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Higher Ground (UB40 song)

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"Higher Ground"
Single by UB40
from the album Promises and Lies
B-side"Chronic"
Released9 August 1993
Recorded1993
GenreReggae
Length4:22
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(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 was a reasonable success, reaching the top 10 in Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.

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

  • 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

References

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  4. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2312." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 38. 18 September 1993. p. 12. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  6. ^ "UB40 – Higher Ground" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (16.–23. sept.)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 16 September 1993. p. 20. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  8. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Higher Ground". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 38, 1993" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
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  18. ^ "Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 1993" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  19. ^ "Árslistinn 1993". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 4 January 1994. p. 16. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  20. ^ "Single top 100 over 1993" (PDF) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
  21. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1993" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 2 June 2020.