High (Peking Duk song)

"High" is a song by Australian electronic music duo Peking Duk. The song features vocals from Nicole Millar. It was written and produced by Adam Hyde and Reuben Styles, Nicole Millar & Sam Littlemore.^[2] The song was released on 14 February 2014, by Vicious Recordings as the lead single from the duo's debut EP, Songs to Sweat To.

"High"
Single by Peking Duk featuring Nicole Millar
from the EP Songs to Sweat To
Released	14 February 2014^[1]
Genre	EDM indie electronic electro house synthpop
Length	3:48
Label	Vicious Recordings
Songwriter(s)	Adam Hyde, Reuben Styles, Nicole Millar & Sam Littlemore
Producer(s)	Adam Hyde, Reuben Styles
Peking Duk singles chronology
"Mufasa" (2014) "High" (2014) "Take Me Over" (2014)

High reached a peak of #13 on the New Zealand charts and #5 on the Australian ARIA Charts, where the song also received a triple platinum certification by the Australian Recording Industry Association

The song placed at #2 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2014. It was also included in the soundtrack for the football simulation game Pro Evolution Soccer 2017.

At the AIR Awards of 2014, the song won Best Independent Dance/Electronica or Club Single.^[3]

Remixes

A remix single was released on 4 April 2014.^[4]

1. "High" (Funkin Matt remix) – 4:22
2. "High" (Terace remix) – 5:11
3. "High" (Jealous Much? remix) – 4:14
4. "High" (CRNKN remix) – 4:50

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[5]	5
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[6]	13

Year-end charts

Chart (2014)	Position
Australia (ARIA)^[7]	35

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[8]	4× Platinum	280,000^‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[9]	Gold	7,500^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "High - Single by Peking Duk". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
2. "SHORTLIST FOR APRA SONG OF THE YEAR ANNOUNCED". apraamcos.com.au. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
3. "AirWins". thedwarf.com.au. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
4. "High - Remixes". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
5. "Peking Duk – High". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
6. "Peking Duk – High". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
7. "End of Year Charts – ARIA Top 100 Singles 2014". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
8. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2021 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
9. "New Zealand single certifications – Peking Duk – High". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 27 January 2015.