Credits

Release Date: 18th October 2004 (CD)
Re-released: 3rd October 2005 (CD, Digital Download, Vinyl)
From the Album: Back To Bedlam
Label: Atlantic Records , Custard Records
Writers: James Blunt, Ricky Ross
Produced and Mixed: Tom Rothrock
Engineered: Mike Tarantino

James Blunt: Guitars, Keyboards, Marimba, Vocals
Mike Tarantino: Lead guitar
John Nau: Wurlitzer
Sasha Kristov: Bass
Paxson, Charlie: Drums

Release Info

High was the first single to be released from James' debut studio album Back To Bedlam and coincided with the release of the album. It reached a peak of 148th in the UK singles charts.

High
Disc:	Cover:	Versions & Track Listings:	Time:
		PROMO CD 01. High (Radio Edit)	3.50
		CD SINGLE (AT0184CD) 01. High 02. Sugar Coated	4.03 3.48

Re-release Info

Almost exactly a year later the single was re-released on October 3rd 2005.

High (Re-release)
Disc:	Cover:	Versions & Track Listings:	Time:
		PROMO CD (PRO15550) 01. High	3:43
		CD1 (AT0222CD) 01. High 02. In A Little While (U2 Cover)	4:03 3:25
		7" VINYL (AT0222) 01. High 02. Butterfly	4:03 2:12
		CD2 (AT0222CDX) 01. High 02. You're Beautiful (Radio Session) 03. High (Making Of Video) 04. High (Video)	4:03 3:20 2:10 3:54

Music Video

Directed by: Mark Davies
Production company: ??
Date & location filmed: September 2004, Teid National Park (Parque National del Teide) Tenerife, Canary Islands (Spain).
Starring: James Blunt, Elvis, Uncle Sam

Filmed in the desert in Tenerife, September 2004. The video opens with a scene of dawn breaking over the mountains. Buried up to his neck in the desert. Drinking Mezcal. Chasing an elusive blonde woman, Elvis, Being dragged across the desert by Uncle Sam. "For a decent music video, you're gonna need a dwarf, an Elvis, a fit bird and two of yourself".

Music Video (Re-release)

Directed by: Sam Brown
Production company: Flynn Productions
Date & location filmed: ???
Starring: James Blunt

Sam Browns second video directing James for his re-release of High. "Where as I chucked him off a cliff last time, I thought it would be nice to work him hard again, so I had him sprinting through the woods all day".

Watch the 'Making of High' (re-release) video HERE.

Charts

Peak chart positions:

#3 Italy
#14 Spain
#16 United Kingdom

Notes

High became popular in Italy after being used in an advertising campaign for Vodafone making it a top ten hit there in the summer of 2005.