Higher (The Game song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Higher
| cover = The Game - Higher.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = The Game
| album = The Documentary
| released = March 7, 2005
| recorded = 2004
| studio = Record One (Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles)
| genre = {{hlist|West Coast hip hop|gangsta rap}}
| length = 4:05
| label = {{hlist|Aftermath|G-Unit|Interscope}}
| writer = {{hlist|Jayceon Taylor|Curtis Jackson|Andre Young|Mike Elizondo|Mark Batson|Christopher Pope}}
| producer = {{hlist|Dr. Dre|Mark Batson}}
| chronology = Game
| prev_title = Hate It or Love It
| prev_year = 2005
| next_title = Dreams
| next_year = 2005
}}
"Higher" is a song by West Coast rapper the Game, released as the fourth single from his debut album The Documentary exclusively in France on March 7, 2005.{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B0007Q18L2/ | title=Higher, the Game, C. Pope | publisher=Amazon.fr | accessdate=September 3, 2012}}
Composition
In the song, rapper Dr. Dre tells listeners to "Look out for Detox", which at the time was his anticipated third studio album. Now, over ten years after the song's release, Detox has yet to be released.{{cite web|last=Blanco |first=Alvin |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1661896/game-dr-dre-lil-wayne-red-album.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110416083036/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1661896/game-dr-dre-lil-wayne-red-album.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 16, 2011 |title=The Game Talks Lil Wayne, Dr. Dre - Music, Celebrity, Artist News |publisher=MTV |date=2011-04-13 |accessdate=2012-02-21}} Dr. Dre has since scrapped Detox, instead releasing Compton.
Chart performance
Having received a single release in France, the song debuted at number forty-seven on the country's national singles chart. Although "Higher" was not officially released in the United States, it peaked at number eight on the US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart based on airplay.
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| scope="col"|Chart (2005)
!scope="col"|Peak |
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| {{singlechart|France|47|artist=The Game|song=Higher|accessdate=March 24, 2011}} |
| align="left"|US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Billboard chart search: The Game - "Higher" |url=http://api.billboard.com/apisvc/chart/v1/list?artist=the_game&song=higher&sdate=1900-01-01&edate=2100-12-25&api_key=bvk4re5h37dzvx87h7rf5dqz |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc |accessdate=April 16, 2011 |format=XML |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322075344/http://api.billboard.com/apisvc/chart/v1/list?artist=the_game&song=higher&sdate=1900-01-01&edate=2100-12-25&api_key=bvk4re5h37dzvx87h7rf5dqz |archivedate=March 22, 2012 }}
| style="text-align:center;"|8 |
References
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Category:The Game (rapper) songs
Category:Songs written by Dr. Dre
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Category:Songs written by Mike Elizondo
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