Because I Got High

{{about|the song|the album of the same name|Because I Got High (album)}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Because I Got High

| cover = Afroman Because I Got High single.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Afroman

| album = Because I Got High and The Good Times

| released = 2000

| recorded = 2000

| studio =

| genre = Comedy hip hop

| length = 5:10 (album version)
3:19 (radio version)

| label = T-Bones, Universal, Uptown

| writer = Afroman

| producer = Afroman, Headfridge

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = Crazy Rap

| next_year = 2001

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|WeYsTmIzjkw|Afroman – "Because I Got High"}}}}

}}

"Because I Got High" is a comedy hip hop song by American rapper Afroman from the 2000 album of the same name. The lyrics of the song humorously describe how cannabis use is degrading the narrator's quality of life.{{cite news |title=Afroman's Because I Got High gets pro-marijuana remake |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/oct/17/afroman-because-i-got-high-marijuana-positive-remix-legalisation |access-date=October 13, 2018 |work=The Guardian |date=October 17, 2014 |quote=Afroman’s novelty song which once sluggishly lamented the lethargy and uselessness of weed consumption, has been given a rework to promote the legalisation of marijuana. |archive-date=October 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181014010215/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/oct/17/afroman-because-i-got-high-marijuana-positive-remix-legalisation |url-status=live }} The song, which was written in only a few minutes, gained popularity after it was featured on The Howard Stern Show and circulated on the Internet.

Overview

The lyrics relate the narrator's experience of planning to do several things, but failing to do so after having smoked marijuana.{{cite book |last1=Sierra |first1=Sylvia |title=Millennials talking media: creating intertextual identities in everyday conversation |date=2021 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=New York, NY |isbn=9780190931117 |page=74 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MgRREAAAQBAJ&dq=sylvia+sierra+afroman+because+i+got+high&pg=PA74 |access-date=27 September 2024 |archive-date=September 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240927023032/https://www.google.com.br/books/edition/Millennials_Talking_Media/MgRREAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=sylvia+sierra+afroman+because+i+got+high&pg=PA74&printsec=frontcover |url-status=live }} The song was written in a few minutes, and was reportedly motivated by the singer's realization that "everyone talks about smoking weed, but no one ever really talks about the effects of marijuana".{{cite web |last1=Kansan |first1=The University Daily |title=Local Events |url=https://www.kansan.com/local-events/?_evDiscoveryPath=/event/597110s-afroman |website=The University Daily Kansan |access-date=27 September 2024 |language=en |quote="In two minutes, eleven seconds, I had written a hit, but before that it had taken me nearly seven months to recognize I had a marijuana problem," says the now-reformed rapper. "It was only then that I realized everyone talks about smoking weed, but no one ever really talks about the effects of marijuana. We know about the effects of drinking beer, we know about the effects of looking at a naked lady, but nobody knew about the effects of smoking weed. Actually, the problem was more that the people who did know weren't songwriters; they were just dudes walking down the beach or whatever. So I decided to write that song." |archive-date=September 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240927023145/https://www.kansan.com/local-events/?_evDiscoveryPath=/event/597110s-afroman |url-status=live }}{{Better source needed|reason=Reliability of source is unclear|date=September 2024}}

In the August 20, 2001 issue of Time magazine, the song was described as a "tribute to pot". Afroman is quoted as commenting, "You know what, dude? I made this tape for all my homeboys. I didn’t think I’d be talking to Time magazine. I’m a little worried about Rush Limbaugh and Newt Gingrich. I don’t want to get anybody riled up. I just figured, since I’m 'a pothead, why can’t me and the other potheads have a little joke between ourselves."{{cite magazine |last1=Tyrangiel |first1=Josh |title=People: Aug. 20, 2001 |url=https://time.com/archive/6664583/people-aug-20-2001/ |access-date=27 September 2024 |magazine=TIME |date=20 August 2001 |language=en |archive-date=September 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240927023033/https://time.com/archive/6664583/people-aug-20-2001/ |url-status=live }} The singer refused to label the song "anti- or pro-pot", saying, "I told the reality of the story. I spoke about my individual experience smoking marijuana, and my summary was, if you don't watch it, it will be too time-consuming."{{cite news |last1=Mumbi Moody |first1=Nekesa, Associated Press music |title=Afroman doesn't want his pot anthem classified pro or con |url=https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/entertainment/local/2001/10/11/afroman-doesn-t-want-his/50351420007/ |access-date=27 September 2024 |work=New Bedford Standard-Times |date=11 October 2001 |language=en-US |quote=I wouldn't classify it at all -- It's a song, you know what I'm saying? But if you were to classify it, everything is there. I told the reality of the story. I spoke about my individual experience smoking marijuana, and my summary was, if you don't watch it, it will be too time-consuming. |archive-date=September 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240927023033/https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/entertainment/local/2001/10/11/afroman-doesn-t-want-his/50351420007/ |url-status=live }} The song was said to have afforded Afroman one-hit wonder status.{{cite news |title=Funny, He Doesn't Look Jamaican |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/style/2006/02/19/funny-he-doesnt-look-jamaican-span-classbankheadchart-topping-matisyahu-wants-to-be-more-than-just-a-hasidic-reggae-superstarspan/5c7df1a5-27a9-4155-9567-2d937338b18d/ |access-date=27 September 2024 |newspaper=Washington Post |date=19 February 2006 |archive-date=August 27, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827201500/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/style/2006/02/19/funny-he-doesnt-look-jamaican-span-classbankheadchart-topping-matisyahu-wants-to-be-more-than-just-a-hasidic-reggae-superstarspan/5c7df1a5-27a9-4155-9567-2d937338b18d/ |url-status=live }}

The music video was directed by Kevin Smith,{{cite news |last1=Geurts |first1=Jimmy |title=Afroman at Old School Bar and Grill |url=https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/entertainment/events/2018/01/17/afroman-at-old-school-bar-and-grill/16064109007/ |access-date=27 September 2024 |work=Sarasota Herald-Tribune |date=17 January 2018 |archive-date=September 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928121955/https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/entertainment/events/2018/01/17/afroman-at-old-school-bar-and-grill/16064109007/ |url-status=live }} who features in the video alongside Jason Mewes as the duo Jay and Silent Bob smoking with Afroman, as well as a cameo by "Beer Man"{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}, and a glimpse of the Quick Stop where Clerks was filmed.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}

Reception

Afroman released his album Because I Got High in 2000, distributing it mainly through concerts. The title track was featured on The Howard Stern Show, boosting its popularity, and was also widely shared on the file-sharing service Napster.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p435536/biography|title=Afroman > Biography|last=Nimmervoll|first=Ed|year=2008|website=allmusic|access-date=March 27, 2009|archive-date=September 27, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240927023037/https://gum.criteo.com/syncframe?origin=publishertagids&topUrl=www.allmusic.com&gdpr=0&gdpr_consent=#biography|url-status=live}} It was used as the theme song of the film Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1448393/20010824/afroman.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011024212320/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1448393/20010824/afroman.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 24, 2001|title=Afroman Living 'High' Life Thanks To Hit Single|last=D'Angelo|first=Joe|date=August 27, 2001|publisher=MTV News|access-date=March 27, 2009}} and was later featured in the films Disturbia, A Thousand Words, The Perfect Score and the TV show Snowpiercer.

After the success of the song, Afroman was signed to Universal Records.

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = CD single

| all_writing = Joseph Foreman

| title1 = Because I Got High

| note1 = Afrolicious Edit

| length1 = 3:18

| title2 = Let's All Get Drunk

| length2 = 5:43

| title3 = Back On The Bus

| length3 = 5:43

| title4 = Because I Got High

| note4 = Afropulco Gold & Dirty

| length4 = 3:18

}}

Alternative versions

Afroman re-recorded the song in 2014, in the context of heightened debate around the legal status of cannabis in the United States, partnering with cannabis reform nonprofit Norml and Weedmaps, expressing a pro-legalization stance highlighting the purported economic and health potential of the drug.{{cite magazine |last1=Grossman |first1=Samantha |title=Afroman Remade "Because I Got High" to Convey That Weed Won't Actually Make Your Life Fall Apart |url=https://time.com/3510814/afroman-because-i-got-high-marijuana-legalization/ |access-date=27 September 2024 |magazine=TIME |date=15 October 2014 |language=en |archive-date=September 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240927023034/https://time.com/3510814/afroman-because-i-got-high-marijuana-legalization/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web|title=Afroman - "Because I Got High" Positive Remix|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8AuMOGx_KY |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015161811/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8AuMOGx_KY&gl=US&hl=en |archive-date=2014-10-15 |url-status=dead|website=YouTube.com|access-date=October 15, 2014}} This version was published ahead of several ballot measures dealing with the legalization of recreational cannabis, use scheduled for 4 November of that year in the American states of Alaska, Oregon, and the District of Columbia.

In 2024, the singer again released an alternate version of the song titled "Hunter got high", commenting on the Hunter Biden laptop controversy and on allegations of drug use.{{cite news |last1=Segarra |first1=Edward |title=Afroman releases 'Because I Got High' remix featuring Hunter Biden parody: 'Hunter got high' |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/experience/music/2024/04/28/afroman-because-i-got-high-parody-hunter-biden/73493678007/ |access-date=27 September 2024 |work=USA TODAY |date=28 April 2024 |archive-date=May 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240506015655/https://www.usatoday.com/story/experience/music/2024/04/28/afroman-because-i-got-high-parody-hunter-biden/73493678007/ |url-status=live }}

A song with a similar theme was released by Detroit Junior in 1980, titled "If I Hadn't Been High."{{cite web|title=Detroit Junior Topic - "If I Hadn't Been High"|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6ZKp4K-pks |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/c6ZKp4K-pks |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|website=YouTube.com| date=December 10, 2014 |access-date=August 17, 2021}}{{cbignore}}{{Better source needed|date=September 2024}}

Parodies and references

Musician Remy created a parody in 2024 about inflation titled [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ipw68F0pEM Because It Got High].{{Better source needed|date=September 2024}}

Bob Rivers included a Christmas-themed version, Be Claus I Got High, on the 2002 album White Trash Christmas, the fifth in Rivers's line of Christmas parody albums.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}

BBC Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles recorded a parody under the pseudonym "Afro-Blair" featuring Jon Culshaw and another impressionist singing in the guise of the serving Prime Minister Tony Blair, then Leader of the Opposition William Hague and former Prime Ministers John Major and Margaret Thatcher.[http://chrismoyles.net/mw/lyricsafro.shtml] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081219123553/http://chrismoyles.net/mw/lyricsafro.shtml|date=December 19, 2008}}{{Better source needed|date=September 2024}}

Parody artist Rucka Rucka Ali made a version of the song called "Because I'm White" about stereotypes of White Americans and white privilege in general.Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211206/bJpisLytQGo Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20131113230413/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJpisLytQGo&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJpisLytQGo| title = Because I'm White (Afroman Parody) ~ Rucka Rucka Ali | website=YouTube| date = November 13, 2013 }}{{cbignore}}{{Better source needed|date=September 2024}}

A parody was made about British politician Michael Gove after his scandal involving cocaine use.Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211206/kQSbav9GFfI Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20190730104656/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQSbav9GFfI&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQSbav9GFfI| title = Michael Gove - Because I Got High | website=YouTube| date = June 20, 2019 }}{{cbignore}}{{Better source needed|date=September 2024}}

On the album Mobilize by punk band Anti-Flag, after several minutes of silence on the album's end track, a friend of the band called Spaz can be heard singing parts of the song with Anti-Flag.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}

Charts

=Weekly charts=

scope="col"\|Chart (2001–02) !scope="col"\|Peak position
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
scope="row"{{single chart\|Australia\|1\|artist=Afroman\|song=Because I Got High\|access-date=November 20, 2011}}
{{single chart\|Australiaurban\|1\|url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222432/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020221-0000/www.aria.com.au/issue605.pdf\|urltitle=Issue 605\|rowheader=true\|access-date=February 27, 2022}}
scope="row"{{single chart\|Austria\|1\|artist=Afroman\|song=Because I Got High\|access-date=November 20, 2011}}
scope="row"{{single chart\|Flanders\|1\|artist=Afroman\|song=Because I Got High\|access-date=November 20, 2011}}
scope="row"{{single chart\|Wallonia\|3\|artist=Afroman\|song=Because I Got High\|access-date=November 20, 2011}}
scope="row"\|Canada CHR (Nielsen BDS){{cite web\|url=http://www.crosscanadacountdown.com/pdfs/2001.pdf\|title=Canadian Top 20 in 2001\|website=Cross Canada Countdown\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050407223203/http://www.crosscanadacountdown.com/pdfs/2001.pdf\|archive-date=7 April 2005\|access-date=April 11, 2024}} \|17
scope="row"\|Croatia (HRT){{cite web\|url=http://www.hrt.hr:80/hr/top20/maineng.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011109044809/http://www.hrt.hr/hr/top20/maineng.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=November 9, 2001\|title=Top Lista Hrvatskog Radija\|publisher=Croatian Radiotelevision\|access-date=March 7, 2021}} \|align="center"\|2
scope="row"{{single chart\|Denmark\|1\|artist=Afroman\|song=Because I Got High\|access-date=November 20, 2011}}
scope="row"\|Europe (European Hot 100 Singles){{cite magazine\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dhIEAAAAMBAJ&q=because+i+got+high+eurochart&pg=PA39\|title=Hits of the World\|magazine=Billboard\|page=39\|date=December 22, 2001\|access-date=June 10, 2018\|archive-date=September 27, 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240927023034/https://books.google.com/books?id=dhIEAAAAMBAJ&q=because+i+got+high+eurochart&pg=PA39#v=snippet&q=because%20i%20got%20high%20eurochart&f=false\|url-status=live}} \|align="center"\|2
scope="row"{{single chart\|Finland\|6\|artist=Afroman\|song=Because I Got High\|access-date=November 20, 2011}}
scope="row"{{single chart\|France\|2\|artist=Afroman\|song=Because I Got High\|access-date=November 20, 2011}}
scope="row"{{single chart\|Germany\|1\|artist=Afroman\|song=Because I Got High\|songid=4889\|access-date=October 19, 2018}}
scope="row"{{single chart\|Ireland2\|1\|artist=Afroman\|song=Because I Got High\|access-date=January 15, 2020}}
scope="row"{{single chart\|Italy\|9\|artist=Afroman\|song=Because I Got High}}
scope="row"{{single chart\|Dutch40\|6\|week=41\|year=2001\|access-date=November 20, 2011}}
scope="row"{{single chart\|Dutch100\|3\|artist=Afroman\|song=Because I Got High}}
scope="row"{{single chart\|New Zealand\|1\|artist=Afroman\|song=Because I Got High\|access-date=November 20, 2011}}
scope="row"{{single chart\|Norway\|1\|artist=Afroman\|song=Because I Got High\|access-date=November 20, 2011}}
scope="row"\|Portugal (AFP){{cite magazine\|url=http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/2001/MM-2001-12-29.pdf\|title=Music & Media: Eurochart Hot 100\|access-date=May 1, 2018\|magazine=Music & Media}}{{Dead link\|date=June 2020 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }} \|align="center"\|2
scope="row"\|Romania (Romanian Top 100){{cite web\|url=http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10001.html \|title=Romanian peak \|access-date=May 14, 2005 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041209014348/http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10001.html \|archive-date=December 9, 2004}} \| 35
scope="row"{{single chart\|Scotland\|1\|date=20011027\|access-date=May 21, 2018}}
scope="row"{{single chart\|Spain\|18\|artist=Afroman\|song=Because I Got High}}
scope="row"{{single chart\|Sweden\|3\|artist=Afroman\|song=Because I Got High\|access-date=November 20, 2011}}
scope="row"{{single chart\|Switzerland\|2\|artist=Afroman\|song=Because I Got High\|access-date=November 20, 2011}}
scope="row"{{single chart\|UK\|1\|date=20011027\|access-date=November 20, 2011}}
scope="row"{{single chart\|UKdance\|5\|date=20011027\|access-date=June 10, 2018}}
scope="row"{{single chart\|UKrandb\|1\|date=20011027\|access-date=June 10, 2018}}
scope="row"{{single chart\|Billboardhot100\|13\|artist=Afroman\|song=Because I Got High\|artistid=402128\|access-date=November 20, 2011}}
scope="row"{{single chart\|Billboardalternativesongs\|17\|artist=Afroman\|song=Because I Got High\|artistid=402128\|access-date=November 20, 2011}}
scope="row"{{single chart\|Billboardrandbhiphop\|40\|artist=Afroman\|song=Because I Got High\|artistid=402128\|access-date=November 20, 2011}}
scope="row"{{single chart\|Billboardpopsongs\|25\|artist=Afroman\|song=Because I Got High\|artistid=402128\|access-date=November 20, 2011}}
scope="row"\|US Rap Songs (Billboard){{cite web\|title=Afroman > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles\|url=http://allmusic.com/artist/afroman-p435536/charts-awards/billboard-singles\|work=Allmusic\|publisher=Rovi Corporation\|access-date=November 20, 2011\|archive-date=September 27, 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240927023059/https://sdk.streamrail.com/cs-config/cs.html?org=6124caed9c7adb0001c028d8&tc=615171219bbbfe00016ec50f&as=615171219bbbfe00016ec511&type=hb&wd=cs.yellowblue.io&domain=allmusic.com\|url-status=live}} \| 19
scope="row"{{single chart\|Billboardrhythmic\|6\|artist=Afroman\|access-date=June 10, 2018}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

scope="col"|Chart (2001)

!scope="col"|Position

scope="row"|Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.ariacharts.com.au/annual-charts/2001/singles-chart|title=ARIA End of Year Singles Chart 2001|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=January 27, 2020|archive-date=September 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924052300/https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2001/singles-chart|url-status=live}}

| 14

scope="row"|Australian Urban (ARIA){{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-urban-singles-2001.htm|title=ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Urban Singles 2001|publisher=ARIA|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200415012807/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-urban-singles-2001.htm|archive-date=April 15, 2020|access-date=March 8, 2024}}

scope="row"|Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40){{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=s&id=2001|title=Jahreshitparade Singles 2001|website=austriancharts.at|access-date=January 27, 2020|archive-date=December 9, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121209070858/http://austriancharts.at/year.asp?id=2001&cat=s|url-status=live}}

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scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop Flanders){{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2001|title=Jaaroverzichten 2001|publisher=Ultratop|access-date=January 27, 2020|archive-date=September 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926042938/https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2001|url-status=live}}

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scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite web|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2001/MM-2001-12-22.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 2001 p.14|publisher=Music and Media|access-date=September 12, 2022|archive-date=June 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603193318/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2001/MM-2001-12-22.pdf|url-status=live}}

| 23

scope="row"|Germany (Official German Charts){{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-2001|title=Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts|language=de|work=GfK Entertainment|publisher=offiziellecharts.de|access-date=January 27, 2020|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612185001/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-2001|url-status=live}}

| 26

scope="row"|Ireland (IRMA){{cite web|url=http://allcharts.org/music/years/ireland-singles-2001.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505011812/http://allcharts.org/music/years/ireland-singles-2001.htm |archive-date=2012-05-05 |title=Ireland-Top Singles for 2001|publisher=C&R|access-date=September 14, 2022}}

| 11

scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/2001|title=Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2001|publisher=Dutch Top 40|access-date=January 27, 2020|archive-date=October 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015120809/https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/2001|url-status=live}}

| 42

scope="row"|Netherlands (Single Top 100){{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2001&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 2001|website=dutchcharts.nl|access-date=January 27, 2020|archive-date=February 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140216012842/http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2001&cat=s|url-status=live}}

| 28

scope="row"|Sweden (Sverigetopplistan){{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/43?dspy=2001&dspp=1|title=Årslista Singlar – År 2001|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|language=sv|access-date=January 27, 2020|archive-date=June 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605173000/https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/43?dspy=2001&dspp=1|url-status=live}}

| 36

scope="row"|Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade){{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/2001|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2001|website=hitparade.ch|access-date=January 27, 2020|archive-date=June 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627102046/https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/2001|url-status=live}}

| 23

scope="row"|UK Singles (Official Charts Company){{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2001.pdf|title=The Official UK Singles Chart 2001|publisher=UKChartsPlus|access-date=May 26, 2015|archive-date=March 31, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331160617/http://ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2001.pdf|url-status=live}}

| 10

scope="col"|Chart (2002)

!scope="col"|Position

scope="row"|Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40){{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=s&id=2002|title=Jahreshitparade Singles 2002|website=austriancharts.at|access-date=January 27, 2020|archive-date=October 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023010457/https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=s&id=2002|url-status=live}}

| 20

scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia){{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2002|title=Rapports Annuels 2002|publisher=Ultratop|access-date=January 27, 2020|archive-date=September 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170916054117/http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2002|url-status=live}}

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scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite web|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2003/MM-2003-01-11.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 2002 p.14|publisher=Music & Media|access-date=September 12, 2022|archive-date=January 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125105415/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2003/MM-2003-01-11.pdf|url-status=live}}

| 17

scope="row"|France (SNEP){{cite web|url=https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-singles-annee/?categorie=Top%20Single%20de%20l%E2%80%99ann%C3%A9e&annee=2002|title=Top de l'année Top Singles 2002|publisher=SNEP|language=fr|access-date=August 29, 2020|archive-date=January 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121222328/https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-singles-annee/?categorie=Top%20Single%20de%20l%E2%80%99ann%C3%A9e&annee=2002|url-status=live}}

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scope="row"|Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade){{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/2002|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2002|website=hitparade.ch|access-date=January 27, 2020|archive-date=April 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410081607/https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/2002|url-status=live}}

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=Decade-end charts=

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scope="row"\|UK Singles (Official Charts Company)Radio 1 Chart of the Decade, as presented by Nihal on December 29, 2009 \| 71

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scope="col"|Chart (2000–2009)

!scope="col"|Position

scope="row"|UK Singles (Official Charts Company)Radio 1 Chart of the Decade, as presented by Nihal on December 29, 2009

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Certifications

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|artist=Afroman|title=Because I Got High|type=single|relyear=2001|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=2001}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|artist=Afroman|title=Because I Got High (Single)|type=single|relyear=2001|award=Platinum|certyear=2002}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|artist=Afroman|title=Because I Got High|type=single|relyear=2001|award=Platinum|certyear=2002}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|artist=Afroman|title=Because I Got High|type=single|relyear=2001|award=Platinum|certyear=2009}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|type=single|artist=Evanescence|title=Bring Me to Life|award=Platinum|relmonth=4|relyear=2001|certyear=2001|certref={{cite web|title=Top 20 Singles Chart|url=http://hitlisterne.dk/lister.asp?w=51&y=2001&list=s20#|publisher=IFPI Denmark|access-date=August 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124081403/http://hitlisterne.dk/lister.asp?w=51&y=2001&list=s20|archive-date=November 24, 2010|url-status=dead}}}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|artist=Afroman|title=Because I Got High|type=single|relyear=2001|award=Gold|certyear=2002}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|artist=Afroman|title=Because I Got High|type=single|relyear=2001|award=Platinum|certyear=2002}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Afroman|title=Because I Got High|type=single|relyear=2001|award=Platinum|certyear=2001|certref={{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/singles/2001-11-30|title=NZ Top 40 Singles Chart|publisher=The Official New Zealand Music Chart|access-date=July 23, 2015|archive-date=July 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723190431/http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/singles?chart=1155|url-status=live}}; Note: You can find the accreditation on chart position 43.}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|artist=Afroman|title=Because I Got High|type=single|relyear=2001|award=Gold|certyear=2001}}

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Afroman|title=Because I Got High|type=single|relyear=2001|award=Platinum|certyear=2023|note=Digital|access-date=May 9, 2023|refname=RIAA}}