She's So High (Tal Bachman song)
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"She's So High" | ||||
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File:Tal Bachman Shes so high.jpg | ||||
Single by Tal Bachman | ||||
from the album Tal Bachman | ||||
B-side | "Angeline" "Superstar" "Guilty" |
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Released | August 10, 1998 | |||
Format | CD Cassette |
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Recorded | 1998 | |||
Genre | Pop rock, power pop | |||
Length | 3:44 | |||
Label | Sony Music Entertainment | |||
Writer(s) | Tal Bachman | |||
Producer(s) | Tal Bachman, Bob Rock | |||
Tal Bachman singles chronology | ||||
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"She's So High" is a pop rock song written and performed by Canadian singer-songwriter Tal Bachman. It was released as a single in 1999 from his eponymous album. The song won a BMI award[1] and a Juno Award for Best Producer.[2] Parent album Tal Bachman did particularly well, in the U.S. reaching the #1 spot on Billboard's 'Heatseekers' chart.[3]
The song did particularly well in the U.S.; for example, it reached the #1 spot of Billboard's 'Adult Top 40' chart. The American media group Allmusic named it an 'album pick'.[3]
Contents
Background and writing
Bachman wrote the song about an experience that he had in high school when he was trying to get a girl to date his stepbrother.[4] "I attempted to bribe the hottest girl in our high school to go out on a date with [my stepbrother]," Bachman told MTV News. "So as the conversation between me and what I thought was this godly, exalted woman progressed, I began to feel more and more uncomfortable and awkward, and so I just remember that feeling... I don't want to say fear, but just kind of being in awe of her."[4]
Music video
The official music video features Yvonne Sciò dressed in angel's wings and a leather pilot cap with aviator's goggles.[5]
Track listings
All songs written and composed by Tal Bachman.
- CD single
- Europe: Columbia / COL 666441 1
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "She's So High" | 3:44 |
2. | "Angeline" | 3:43 |
- Europe: Columbia / COL 666441 2
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "She's So High" | 3:44 |
2. | "Angeline" | 3:43 |
3. | "Superstar" | 2:53 |
4. | "Guilty" | 3:31 |
- Cassette single (Plays same both sides)
- UK: Columbia / 667993 4
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "She's So High" | 3:44 |
2. | "Guilty" | 3:31 |
- CD single
- UK: Columbia / 667993 2
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "She's So High" | 3:44 |
2. | "Angeline" | 3:43 |
3. | "Paint a Pretty Picture" | 3:51 |
Chart performance
The single reached No. 1 on three different radio formats in Canada[citation needed], and became a multi-format Top 10 hit in the United States[6] and internationally.
Peak positions
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End-of-year charts
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Kurt Nilsen version
"She's So High" | ||||
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Single by Kurt Nilsen | ||||
from the album I | ||||
B-side | "She's So High" (Instrumental) "Wedding's Off" |
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Released | February 9, 2003 | |||
Format | CD | |||
Recorded | Hitsville Studios, Halden in Norway | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Length | 4:06 | |||
Label | Sony BMG | |||
Writer(s) | Tal Bachman | |||
Producer(s) | Ole Evenrude | |||
Certification | Norway: 10x platinum[18] | |||
Kurt Nilsen singles chronology | ||||
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Four years after Bachman's hit, Norwegian Kurt Nilsen's cover version of the song reached No. 1 in Norway[19] and was Norway's best selling single ever.[18] It was an international hit a year later.
Track listings
All songs written and composed by Tal Bachman, except where noted.
- CD single
- Norway: RCA, BMG / 82876528502 (2003)
- Europe: RCA / 82876 61088 2 (2004)
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "She's So High" | 4:08 |
2. | "Wedding's Off" (written by Kurt Nilsen) | 3:00 |
- Europe: BMG / 82876 597 612 (2004)
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "She's So High" | 4:08 |
2. | "She's So High" (Instrumental) | 4:08 |
- Enhanced CD single
- Europe: RCA / 82876 59828 2 (2004)
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "She's So High" | 4:08 |
2. | "She's So High" (Instrumental) | 4:08 |
3. | "She's So High" (video on CD-ROM track) |
Chart performance
Chart (2003–04) | Peak position |
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Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[20] | 42 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[21] | 9 |
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[22] | 4 |
Germany (Official German Charts)[23] | 25 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[24] | 4 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[25] | 38 |
Norway (VG-lista)[26] | 1 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] | 91 |
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[28] | 25 |
Preceded by
"Things Are Gonna Change" by Christian Ingebrigtsen
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Norwegian VG-lista number-one single (Kurt Nilsen version) June 11, 2003 – August 6, 2003 |
Succeeded by "Chasing Rainbows" by Gaute Ormåsen |
Other cover versions
- Massachusetts pop punk band Four Year Strong covered the song on their 90s cover album Explains It All in 2009.
References
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- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Kurt Nilsen – She's So High" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Kurt Nilsen – She's So High" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Kurt Nilsen – She's So High" (in French). Ultratip.
- ↑ "Musicline.de – Kurt Nilsen Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
- ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Kurt Nilsen search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
- ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Kurt Nilsen – She's So High". Top 40 Singles.
- ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Kurt Nilsen – She's So High". VG-lista.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Kurt Nilsen – She's So High". Swiss Singles Chart.
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