"High" | ||||
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Single by the Cure | ||||
from the album Wish | ||||
B-side |
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Released | 16 March 1992 | |||
Genre | Alternative pop [1] | |||
Length | 3:34 | |||
Label | Fiction | |||
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The Cure singles chronology | ||||
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"High" is a song by English rock band the Cure, released as the lead single from their ninth album, Wish (1992), on 16 March 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.
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". [2] Larry Flick of Billboard also gave the song a positive review, calling it "subtle but infectious". [3] Conversely, Michael Gallucci of Diffuser described the song as "kinda blah". [4]
7-inch single [5]
12-inch single [6]
Maxi-CD single [5]
US CD single [7]
Weekly charts
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Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref(s). |
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United Kingdom | 16 March 1992 |
| Fiction | [31] |
United States |
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Japan | 25 April 1992 | CD | Fiction | [34] |
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)The single 'High' has been heating up modern rock airwaves since March 16.
...with a Cure single released March 16. The CD single, packaged in a cardboard 'baby jacket,' featured 'High' / 'Open,'...