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Higher
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
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
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
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
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	platinum	80,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
All in all	2 × platinum	1,080,000

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} AT CH NOR
2. ↑ ^{a b} DE
3. ↑ germanchartblog on November 8, 2011
4. ↑ UK
5. ↑ USA
6. ↑ Award in Canada
7. ↑ Distinction in the United States