She's So High (Tal Bachman song)

For the Blur song, see She's So High (Blur song).
"She's So High"
Single by Tal Bachman
from the album Tal Bachman
B-side "Angeline"
"Superstar"
"Guilty"
Released August 10, 1998
Format CD
Cassette
Recorded 1998
Genre Pop rock, power pop
Length 3:44
Label Sony Music Entertainment
Writer(s) Tal Bachman
Producer(s) Tal Bachman, Bob Rock
Tal Bachman singles chronology
"She's So High"
(1998)		 "If You Sleep"
(1999)

"She's So High" is a pop rock song written and performed by Canadian singer-songwriter Tal Bachman. It was released as a single in 1998 from his eponymous album. The song won a BMI award[1] and a Juno Award for Best Producer.[2] Parent album Tal Bachman did particularly well, in the U.S. reaching the #1 spot on Billboard's 'Heatseekers' chart.[3]

The song did particularly well in the U.S.; for example, it reached the #1 spot of Billboard's 'Adult Top 40' chart. The American media group Allmusic named it an 'album pick'.[3]

Background and writing

Bachman wrote the song about an experience that he had in high school when he was trying to get a girl to date his stepbrother.[4] "I attempted to bribe the hottest girl in our high school to go out on a date with [my stepbrother]," Bachman told MTV News. "So as the conversation between me and what I thought was this godly, exalted woman progressed, I began to feel more and more uncomfortable and awkward, and so I just remember that feeling... I don't want to say fear, but just kind of being in awe of her."[4]

Music video

The official music video features Yvonne Sciò dressed in angel's wings and a leather pilot cap with aviator's goggles.[5]

Track listings

All songs written and composed by Tal Bachman.

CD single
No. Title Length
1. "She's So High"   3:44
2. "Angeline"   3:43
No. Title Length
1. "She's So High"   3:44
2. "Angeline"   3:43
3. "Superstar"   2:53
4. "Guilty"   3:31
Cassette single (Plays same both sides)
No. Title Length
1. "She's So High"   3:44
2. "Guilty"   3:31
CD single
No. Title Length
1. "She's So High"   3:44
2. "Angeline"   3:43
3. "Paint a Pretty Picture"   3:51

Chart performance

The single reached No. 1 on three different radio formats in Canada, and became a multi-format Top 10 hit in the United States[6] and internationally.

Peak positions

Chart (1999-2000) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 8
Canada Adult Contemporary Tracks (RPM)[8] 30
Canada Rock (RPM)[9] 3
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[10] 3
Netherlands (Mega Top 100)[11] 93
New Zealand (RIANZ)[12] 9
UK Singles(The Official Charts Company)[13] 30
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[6] 14
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay[6] 10
U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40[6] 1
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream[6] 6
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Tracks[6] 7

End-of-year charts

End-of-year chart (1999) Position
Australian Singles Chart[14] 54
Canadian RPM Singles Chart[15] 8
Canadian RPM Rock Chart[16] 12
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[17] 51

Kurt Nilsen version

"She's So High"
Single by Kurt Nilsen
from the album I
B-side "She's So High" (Instrumental)
"Wedding's Off"
Released February 9, 2003
Format CD
Recorded Hitsville Studios, Halden in Norway
Genre Pop rock
Length 4:06
Label Sony BMG
Writer(s) Tal Bachman
Producer(s) Ole Evenrude
Certification Norway: 10x platinum[18]
Kurt Nilsen singles chronology
"She's So High"
(2003)		 "Here She Comes"
(2003)

Four years after Bachman's hit, Norwegian Kurt Nilsen's cover version of the song reached No. 1 in Norway[19] and was Norway's best selling single ever.[18] It was an international hit a year later.

Track listings

All songs written and composed by Tal Bachman, except where noted.

CD single
No. Title Length
1. "She's So High"   4:08
2. "Wedding's Off" (written by Kurt Nilsen) 3:00
No. Title Length
1. "She's So High"   4:08
2. "She's So High" (Instrumental) 4:08
Enhanced CD single
No. Title Length
1. "She's So High"   4:08
2. "She's So High" (Instrumental) 4:08
3. "She's So High" (video on CD-ROM track)  

Chart performance

Chart (2003–04) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[20] 42
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[21] 9
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[22] 4
Germany (Official German Charts)[23] 25
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[24] 4
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[25] 38
Norway (VG-lista)[26] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] 91
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[28] 25
Preceded by
"Things Are Gonna Change" by Christian Ingebrigtsen		 Norwegian VG-lista number-one single (Kurt Nilsen version)
June 11, 2003 – August 6, 2003 		Succeeded by
"Chasing Rainbows" by Gaute Ormåsen

Other cover versions

References

  1. ↑ "Rob Thomas, Eagle-Eye Cherry Receive BMI Awards". Retrieved August 10, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Saskatchewan Recording Industry Association - Juno Award winners". Retrieved July 16, 2009.
  3. 1 2 AllMusic
  4. 1 2 "Tal Bachman Reveals His Inspiration For "She's So High"". MTV. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  5. ↑ She's So High. YouTube. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Tal Bachman - Billboard Singles". AllMusic.
  7. ↑ "australian-charts.com - Tal Bachman - She's So High". Retrieved July 16, 2009.
  8. ↑ "Adult Contemporary - Volume 69, No. 8, June 14, 1999". RPM. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Rock/Alternative - Volume 69, No. 3, May 10, 1999". RPM. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
  10. ↑ "Top Singles - Volume 69, No. 10, June 28, 1999". RPM. Retrieved July 16, 2009.
  11. ↑ "dutchcharts.nl - Tal Bachman - She's So High" (in Dutch). Retrieved July 16, 2009.
  12. ↑ "charts.org.nz - Tal Bachman - She's So High". Retrieved July 16, 2009.
  13. ↑ "Chart Stats - Tal Bachman - She's So High". Retrieved July 16, 2009.
  14. ↑ "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 1999". ARIA. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  15. ↑ "Top Singles - Volume 70, No. 8, December 13, 1999". RPM. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
  16. ↑ "Rock/Alternative - Volume 70, No. 8, December 13, 1999". RPM. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
  17. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1999". Retrieved 2010-08-28.
  18. 1 2 "Kurt Nilsen Biography". AllMusic.
  19. ↑ "norwegiancharts.com - Kurt Nilsen - She's So High". Retrieved July 16, 2009.
  20. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Kurt Nilsen – She's So High" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  21. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Kurt Nilsen – She's So High" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  22. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Kurt Nilsen – She's So High" (in French). Ultratip.
  23. ↑ "Musicline.de – Kurt Nilsen Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  24. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Kurt Nilsen search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
  25. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Kurt Nilsen – She's So High". Top 40 Singles.
  26. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Kurt Nilsen – She's So High". VG-lista.
  27. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Kurt Nilsen – She's So High". Swiss Singles Chart.
  28. ↑ "Chart Stats - Kurt Nilsen - She's So High". Retrieved July 16, 2009.

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