Most High (song)
"Most High" | ||||
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Single by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant | ||||
from the album Walking into Clarksdale | ||||
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Released | 30 March 1998 | |||
Studio | Abbey Road (London, England) | |||
Genre | Hard rock | |||
Length | 5:36 | |||
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"Most High" is a song by English rock duo Jimmy Page and Robert Plant from their only studio album, Walking into Clarksdale (1998). The song features a keyboard overdub by Tim Whelan of Transglobal Underground, played in a quarter-tone to mimic Moroccan trance.[1]
Release and reception
Issued as a single in the United Kingdom and the United States on 30 March 1998,[2][3] "Most High" reached No. 1 on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock chart, No. 26 on the UK Singles Chart, and No. 88 on the Australian Singles Chart.[4][5][6] In 1999, the song won Page and Plant the Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance.[7]
B-side "The Window" was one of two known original songs from the sessions to not make the album, the other being "Whiskey from the Glass", included as a bonus on some editions of the album.[8]
Music video
The music video for "Most High" was directed by Italian-Canadian photographer and director Floria Sigismondi.[9][10] It was included as a bonus feature on the DVD release of No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded. The video, featuring visual references to the religious themes of the song's lyrics, depicts Jimmy Page and Robert Plant as prisoners in a numbered cell block, with other cells holding a series of mutated creatures practicing dark magic.[11]
Track listings
All tracks are written by Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, Charlie Jones, and Michael Lee except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Most High" | 4:25 | |
2. | "Upon a Golden Horse" | 3:57 | |
3. | "The Window" |
| 6:05 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Most High" | 4:25 | |
2. | "The Window" |
| 6:05 |
Credits and personnel
Credits are adapted from the Walking into Clarksdale album booklet.[16]
Studio
- Recorded, mixed, and mastered at Abbey Road Studios (London, England)
Personnel
- Jimmy Page – writing, guitar, production
- Robert Plant – writing, vocals, production
- Charlie Jones – writing, bass
- Michael Lee – writing, drums
- Ed Shearmur – string pad, programming
- Tim Whelan – Oriental keyboard
- Steve Albini – recording, mixing
- Paul Hicks – studio assistant
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Release history
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United Kingdom | 30 March 1998 |
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Mercury | [2] |
United States | Radio | Atlantic | [3] | |
Japan | 29 April 1998 | CD | Mercury | [22] |
References
- ^ Page, Jimmy (2020). Jimmy Page: The Anthology. Guildford, Surrey, England: Genesis Publications. p. 350. ISBN 978-1-905662-61-6. OCLC 1203144576.
- ^ a b Stratton, Sally (16 May 1998). "Page and Plant Adopt Single Minded Approach to Radio". Music & Media. Vol. 15, no. 20. p. 7.
The album's first single, Most High, was released on March 30...
- ^ a b Christman, Ed (18 April 1998). "Page, Plant Keep 'Walking'". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 16. p. 85.
The label was planning to take ['Most High'] to radio April 6 but went a week earlier...
- ^ a b "Jimmy Page Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ a b "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 10 May 1998". ARIA. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2017 – via Imgur. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
- ^ "41st Annual GRAMMY Awards". GRAMMY.com. 28 November 2017. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ Thompson, Dave (1 September 2014). Robert Plant: The Voice That Sailed the Zeppelin. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-61713-615-3. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ Sigismondi, Floria (1998). Redemption. Michael Mischler, Robert Klanten. Berlin: Die Gestalten Verlag. ISBN 3-931126-18-8. OCLC 40800385.
- ^ Vecchi, Elena (8 February 2020). "Floria Sigismondi, tra shock e realtà". Metal Hammer (in Italian). Archived from the original on 11 May 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ Page & Plant - Most High, archived from the original on 17 August 2021, retrieved 17 August 2021
- ^ Most High (UK & Australasian CD single liner notes). Jimmy Page and Robert Plant. Mercury Records. 1998. 568 751-2.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Most High (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Jimmy Page and Robert Plant. Mercury Records. 1998. 568 752-7.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Walking into Clarksdale (UK CD album booklet). Jimmy Page and Robert Plant. Mercury Records. 1998. 558 025-2.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 3552." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Top RPM Rock/Alternative Tracks: Issue 3574." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 15, no. 17. 25 April 1998. p. 10.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "The Year in Music 1998". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 52. 26 December 1998. p. YE-84.
- ^ "モスト・ハイ | ジミー・ペイジ" [Most High | Jimmy Page] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.