Most High (song)

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"Most High"
Mosthigh-cover.jpg
Single by Jimmy Page & Robert Plant
from the album Walking into Clarksdale
B-side
  • "The Window"
  • "Upon a Golden Horse"
Released30 March 1998 (1998-03-30)
StudioAbbey Road (London, England)
GenreHard rock
Length5:36
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Jimmy Page
  • Robert Plant
Jimmy Page & Robert Plant singles chronology
"Gallows Pole"
(1994) 		"Most High"
(1998) 		"Shining in the Light"
(1998)

"Most High" is a song by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant from their 1998 studio album Walking into Clarksdale. The song features a keyboard overdub by Tim Whelan of Transglobal Underground, played in quarter tone to mimic Moroccan trance.[1]

Release and reception[]

Issued as a single in the United Kingdom and United States on 30 March 1998,[2][3] "Most High" reached No. 1 on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock chart, No. 26 on the UK Singles Chart, and No. 88 on the Australian Singles Chart.[4][5][6] In 1999, the song won Page and Plant the Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance.[7]

B-side "The Window" was one of two known original songs from the sessions to not make the album, the other being "Whiskey from the Glass", included as a bonus on some editions of the album.[8]

Music video[]

The music video for "Most High" was directed by Italian-Canadian photographer and director Floria Sigismondi.[9] It was included as a bonus feature on the DVD release of No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded. The video, featuring visual references to the religious themes of the song's lyrics, depicts Jimmy Page and Robert Plant as prisoners in a numbered cell block, with other cells holding a series of mutated creatures practicing dark magic.[10]

Track listings[]

UK release
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Most High"Page, Plant, Jones, Lee4:25
2."The Window"Phil Andrews, Page, Plant, Jones, Lee6:05
European release
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Most High"Page, Plant, Jones, Lee4:25
2."Upon a Golden Horse"Page, Plant, Jones, Lee3:57
3."The Window"Andrews, Page, Plant, Jones, Lee6:05
US release
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Most High" (radio edit)Page, Plant, Jones, Lee3:57
2."Most High" (video edit)Page, Plant, Jones, Lee4:25
3."Most High" (album version)Page, Plant, Jones, Lee5:36

Charts[]

Chart (1998) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 88
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[11] 58
Canada Rock/Alternative (RPM)[12] 8
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[13] 87
Scotland (OCC)[14] 19
UK Singles (OCC)[5] 26
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[4] 1

Release history[]

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 30 March 1998 (1998-03-30)
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
 Mercury [2]
United States Radio Atlantic [3]

References[]

  1. ^ Page, Jimmy (2020). Jimmy Page: The Anthology. Guildford, Surrey, England: Genesis Publications. p. 350. ISBN 978-1-905662-61-6. OCLC 1203144576.
  2. ^ a b Stratton, Sally (16 May 1998). "Page and Plant Adopt Single Minded Approach to Radio". Music & Media. Vol. 15 no. 20. p. 7. The album's first single, Most High, was released on March 30...
  3. ^ a b Christman, Ed (18 April 1998). "Page, Plant Keep 'Walking'". Billboard. Vol. 110 no. 16. p. 85. The label was planning to take ['Most High'] to radio April 6 but went a week earlier...
  4. ^ a b "Jimmy Page Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  6. ^ a b "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 10 May 1998". ARIA. Retrieved 14 June 2017 – via Imgur. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
  7. ^ "41st Annual GRAMMY Awards". GRAMMY.com. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  8. ^ Thompson, Dave (1 September 2014). Robert Plant: The Voice That Sailed the Zeppelin. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-61713-615-3.
  9. ^ Jimmy Page & Robert Plant: Most High (Video 1998) - IMDb, retrieved 17 August 2021
  10. ^ Page & Plant - Most High, retrieved 17 August 2021
  11. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 3552." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  12. ^ "Top RPM Rock/Alternative Tracks: Issue 3574." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 15 no. 17. 25 April 1998. p. 10.
  14. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
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