Higher Ground (UB40 song)

"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

"Higher Ground" — 4:22
"Chronic" — 3:54
"Punjabi Dub" (Gerry Parchment mix) — 5:07

12" single

"Higher Ground" — 4:22
"Chronic" — 3:54
"Punjabi Dub" (Gerry Parchment mix) — 5:07

CD single

"Higher Ground" — 4:22
"Chronic" — 3:54

7" single

"Higher Ground" — 4:22
"Chronic" — 3:54

Personnel

All tracks produced by UB40
Co-produced and engineered by Gerry Parchment and Delroy McLaan
Front image cover : "Skin". Raw Orange into Black (1991–1993) by Peter Max Kandhola
Calligraphy : Ruth Rowland
Design : Bill Smith Studio
Management : David Harper Management Ltd.

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

UB40

Jimmy Brown Robin Campbell Earl Falconer Norman Hassan Brian Travers Duncan Campbell Ali Campbell Yomi Babayemi Jimmy Lynn Mickey Virtue Astro

Studio albums	Signing Off Present Arms UB44 Labour of Love Geffery Morgan Baggariddim Rat in the Kitchen UB40 Labour of Love II Promises and Lies Guns in the Ghetto Labour of Love III Cover Up Homegrown Who You Fighting For? TwentyFourSeven Labour of Love IV Getting Over the Storm

Compilation albums	The Singles Album More UB40 Music The UB40 File The Best of UB40 – Volume One Labour of Love, Volumes I and II The Best of UB40 - Volume Two UB40 Present the Dancehall Album The Very Best of UB40 1980-2000 UB40 Present the Fathers of Reggae Labour of Love, Volumes I, II and III - Platinum Collection The Best Of UB40, Volumes 1 & 2 Love Songs Best of Labour of Love All the Best

Live albums	UB40 Live UB40 CCCP: Live in Moscow

Remix albums	Present Arms in Dub Dub Sessions

Notable songs	"Food for Thought" "One in Ten" "Don't Slow Down" "Red Red Wine" "Please Don't Make Me Cry" "Many Rivers to Cross" "Cherry Oh Baby" "If It Happens Again" "Sing Our Own Song" "Rat in Mi Kitchen" "I Got You Babe" "Breakfast in Bed" "Homely Girl" "Kingston Town" "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" "The Way You Do the Things You Do" "(I Can't Help) Falling in Love With You" "Higher Ground" "Reasons" "Swing Low"

See also	UB40 discography Dep International

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