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Most High (song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Most High'" is a song by 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.
Release and reception
Issued as a single in the United Kingdom and the United States on 30 March 1998, "Most High" reached 1 on the US 'Billboard' Mainstream Rock chart, No. 26 on the UK Singles Chart, and No. 88 on the Australian Singles Chart. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached. In 1999, the song won Page and Plant the Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance.
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.
Music video
The music video for "Most High" was directed by Italian-Canadian photographer and director Floria Sigismondi. It was included as a bonus feature on the DVD release of 'No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded'. The [https://vimeo.com/84508089 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.
Track listings
Credits and personnel
Credits are adapted from the 'Walking into Clarksdale' album booklet.
'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
Charts
Release history
References
Category:1998 singles
Category:1998 songs
Category:Atlantic Records singles
Category:Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance
Category:Jimmy Page songs
Category:Mercury Records singles
Category:Robert Plant songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Jimmy Page
Category:Songs written by Jimmy Page
Category:Songs written by Robert Plant
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