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{{Infobox song

| name = Higher

| cover = Gloria_Estefan_I'm_Not_Giving_you_Up-Higher_Single.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Gloria Estefan

| album = Destiny

| released =

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Dance

| length = 3:50

| label = Epic

| writer = Lawrence Dermer

| producer = *Emilio Estefan, Jr.

*Lawrence Dermer

| prev_title = You'll Be Mine (Party Time)

| prev_year = 1996

| title = I'm Not Giving You Up

| title2 = Higher

| next_title = Show Me the Way Back to Your Heart

| next_year = 1997

| misc =

}}

'"Higher"' is a 1996 song by American singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan. It was released as the fourth single from her seventh studio album, 'Destiny'. The song was released a double-side single along with "I'm Not Giving You Up" in the U.S. and Canada, but in other countries was a solely single. The video made for the song is not available as the original version album, only as the "Big Red Video Remix" in the video 'Don't Stop!'. When performed live at some concerts song, the song is mixed with Estefan's smash Latin hit "Tres Deseos".

Critical reception



AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote in his review of 'Destiny', that the song rank with Estefan's finest work, with the other album tracks "Reach" and "I'm Not Giving You Up". Larry Flick from 'Billboard' described it as a "festive street-party anthem". The Daily Vault's Mark Millan called it a "chill-out groove", "which is just as much fun but not as noisy" like "You'll Be Mine (Party Time)". He noted that it "add much needed light into what is a very mood-driven and introspective collection of songs." A reviewer from 'People Magazine' stated that "her sensual vocal style works best when it rides a firecracker groove." The reviewer added that "when she gets wild and frisky in the congo stomp of "Higher", Estefan can even get a grandma leaping from her rocking chair and dancing into the streets." Fernando Gonzales from 'Star-News' wrote that the track is a "good-time romp".

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Category:1996 singles

Category:1997 singles

Category:Gloria Estefan songs

Category:1996 songs

Category:Songs written by Lawrence Dermer

Category:Epic Records singles

Category:Song recordings produced by Emilio Estefan

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