Hundred Mile High
{{short description|2025 single by Canadian singer-songwriter Cameron Whitcomb}}
{{infobox song
| name = Hundred Mile High
| cover = Hundred Mile High.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Cameron Whitcomb
| album =
| released = {{start date|2025|1|31}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 2:52
| label = Atlantic
| writer =
- Cameron Whitcomb
- Cal Shapiro
- Jack Riley
| producer = Jack Riley
| prev_title = Medusa
| prev_year = 2024
| next_title = Options
| next_year = 2025
| misc =
}}
"Hundred Mile High" is a song recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter Cameron Whitcomb. He wrote the track with Cal Shapiro and Jack Riley, the latter of whom produced it.{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/28lM7VxvsuOUVjElk0pvMr?si=kavWnYr6Qfy9hBJZOxWihg|title=Hundred Mile High - Single by Cameron Whitcomb|work=Spotify|date=January 31, 2025|access-date=February 13, 2025|publisher=Cameron Whitcomb under exclusive license to Atlantic Recording Corporation}}
Background
In a press release, Whitcomb stated that the song is "a story from my youth, inspired by moments that stuck with me".{{cite web|url=https://www.antimusic.com/p/25/0201cameron_whitcomb_takes_fans_hundred_mile_high.shtml|title=Cameron Whitcomb Takes Fans 'Hundred Mile High'|date=February 1, 2025|work=AntiMusic|access-date=February 13, 2025}} The song serves as the title for Whitcomb's upcoming "Hundred Mile High Tour" in the United States in March and April 2025.{{Cite web|url=https://www.countrystandardtime.com/news/newsitem.asp?xid=14550|title=Whitcomb enjoys a "Hundred Mile High"|work=Country Standard Time|access-date=February 13, 2025|date=January 31, 2025}}
Critical reception
Alli Patton of Holler called the song an "all-out anthem," noting "hearty rhythms, exuberant chords and distant harmonies". She added that the track's "uplifting, carefree sound" is something that "doesn't quite mirror the turbulence stirring between the words".{{cite web|url=https://holler.country/news/general/hundred-mile-high-by-cameron-whitcomb-lyrics-and-meaning/|title='Hundred Mile High' by Cameron Whitcomb - Lyrics & Meaning|first=Alli|last=Patton|work=Holler|date=January 30, 2025|access-date=February 13, 2025}} Clare Gehlich of Melodic Magazine favourably reviewed the track, opining that Whitcomb's "wildly colourful yet deeply lived-in storytelling takes hold" in "Hundred Mile High.{{cite web|url=https://www.melodicmag.com/2025/01/31/cameron-whitcombs-hundred-mile-high-is-a-rush-he-cant-resist/|title=Cameron Whitcomb’s “Hundred Mile High” is a rush he can’t resist|work=Melodic Magazine|date=January 31, 2025|access-date=February 13, 2025|first=Clare|last=Gehlich}}
Track listing
Digital download – single{{cite web|title=Hundred Mile High - Single by Cameron Whitcomb|url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/hundred-mile-high-single/1791864181|website=Apple Music (Canada)|publisher=Cameron Whitcomb under exclusive license to Atlantic Recording Corporation|date=January 31, 2025|access-date=February 13, 2025}}
Charts
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|+ Chart performance for "Hundred Mile High" ! scope="col"| Chart (2025) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| Canada (Canadian Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100/2025-02-15/|title=Canadian Hot 100: Week of February 15, 2025|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 11, 2025}}
| 88 |
|---|
| scope="row"| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2025-02-07|title=NZ Hot 40 Singles - February 7, 2025|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=February 7, 2025|access-date=February 8, 2025}}
| 10 |
| scope="row"| US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/rock-songs/2025-02-15/|title=Hot Rock & Alternative Songs: Week of February 15, 2025|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 12, 2025}}
| 33 |