High (Peking Duk song)

"High"
Single by Peking Duk featuring Nicole Millar
from the EP Songs to Sweat To
Released	14 February 2014 [1]
Genre	EDM indie electronic electro house synthpop
Length	3:48
Label	Vicious Recordings
Songwriter(s)	Adam Hyde, Reuben Styles, Nicole Millar & Sam Littlemore
Producer(s)	Adam Hyde, Reuben Styles
Peking Duk singles chronology
"Mufasa" (2014) "High" (2014) "Take Me Over" (2014)

"High" is a song by Australian electronic music duo Peking Duk. The song features vocals from Nicole Millar. It was written and produced by Adam Hyde and Reuben Styles, Nicole Millar & Sam Littlemore. ^[2] The song was released on 14 February 2014, by Vicious Recordings as the lead single from the duo's debut EP, Songs to Sweat To .

High reached a peak of #13 on the New Zealand charts and #5 on the Australian ARIA Charts, where the song also received a triple platinum certification by the Australian Recording Industry Association

The song placed at #2 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2014, and in 2025, the song placed 82 on the Triple J's Hottest 100 of Australian Songs. ^[3] It was also included in the soundtrack for the football simulation game Pro Evolution Soccer 2017.

At the AIR Awards of 2014, the song won Best Independent Dance/Electronica or Club Single. ^[4]

Remixes

A remix single was released on 4 April 2014. ^[5]

1. "High" (Funkin Matt remix) – 4:22
2. "High" (Terace remix) – 5:11
3. "High" (Jealous Much? remix) – 4:14
4. "High" (CRNKN remix) – 4:50

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA) [6]	5
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [7]	13

Year-end charts

Chart (2014)	Position
Australia (ARIA) [8]	35

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [9]	4× Platinum	280,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [10]	Gold	7,500*
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "High - Single by Peking Duk". iTunes Store . Apple. Archived from the original on 17 August 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
2. "SHORTLIST FOR APRA SONG OF THE YEAR ANNOUNCED". apraamcos.com.au. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
3. "Countdown #1 to #100 - Hottest 100 Australian Songs". triple j. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
4. "AirWins". thedwarf.com.au. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
5. "High - Remixes". iTunes Australia. Archived from the original on 2 March 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
6. "Peking Duk – High". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
7. "Peking Duk – High". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
8. "End of Year Charts – ARIA Top 100 Singles 2014". ARIA Charts . Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 5 February 2015.
9. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2021 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 7 July 2021.
10. "New Zealand single certifications – Peking Duk – High". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved 20 November 2024.