Most High (song)
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| Single by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant | ||||
| from the album Walking into Clarksdale | ||||
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| Released | 30 March 1998 | |||
| Studio | Abbey Road (London, England) | |||
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| Length | 5:36 | |||
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"Most High" is a song by the English rock duo Jimmy Page and Robert Plant from their only studio album, Walking into Clarksdale (1998). The song features a keyboard overdub by Tim Whelan of Transglobal Underground, played in a quarter-tone to mimic Moroccan trance.[1]
Issued as a single in the United Kingdom and the 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][10] 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.[11]
Track listings
All tracks are written by Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, Charlie Jones, and Michael Lee except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Most High" | 4:25 | |
| 2. | "Upon a Golden Horse" | 3:57 | |
| 3. | "The Window" |
| 6:05 |
Credits and personnel
Credits are adapted from the Walking into Clarksdale album booklet.[16]
Studio
- Recorded, mixed, and mastered at Abbey Road Studios (London, England)
Personnel
- Jimmy Page – writing, guitar, production
- Robert Plant – writing, vocals, production
- Charlie Jones – writing, bass
- Michael Lee – writing, drums
- Ed Shearmur – string pad, programming
- Tim Whelan – Oriental keyboard
- Steve Albini – recording, mixing
- Paul Hicks – studio assistant