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1992 single by the Cure From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"High" is a song by English rock band the Cure, released as the lead single from their ninth album, Wish (1992), on 16 March 1992. The track received mostly positive reviews and was commercially successful, reaching number one on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, number six on the Irish Singles Chart, and number eight on the UK Singles Chart. It charted within the top five in Portugal, where it peaked at number two, and in Australasia, reaching number five in Australia and number four in New Zealand; it is the band's highest-charting single in both countries.
"High" | ||||
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Single by the Cure | ||||
from the album Wish | ||||
B-side |
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Released | 16 March 1992 | |||
Genre | Alternative pop[1] | |||
Length | 3:34 | |||
Label | Fiction | |||
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An article published by Evening Standard ranked "High" as the 11th-best Cure song, calling its lyrics "dexterous and playful" and describing the song in its entirety as a "lovable thing".[2] Larry Flick of Billboard also gave the song a positive review, calling it "subtle but infectious".[3] Conversely, Michael Gallucci of Diffuser described the song as "kinda blah".[4]
7-inch single[5]
12-inch single[6]
Maxi-CD single[5]
US CD single[7]
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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