Higher Ground (UB40 song)

"Higher Ground"
Single by UB40
from the album Promises and Lies
B-side "Chronic"
Released 9 August 1993
Format CD single, CD maxi,
7" single, 12" single
Recorded 1993
Genre Reggae
Length 4:22
Label Virgin
Writer(s) UB40
Producer(s) UB40
UB40 singles chronology
"(I Can't Help) Falling in Love With You"
(1993)
"Higher Ground"
(1993)
"Bring Me Your Cup"
(1993)

"Higher Ground" is a song written and recorded by the English band UB40. It was released in August 1993 as the second single from their 1993 album Promises and Lies. It had a fairly good success, reaching number 8 in the UK, New Zealand and The Netherlands.

Track listings

CD maxi
  1. "Higher Ground" — 4:22
  2. "Chronic" — 3:54
  3. "Punjabi Dub" (Gerry Parchment mix) — 5:07
12" single
  1. "Higher Ground" — 4:22
  2. "Chronic" — 3:54
  3. "Punjabi Dub" (Gerry Parchment mix) — 5:07
CD single
  1. "Higher Ground" — 4:22
  2. "Chronic" — 3:54
7" single
  1. "Higher Ground" — 4:22
  2. "Chronic" — 3:54

Personnel

Charts

Peak positions

Chart (1993) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 40
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[1] 16
Canada (RPM)[2] 65
France (SNEP)[1] 23
Germany (Media Control Charts)[3] 21
Ireland (IRMA)[4] 9
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[5] 8
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] 8
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[1] 29
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[1] 19
United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company)[7] 8
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[8] 45
U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks[8] 14
U.S. Billboard Hot Top 40 Mainstream[8] 16

End of year charts

End of year chart (1993) Position
Dutch Top 40[5] 55

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Higher Ground", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 12, 2008)
  2. Canadian peak
  3. "UB 40 singles, German Singles Chart" (in German). musicline. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  4. Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  5. 1 2 "Single top 100 over 1993" (pdf) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
  6. "Charts.org.nz – UB40 – Higher Ground". Top 40 Singles.
  7. "Higher Ground" ub40.co.uk (Retrieved February 12, 2008)
  8. 1 2 3 Billboard allmusic.com (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
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