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How High (song)
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Wikipedia article
"'How High'" is a song by American hip hop duo Method Man & Redman, released on August 15, 1995, as the duo's first single. It was originally featured on the soundtrack to the 1995 hip hop documentary film, 'The Show', and has since appeared on several compilation albums such as 'The Hip Hop Box' and 'Def Jam's Greatest Hits', among several others. The song, produced by Erick Sermon, is the first official collaboration from longtime friends and East Coast rappers Method Man of Wu-Tang Clan and Redman of Def Squad, marking their debut as a duo. The song performed exceptionally well commercially, reaching number 13 on the US 'Billboard' Hot 100 chart. The single has since been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=METHOD%20MAN%20AND%20REDMAN&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=10 RIAA Gold & Platinum Searchable Database Method Man and Redman]. Retrieved September 3, 2009.
Track listing
;A-side
# How High (LP Version) (4:41)
# How High (Remix Radio Edit) (3:59)
;B-side
# How High (Remix) (3:59)
# How High (Instrumental) (3:49)
# How High (Acapella) (3:59)
Legacy
Redman's vocals on the third verse was sampled on American electro house DJ Armand Van Helden's 1996 single, "The Funk Phenomena". The song was later sampled on Guilty Simpson's "Yikes!".
Charts
Remix and sequel
The duo later remixed the song and included it on their collaborative debut album 'Blackout!' (1999), as well as the soundtrack to their 2001 film, 'How High'. The "How High (Remix)", has a stripped-down sound and contains samples from "Fly Robin Fly", as performed by Silver Convention and "I Am Woman", as performed by The Cover Girls.
Also featured on the soundtrack was the song's sequel, simply titled "Part II". It was released as a single in 2001, in promotion for the film. The song samples American R&B singer-songwriter Toni Braxton's "You're Makin' Me High" and peaked at number 72 on the US 'Billboard' Hot 100 chart.
Chart placements for "Part II"
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References
Category:1995 debut singles
Category:Method Man songs
Category:Music videos directed by Diane Martel
Category:Redman (rapper) songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Erick Sermon
Category:Def Jam Recordings singles
Category:Songs written by Method Man
Category:1995 songs
Category:Songs written by Erick Sermon
Category:Songs written by Redman (rapper)
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