High (Keith Urban album)

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High
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Studio album by
Released20 September 2024
Recorded2022—24
Studio
Genre Country pop
Length39:50
Label
Producer
Keith Urban chronology
The Speed of Now Part 1
(2020)
High
(2024)
Singles from High
  1. "Straight Line"
    Released: 2 February 2024
  2. "Messed Up as Me"
    Released: 1 March 2024
  3. "Go Home W U"
    Released: 3 May 2024
  4. "Wildside"
    Released: 28 June 2024

High is the twelfth studio album by New Zealand-born Australian country music singer Keith Urban. The album was released on 20 September 2024 via Hit Red and Capitol Records Nashville. [1]

Contents

Background

High marks Urban's first studio album since The Speed of Now Part 1 (2020). He began working on an album in 2022, tentatively titled 615, but ultimately scrapped the project. [2] Several of the songs from that project eventually made their way onto High, a 12-track set that he titled after the feeling of "euphoria" he felt during the creative process. [1] On the title, Urban said: "What makes you 'high' can mean whatever you want it to mean. It might be physical, spiritual, herbal, meditative, chemical, or musical, but it’s definitely a place of utopia." [3]

Urban wrote the album's opening interlude and co-wrote six of its tracks, and it features a collaboration with Lainey Wilson ("Go Home W U"). [1]

"Straight Line" was released as the album's lead single in February 2024. [4] It was followed by "Messed Up as Me", the first single promoted to country radio in the United States and Canada, in March 2024. [5] "Go Home W U" and "Wildside" were released as additional singles ahead of the album release. [3]

Track listing

High track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Blue Sky" Keith Urban  0:12
2."Straight Line"
  • Urban
  • Wells
3:46
3."Messed Up as Me"
3:16
4."Wildside"
  • Urban
  • Huff
2:47
5."Go Home W U" (with Lainey Wilson)
  • Urban
  • Sumser
  • Small
3:47
6."Chuck Taylors"
  • Urban
  • Flowers
  • McGill
  • Wells
  • Urban
  • Wells
3:34
7."Daytona"
  • Urban
  • Huff
2:58
8."Love Is Hard"
  • Urban
  • Cannata
2:52
9."Heart Like a Hometown"
  • Casey Brown
  • Matt Roy
  • Parker Welling
  • Urban
  • Huff
2:46
10."Laughin' All the Way to the Drank"
  • Urban
  • Elizondo
4:31
11."Dodge in a Silverado"
  • Thomas Archer
  • Ben Stennis
  • Michael Tyler
  • Urban
  • Huff
4:54
12."Break the Chain"
  • Urban
  • Scibilia
4:24
Total length:39:50

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Visuals

Charts

Accolades

Year-end lists
PublicationRankList
Rolling Stone 28The 30 Best Country Albums of 2024 [16]

References

  1. 1 2 3 LB Cantrell (20 September 2024). "Keith Urban Releases Creatively Euphoric New Album [Interview]". Music Row. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  2. LB Cantrell (9 August 2024). "Keith Urban Talks 'Following The Muse' Ahead Of New Album 'High' [Interview]". Music Row. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  3. 1 2 Jessica Lynch (28 June 2024). "Keith Urban Announces New Album 'High,' Shares First Single 'Wildside'". Billboard . Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  4. "Keith Urban releases 'Straight Line,' first track from new album". UPI. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  5. Bjorke, Matt (1 March 2024). "Keith Urban Releases New Single "Messed Up As Me"". Roughstock. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  6. "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 30 September 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  7. "ARIA Top 40 Country Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 30 September 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  8. "Keith Urban Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  9. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  10. "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  11. "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  12. "Keith Urban Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  13. "Keith Urban Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  14. "ARIA Top 50 Australian Artist Albums for 2024" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  15. "ARIA Top 50 Country Albums for 2024". Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  16. "Best Country Albums of 2024". Rolling Stone . 11 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.