The female vocals on the song were performed by Chaka Khan, who also appeared in the promotional music video. In June 2019, Norwegian DJ Kygo reworked Houston's cover into a tropical house track and it was released as a single worldwide,[2] and on August 21, 2019, their version hit number one on Billboard magazine's Dance Club Songs chart, making it Houston's highest-charting posthumous release to date. Other plans include a “hologram” tour, a full album of unreleased material and more branding opportunities. The video has brief snippets of Whitney Houston's "I Wanna Dance with Somebody" music video showing on a TV along with posters of her from the 1987 Whitney album on the wall. The song was released to streaming and digital download formats on 28 June 2019 by the label RCA Records. Stream Higher Love Cover by Nicole VanderDussen from desktop or your mobile device. Send us a tip using our anonymous form. The music video, which uses the shorter single version, was shot in June 1986 by directors Peter Kagan and Paula Greif. “We want to remind people why they fell in love with Whitney in the first place,” Pat Houston says of collaboration with Norwegian DJ-producer, When Whitney Houston recorded her cover of Steve Winwood’s 1986 hit “Higher Love” in 1990, it was meant for her third album I’m Your Baby Tonight. In the UK, "Higher Love" was a commercial success, surpassing the Winwood version in terms of chart performance. Whitney Houston and Kygo’s “Higher Love” comes on the heels of the estate’s recently-announced partnership with Primary Wave Music Publishing. It also peaked at number 13 in the United Kingdom, Winwood's highest charting solo entry there, and reached number one in Canada for a week. Settings and more; With your consent, we would like to use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your experience with our service, for analytics, and for advertising purposes. [Verse] C G Em D Think about it, there must be higher love C G Em D Down in the heart and hidden in the stars above, C … In the end, the instructor is accidentally kicked in the face by one of the dancers and wakes up in a present-day restaurant, revealing that the 1980s aerobics class was just a dream and that the male lead is actually the waiter at the restaurant she's in. “We knew when his name was brought up that it would be successful in the hands of someone of his caliber.”. SoundCloud SoundCloud. It was also featured in a Ford Summer Sales Event commercial in 2020. We want to hear from you! “I was trying to make it sound like something that she would’ve done, but also something that’s my style,” he tells Rolling Stone. For Pat, the goal is to not only share something special with the singer’s longtime fans but also help keep her alive for a whole new generation. Whitney Houston covered the song in 1990 and it was included as a bonus track on the Japanese edition of her third studio album I'm Your Baby Tonight. Since many people have not heard Whitney’s rendition of “Higher Love,” he had a bit more freedom to completely strip away the original production and start from scratch, building a fresh single around a legendary performance from one of music’s most iconic vocalists. "Higher Love" is a 1986 song by English singer Steve Winwood. You can learn … The same duo shot an almost identical video for Duran Duran's "Notorious" in November of that year; coincidentally, both videos were nominated for several awards at the 1987 MTV Video Music Awards though neither won. It was preceded by Madonna's "Papa Don't Preach" and followed by "Venus" by Bananarama. "Higher Love" was Winwood's first Billboard Hot 100 number-one song, topping the chart for one week. This version of the track was produced by American musician Narada Michael Walden, and therefore Walden is credited as a producer of "Higher Love" alongside Kygo. “You can’t tell Michael Jordan how to shoot a basketball,” Pat compares. 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The official video, directed by Hannah Lux Davis, was made available on YouTube on 26 August 2019. He put his spin on it and did a fantastic job,” she adds. Sign in Create account. It was written by Winwood and Will Jennings and produced by Russ Titelman and Winwood. The song is the lead single from Kygo’s third studio album, Golden Hour. Sign up for our newsletter. The song marks Houston's first posthumous release in two and a half years, following the song "Memories", which was released as a duet with Malaysian singer Siti Nurhaliza in December 2016. He starts dancing with the female lead and is eventually joined by his male companions. James Vincent McMorrow covered the song in 2011, on his first album "Early in the Morning". It is also Houston's first posthumous top 10 track. Upload. Want more Rolling Stone? sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. [28] It begins with a group of men in modern clothing walking through seemingly abandoned warehouses. Therefore, "Higher Love" became her highest-charting single in the UK since 1999 when "My Love Is Your Love" peaked at number two. “The only place it was released was as a bonus cut in Japan.”. “Kygo was the first person that was mentioned. “Who better to inspire than Whitney, the most exhilarating vocalist of all time?”, Instead of remastering the original production, the estate and RCA Records targeted superproducer Kygo for a collaboration. Now seven years after her death, the singer’s estate has revived the cover as the first of many forthcoming projects celebrating her musical legacy. “The current cultural environment has been thirsty for something uplifting and inspiring,” Pat Houston tells Rolling Stone. The song is the lead single from Kygo’s third studio album, Golden Hour. A cover of "Higher Love" was released as a single by Norwegian DJ and record producer Kygo and late American pop/R&B singer Whitney Houston on 28 June 2019. For Kygo, he felt it was important to balance not wanting to mess with perfection with creating something fresh and new. They are impressed to see a 1980s aerobics class led by an instructor played by Canadian actress Vanessa Morgan. Home; Stream; Library; Search. For many Houston fans, her version of “Higher Love” has been elusive and never heard before. In Scotland, the song peaked at number one. She had last reached the top ten with "Million Dollar Bill" charting at number five in October 2009. According to her sister-in-law Pat Houston, who doubles as the sole executor of Whitney’s estate, “Higher Love” felt like a particularly timely release. Kygo, Whitney Houston. © Copyright 2020 Rolling Stone, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media, LLC.

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