Sky High (song)
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| Single by Jigsaw | |
| B-side | "Brand New Love Affair" |
| Released | 1975 |
| Length | 2:53 |
| Label | Splash (UK) |
| Writer(s) | Clive Scott, Des Dyer |
| Producer | Chas Peate |
"Sky High" is the name of a 1975 single by British pop music group, Jigsaw. The song, the main title theme to the film entitled The Man from Hong Kong, was a world-wide hit in the latter part of 1975, reaching #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States and #9 in the UK Singles Chart.
Two years later the song gained more striking commercial success in Japan, peaking at the #2 on the Oricon singles chart and selling approximately 570,000 copies.[1] There are two versions of this song, the latter being almost three minutes longer. A remixed version of the original Jigsaw cut by PWL remixer Pete Hammond was a minor dance hit in the U.S. in the spring of 1989. On the 1975 Australian record it displayed "British Jigsaw" because there was an established and popular local band called "Jigsaw".
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[edit] Cover and remix versions
British singer Newton recorded "Sky High" in the mid 1990s. His cover version produced by Mike Stock and Matt Aitken became a hit, reaching the top-ten on the Australian charts.
Japanese rockband Beat Crusaders also covered the song on their 2005 album Musicrusaders.
Italian record label The SAIFAM Group produced a cover version in 2000 under the artist name of DJ Miko. This was available from SAIFAM on vinyl and compilation CD, and also on compilation CD from UK record label Klone Records. DJ Miko further remixed this version for the 2002 Dancemania compilation Speed 8. A remix of this DJ Miko version was later produced by DJ Kaya, which appeared on Dancemania's Covers 01 and TRE*SURE 10th Anniversary Special Edition in 2006.
UK record label Almighty Records produced a remix of the original Jigsaw track in 2006. This featured on their Almighty Definitive 4 compilation album in 2006.
US rap group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony sampled "Sky High" on their song "Flow Motion" from their Strength & Loyalty CD in 2007.
[edit] Chart positions
[edit] Jigsaw version
| Charts (1975-77) | Peak position |
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| Japanese Oricon International Singles Chart | 1[2] |
| Japanese Oricon Singles Chart | 2[1] |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 3[3] |
| U.S. Billboard AC | 4[3] |
| UK Singles Chart | 9 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 15[4] |
[edit] Newton version
| Charts (1995) | Peak position |
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| Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 8[5] |
| Belgium Ultratop Singles Chart | 40[6] |
| UK Singles Chart | 56 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b "List of best-selling singles on the Japanese Oricon International Chart (1968-2000)" (in Japanese). Original Confidence. http://homepage1.nifty.com/tuty/chart_japan_yougaku_singlesales1.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
- ^ "List of number-one singles on the Japanese Oricon International Chart (1968-2000)" (in Japanese). Original Confidence. http://www18.ocn.ne.jp/~hbr/JPP1.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-24.
- ^ a b "allmusic ((( Jigsaw > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". allmusic.com. Billboard magazine. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p18524. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
- ^ Swedish Chart Archives
- ^ "australian-charts.com Jigsaw - Sky High". Australian Recording Industry Association. http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?key=132159&cat=s. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
- ^ "ultratop.be Jigsaw - Sky High". http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?key=132159&cat=s. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
| Preceded by "Take Me Home, Country Roads" by Olivia Newton-John "Hotel California" by the Eagles |
Japanese Oricon International Chart number one single (Jigsaw version) March 14 - May 23, 1977 September 5, 1977 |
Succeeded by "It's a Game" by Bay City Rollers "Hotel California" by the Eagles |
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