Higher Than Higher

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| name = Higher Than Higher

| cover = Higher Than Higher single cover.jpg

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| type = single

| artist = Take That

| album = III

| released = 8 June 2015

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| recorded = 2014

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| genre = Pop

| length = 4:06

| label = Polydor

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| producer = Mattman & Robin

| prev_title = Let in the Sun

| prev_year = 2015

| next_title = Hey Boy

| next_year = 2015

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"Higher Than Higher" is a song by the English pop group Take That. It was released by Polydor Records on 8 June 2015 as the third single from their seventh studio album, III (2014). It was written by Take That, Mattias Larsson, Robin Fredriksson and Joe Janiak, and produced by Mattman & Robin with Gary Barlow on lead vocals.

The song entered the UK Physical Singles Chart at number one shortly after release.{{Cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/physical-singles-chart/20150614/1/|title= Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100: 14 June 2015 - 20 June 2015 |publisher=The Official UK Charts Company}}

Background

On 28 April 2015, it was announced that "Higher Than Higher" would be the third single from III.{{cite web|url=http://www.music-news.com/news/UK/89004/Read|title=Take That announce new single 'Higher Than Higher'|date=28 April 2015|website=Music News|access-date=15 October 2016}} It was officially released as a CD single on 8 June 2015.{{cite web|url=https://store.universalmusic.com/takethat/*/Music/Higher-Than-Higher-CD-Single/4MJS05YW000|title=Take That: Higher Than Higher CD Single|publisher=Universal Music|access-date=15 October 2016}}

Critical reception

The single received positive reviews on its release, with Music News calling it a "trademark soaring smash" and The Guardian commenting that the single is "lilting and uplifting in a way that avoids pop's obsession with heavy-handed didacticism". The paper praised its production, calling it "spacious and precise, with each different element – the marching-band beat, the acoustic strums, the echoey synths – all meticulously layered".{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2014/dec/01/take-that-iii-first-listen-review-electro-tinged-paranoia|title=Take That – III first listen review: 'From electro-tinged paranoia to singalongs'|newspaper=The Guardian|author=Michael Cragg|date=1 December 2014|access-date=15 October 2016}}

Chart performance

"Higher Than Higher" entered the UK Physical Singles Chart at number one on 14 June 2015 and remained in the charts for four weeks.

Personnel

Gary Barlow – lead vocals
Howard Donald – backing vocals
Mark Owen – backing vocals

Track listing

;UK CD single

"Higher Than Higher" – 4:06
"Higher Than Higher" (instrumental) – 4:06

;Other Versions

Cahill Club Mix - 6:05
Cahill Radio Edit - 3:28

Charts

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Chart (2015)

!Peak
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