Higher
Higher | |
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Taio Cruz feat. Kylie Minogue or Travie McCoy or K3 | |
publication | November 26, 2010 |
length | 3:09 (feat.Kylie Minogue) 3:38 (feat.Travie McCoy) |
Genre (s) | Pop , dance , synthpop |
Author (s) | Taio Cruz , Sandy Vee |
album | Rokstarr |
Higher is a pop song by Taio Cruz from his album Rokstarr . Four versions of the song were recorded. The global version is a duet with Australian singer Kylie Minogue , while rapper Travie McCoy worked on the American version .
Music video
The international music video with Cruz and Minogue was shot by Alex Herron and released on November 19, 2010.
The two vehicles shown in the video are two BMW 7 Series from the current F02 series .
Commercial win
Higher debuted in Australia at number 77 and has so far reached number 25. In New Zealand , it reached number 5 on the charts. After several weeks, Higher reached number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January (in the version starring Travie McCoy). In the British singles charts , the single reached number 8. The highest ranking for Higher is number 2 in Norway . The song reached number three in the German single charts . For both Cruz and Minogue it was the title that stayed in the German top 10 for the longest time (14 weeks - as of April 15, 2011) .
Charts
country | Top ranking |
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Germany (Kylie Minogue Version) |
3 |
Austria (Kylie Minogue Version) |
3 |
Switzerland (Kylie Minogue Version) |
4th |
United Kingdom (Kylie Minogue Version) |
8th |
United States (Travie McCoy Version) |
24 |
Awards for music sales
Taio Cruz feat. Kylie Minogue
Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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Australia (ARIA) | gold | 35,000 |
Germany (BVMI) | platinum | 300,000 |
New Zealand (RMNZ) | gold | 7,500 |
Austria (IFPI) | platinum | 30,000 |
Sweden (IFPI) | gold | 20,000 |
Switzerland (IFPI) | platinum | 30,000 |
United Kingdom (BPI) | silver | 200,000 |
All in all |
1 × silver 3 × gold 3 × platinum |
622,500 |
Main article: Kylie Minogue / Music Sales Awards
Taio Cruz feat. Travie McCoy
Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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Canada (MC) | platinum | 80,000 |
United States (RIAA) | platinum | 1,000,000 |
All in all |
2 × platinum |
1,080,000 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c AT CH NOR
- ↑ a b DE
- ↑ germanchartblog on November 8, 2011
- ↑ UK
- ↑ USA
- ↑ Award in Canada
- ↑ Distinction in the United States