High (Keith Urban album)

High is the twelfth studio album by New Zealand-born Australian country music singer Keith Urban. The album was released on 20 September 2024 via Hit Red and Capitol Records Nashville.^[1]

High
Studio album by Keith Urban
Released	20 September 2024
Studio	Sound Stage (Nashville) Blackbird (Nashville) Standard (Los Angeles) Chief Beats (Nashville) Skeye (Nashville) Asher's Place (Franklin) Bunya (Sutton Forest) Facet House (West Hollywood) Phantom (Gallatin) Good Lander (Nashville)
Length	39:50
Label	Hit Red Capitol Nashville
Producer	Eren Cannata Mike Elizondo Dann Huff Marc Scibilia Sean Small Sam Sumser Keith Urban Greg Wells
Keith Urban chronology
The Speed of Now Part 1 (2020) High (2024)
Singles from High
"Straight Line" Released: 21 January 2025 "Messed Up as Me" Released: 1 March 2024 "Go Home W U" Released: 3 May 2024 "Wildside" Released: 28 June 2024

Background

High marks Urban's first studio album since The Speed of Now Part 1 (2020). He began working on an album in 2022, tentatively titled 615, but ultimately scrapped the project.^[2] Several of the songs from that project eventually made their way onto High, a 12-track set that he titled after the feeling of "euphoria" he felt during the creative process.^[1] On the title, Urban said: "What makes you 'high' can mean whatever you want it to mean. It might be physical, spiritual, herbal, meditative, chemical, or musical, but it’s definitely a place of utopia."^[3]

Urban wrote the album's opening interlude and co-wrote six of its tracks, and it features a collaboration with Lainey Wilson ("Go Home W U").^[1]

"Straight Line" was released as the album's lead single in February 2024.^[4] It was followed by "Messed Up as Me", the first single promoted to country radio in the United States and Canada, in March 2024.^[5] "Go Home W U" and "Wildside" were released as additional singles ahead of the album release.^[3]

Track listing

High track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Blue Sky"	Keith Urban		0:12
2.	"Straight Line"	Urban Jerry Flowers Chase McGill Greg Wells	Urban Wells	3:46
3.	"Messed Up as Me"	Rodney Clawson Jessie Jo Dillon Michael Lotten Shane McAnally	Urban Dann Huff	3:16
4.	"Wildside"	Urban Ernest David Garcia Ashley Gorley	Urban Huff	2:47
5.	"Go Home W U" (with Lainey Wilson)	Urban Breland Sean Small Sam Sumser	Urban Sumser Small	3:47
6.	"Chuck Taylors"	Urban Flowers McGill Wells	Urban Wells	3:34
7.	"Daytona"	Nathan Barlowe Steven Lee Olsen	Urban Huff	2:58
8.	"Love Is Hard"	Eren Cannata McAnally Justin Tranter	Urban Cannata	2:52
9.	"Heart Like a Hometown"	Casey Brown Matt Roy Parker Welling	Urban Huff	2:46
10.	"Laughin' All the Way to the Drank"	Urban Ben Burgess Terence F. Clark Mike Elizondo	Urban Elizondo	4:31
11.	"Dodge in a Silverado"	Thomas Archer Ben Stennis Michael Tyler	Urban Huff	4:54
12.	"Break the Chain"	Urban Marc Scibilia	Urban Scibilia	4:24
Total length:				39:50

Personnel

Musicians

• Keith Urban – lead vocals (all tracks), electric guitar (tracks 2–7, 9–12), background vocals (2–6, 8–12), acoustic guitar (3, 4, 6, 7, 9–12), piano (3, 7, 11), 12-string acoustic guitar (3), ganjo (4, 6, 10), bass (5, 6), EBow (6, 9); Del Oro acoustic guitar, percussion (12)
• Greg Wells – keyboards, programming (tracks 2, 6); bass, drum programming (2); drums, rototoms (6)
• Jerry Flowers – acoustic guitar, background vocals (tracks 2, 6); mandolin (2)
• Aaron Sterling – drums (track 2)
• Dann Huff – electric guitar (tracks 3, 4, 7, 9, 11), acoustic guitar (3)
• David Huff – programming (tracks 3, 4, 9), percussion (3)
• Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass (tracks 3, 7, 9)
• Charlie Judge – synthesizer (tracks 3, 7), piano (4, 7), keyboards (4, 9)
• Matt Chamberlain – drums (track 3), programming (7)
• Michael Lotten – acoustic guitar, keyboards, programming (track 3)
• Jerry Roe – drums (tracks 4–6, 11)
• Terence F. Clark – percussion (track 4), drums (7, 9, 10)
• Josh Reedy – background vocals (tracks 4, 11)
• Craig Young – bass (track 4)
• David Garcia – programming (track 4)
• Sean Small – background vocals, programming (track 5)
• Sam Sumser – background vocals, programming (track 5)
• Lainey Wilson – vocals (track 5)
• Breland – background vocals (track 5)
• Paul Mabury – drums (track 6)
• Nathan Barlowe – keyboards (track 7)
• Eren Cannata – acoustic guitar, background vocals, drums, electric guitar, keyboards, percussion, programming (track 8)
• Justin Tranter – background vocals (track 8)
• Mike Elizondo – bass , drum programming, keyboards (track 10)
• Jenee Fleenor – fiddle (track 10)
• DJ Battlecat – scratching (track 10)
• Blair Whitlow – background vocals (track 10)
• Denise Carite – background vocals (track 10)
• Mark Hill – bass (track 11)
• Gordon Mote – piano (track 11)
• Marc Scibilia – background vocals, piano, syntheiszer (track 12)
• Lewis Wright – drums (track 12)

Technical

• Joe Causey – mastering
• Sean Moffitt – mixing (tracks 2, 4–7, 9–12), recording (2, 4–7, 9, 11)
• Chris Lord-Alge – mixing (track 3)
• Serban Ghenea – mixing (track 8)
• Mark Dobson – recording (tracks 2, 4, 6, 10)
• Joe Chiccarelli – recording (tracks 2, 6)
• Justin Niebank – recording (track 3)
• Sam Sumser – recording (track 5)
• Sean Small – recording (track 5)
• Eren Cannata – recording (track 8)
• James Meslin – recording (track 8)
• Topher Wright – recording (track 8)
• Justin Francis – recording (track 10)
• Bryce Bordone – mixing assistance (track 8)
• Joel McKenney – recording assistance (tracks 2, 4–7, 9)
• Bill Mims – recording assistance (tracks 2, 6)
• Sean Badum – recording assistance (track 3)
• Amber Jones – recording assistance (track 8)
• Erica Block – recording assistance (track 10)
• Alex Wilder – recording assistance (track 10)
• Scott Greenblatt – recording assistance (track 12)

Visuals

• Patrick Tracy – art direction, design
• Jordan Curtis Hughes – back cover photo, booklet photos
• Daniel Prakopcyk – cover photo, booklet photos
• Katie Galliher – grooming
• Peter Lamden – grooming
• Wendy Schecter – wardrobe styling
• Amanda Merten – wardrobe styling
• Karen Naff – art production

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for High Chart (2024) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 3 Australian Country Albums (ARIA)[7] 1 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[8] 71 Scottish Albums (OCC)[9] 24 UK Album Downloads (OCC)[10] 15 UK Country Albums (OCC)[11] 2 US Billboard 200[12] 38 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[13] 10

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for High Chart (2024) Position Australian Artist Albums (ARIA)[14] 21 Australian Country Albums (ARIA)[15] 27

Accolades

Year-end lists

Publication	Rank	List
Rolling Stone	28	The 30 Best Country Albums of 2024[16]

References

1. LB Cantrell (20 September 2024). "Keith Urban Releases Creatively Euphoric New Album [Interview]". Music Row. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
2. LB Cantrell (9 August 2024). "Keith Urban Talks 'Following The Muse' Ahead Of New Album 'High' [Interview]". Music Row. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
3. Jessica Lynch (28 June 2024). "Keith Urban Announces New Album 'High,' Shares First Single 'Wildside'". Billboard. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
4. "Keith Urban releases 'Straight Line,' first track from new album". UPI. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
5. Bjorke, Matt (1 March 2024). "Keith Urban Releases New Single "Messed Up As Me"". Roughstock. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
6. "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 30 September 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
7. "ARIA Top 40 Country Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 30 September 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
8. "Keith Urban Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
9. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
10. "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
11. "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
12. "Keith Urban Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
13. "Keith Urban Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
14. "ARIA Top 50 Australian Artist Albums for 2024" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
15. "ARIA Top 50 Country Albums for 2024". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
16. "Best Country Albums of 2024". Rolling Stone. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.