How High (song)
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"How High" is a hit song about cannabis smoking
by rappers Method Man & Redman
. It performed better on the Billboard Hot 100
than any other song that Redman ever released and only one song that Method Man released, reaching number thirteen. It is the first Method Man and Redman collaboration and is considered the foundation of their popularity as a duo. It was originally featured on the soundtrack to hip hop movie, The Show, but has since been featured in The Hip Hop Box
, Def Jam's Greatest Hits and other compilations. Its remix and b-side is featured on Meth and Red's first collaborative album, Blackout!
, as well as the How High Soundtrack
. The "How High (Remix)", has a stripped down sound and contains samples from "Fly Robin Fly" by Silver Convention
and "I Am Woman" by The Cover Girls
. A "How High Part II" single was also released in 2001 and placed on the same soundtrack.
Because the single is certified Gold it is the only single for the group Method Man & Redman
to be given a certification by the RIAA
.
B-side
single
, "The Funk Phenomena". The song is also sampled on Guilty Simpson's "Yikes!"
Cannabis smoking
Cannabis smoking involves inhaling vapors released by heating the flowers and subtending leaves of the Cannabis plants, known as marijuana. Alternatively, the cannabis plant flowers may be finely sifted producing kief, a powder especially rich in the oil-glands or trichomes which contain the...
by rappers Method Man & Redman
Method Man & Redman
Method Man & Redman, also referred to as Red & Meth, Meth & Red, Doc & Meth or Mr. Mef and Funk Doc, are an American hip hop duo, consisting of rap superstars Method Man and Redman ....
. It performed better on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
than any other song that Redman ever released and only one song that Method Man released, reaching number thirteen. It is the first Method Man and Redman collaboration and is considered the foundation of their popularity as a duo. It was originally featured on the soundtrack to hip hop movie, The Show, but has since been featured in The Hip Hop Box
The Hip Hop Box
The Hip Hop Box is a four-disc compilation of Hip Hop tracks, spanning from Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper's Delight" in 1979 to 50 Cent's "21 Questions" in 2003...
, Def Jam's Greatest Hits and other compilations. Its remix and b-side is featured on Meth and Red's first collaborative album, Blackout!
Blackout!
Blackout! is the debut album by hip hop artists Method Man & Redman. It is the first full-length release by Method Man and Redman after many collaborations. The album continued a string of highly successful Def Jam releases in the late 1990s. The album debuted at #2 on the Billboard Top 200 and...
, as well as the How High Soundtrack
How High Soundtrack
How High is a soundtrack album for the film How High, starring hip-hop stars Method Man & Redman. The track "Part II" was released as a single with a music video...
. The "How High (Remix)", has a stripped down sound and contains samples from "Fly Robin Fly" by Silver Convention
Silver Convention
Silver Convention was a German euro disco recording act of the 1970s. The group was originally named Silver Bird Convention, or Silver Bird.-Career:...
and "I Am Woman" by The Cover Girls
The Cover Girls
The Cover Girls is a New York City-based freestyle-urban-dance-pop girl group that achieved the majority of its chart success in the late 1980s and early 1990s...
. A "How High Part II" single was also released in 2001 and placed on the same soundtrack.
Because the single is certified Gold it is the only single for the group Method Man & Redman
Method Man & Redman
Method Man & Redman, also referred to as Red & Meth, Meth & Red, Doc & Meth or Mr. Mef and Funk Doc, are an American hip hop duo, consisting of rap superstars Method Man and Redman ....
to be given a certification by the RIAA
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...
.
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)
Samples
Redman's rapping of "The Funk Phenomenon" on the third verse is sampled on the 1996 Armand Van HeldenArmand Van Helden
Armand Van Helden is a record producer, DJ and remixer whose biggest commercial successes came from his remixes of the 1996 Tori Amos song "Professional Widow" , which reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart in January 1997, and his own track "U Don't Know Me ", which went to number 1...
single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
, "The Funk Phenomena". The song is also sampled on Guilty Simpson's "Yikes!"
Charts
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
13 |
| Billboard Hot R&B Singles Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
10 |
| Billboard Hot Rap Singles | 2 |
| Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales Hot Dance Singles Sales Hot Dance Singles Sales is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States, established in 1985. It measures the sale of commercially released singles that deal with dance music and remixes... |
1 |