 20

Year-end charts

Chart (2008)Position
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard) [11] 31
Chart (2009)Position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) [12] 11
Chart (2010)Position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) [13] 25

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [14] Gold40,000*
United States (RIAA) [15] 3× Platinum3,000,000

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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