Higher love

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Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Singles
Higher love
  DE 49 08/04/1986 (9 weeks)
  UK 13 06/21/1986 (10 weeks)
  US 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link 08/30/1986 (22 weeks)

Higher Love is a 1986 song by Steve Winwood that was written by him and Will Jennings . It was released as a single and appeared on the album Back in the High Life .

history

Higher Love was released on June 20, 1986 and became a number one hit in the United States and Canada . Winwood also won the song at the 1986 Grammy Awards in the categories: Single of the Year (Record Of The Year) and Best Male Vocal Performance - Pop (Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male) . The background vocals are from Chaka Khan .

The title was used in the film Zwei mal Zwei as well as in the series Shadow of Passion and Cold Case - No Victim Is Ever Forgotten . It can also be found on the Grand Theft Auto V soundtrack .

Music video

The music video was shot in June 1986, directed by Peter Kagan and Paula Greif. In the video, Steve Winwood appears with some studio musicians and background dancers in a theater . In 1987 the clip was nominated for the MTV Video Music Awards , but lost to Peter Gabriel's Sledgehammer .

Cover versions

Chart placements
(preliminary)
Explanation of the data
Singles
Higher Love ( Kygo & Whitney Houston )
  DE 22nd 07/05/2019 (24 weeks)
  AT 20th 07/12/2019 (24 weeks)
  CH 10 07/07/2019 (44 weeks)
  UK 2 07/05/2019 (45 weeks)
  US 63 07/13/2019 (9 weeks)
  NO 2 06/28/2019 (... Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / provisional / 2019 where.)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Chart placements:
  2. ^ A b Steve Winwood: Back in the High Life. In: Steve Winwood, Steve Winwood - Official Site, stevewinwood.com. April 22, 2018, accessed September 4, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Chart sources (Kygo): DE AT CH UK US NO
  4. ↑ a b Steve Winwood - Higher Love on WhoSampled.com