She's So High (Tal Bachman song)
Encyclopedia
"She's So High" is a song written and performed by Canadian
singer-songwriter Tal Bachman
. It was released as a single in 1999 from his eponymous album, Tal Bachman. The song won a BMI
award and a Juno Award
for Best Producer.
dressed in angel's wings and a leather pilot cap
with aviator's goggles from the 1920s. Parts of the video were filmed in Calgary, Alberta. The clip also attempts to convey how a female can never truly be out of a males reach, its just a matter of time before she will realize that she may not be so high above him.
.
CD single
Cassette single (Plays same both sides)
CD single
, and became a multi-format Top 10 hit in the United States
and internationally.
Kurt Nilsen
's cover version of the song reached No. 1 in Norway
and was Norway's best selling single ever. It was an international hit a year later.
, except where noted.
CD single
Enhanced CD single
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
singer-songwriter Tal Bachman
Tal Bachman
Talmage "Tal" Bachman is a Canadian singer-songwriter and musician. He is best known for his late 1999 hit, "She's So High," from his self-titled 1999 album.-Biography and musical career:...
. It was released as a single in 1999 from his eponymous album, Tal Bachman. The song won a BMI
Broadcast Music Incorporated
Broadcast Music, Inc. is one of three United States performing rights organizations, along with ASCAP and SESAC. It collects license fees on behalf of songwriters, composers, and music publishers and distributes them as royalties to those members whose works have been performed...
award and a Juno Award
Juno Award
The Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music...
for Best Producer.
Music video
The official music video features Yvonne SciòYvonne Sciò
-Biography:Sciò appeared in the music video for Tal Bachman's song "She's So High. Sciò married Stefano Dammicco on November 12, 2005.-Filmography:*La Masseria Delle Allodole *The Pink Panther *Torrente 3: el Protector...
dressed in angel's wings and a leather pilot cap
Leather helmet
A leather helmet is a form of protective headgear fashioned primarily out of leather .People have manufactured leather clothing, including headgear, for millennia....
with aviator's goggles from the 1920s. Parts of the video were filmed in Calgary, Alberta. The clip also attempts to convey how a female can never truly be out of a males reach, its just a matter of time before she will realize that she may not be so high above him.
Track listings
All songs written and composed by Tal BachmanTal Bachman
Talmage "Tal" Bachman is a Canadian singer-songwriter and musician. He is best known for his late 1999 hit, "She's So High," from his self-titled 1999 album.-Biography and musical career:...
.
CD single
- Europe: Columbia / COL 666441 1
- Europe: Columbia / COL 666441 2
Cassette single (Plays same both sides)
- UK: Columbia / 667993 4
CD single
- UK: Columbia / 667993 2
Chart performance
The single reached No. 1 on three different radio formats in CanadaCanada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, and became a multi-format Top 10 hit in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and internationally.
Peak positions
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
8 |
| Canadian RPM RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... Singles Chart Canadian Singles Chart The Canadian Singles Chart is currently compiled by the U.S.-based music sales tracking company, Nielsen SoundScan . The chart is compiled every Wednesday, and is published by Jam! Canoe on Thursdays.... |
3 |
| Canadian RPM Rock Chart RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... |
3 |
| Dutch GfK GfK The GfK Group, established in 1934 as Gesellschaft für Konsumforschung is Germany's largest market research institute, and the fourth largest market research organisation in the world, after Nielsen Company, Kantar Group, and IMS Health... chart |
93 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 9 |
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
30 |
| US 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... |
14 |
| US Billboard Adult Top 40 Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks Adult Top 40 is a variation on the United States Billboard charts... |
1 |
| US Billboard Top 40 Mainstream | 6 |
| US Billboard Top 40 Tracks Top 40 Tracks Top 40 Tracks is a defunct airplay chart from Billboard Magazine. It was created in 1998, when Billboard Magazine changed the airplay profile of The Hot 100 Airplay to include more R&B, Country, and Rock stations to its profile . To preserve the notion of the former chart, Top 40 Tracks was... |
7 |
End of year charts
| End of year chart (1999) | Position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 51 |
| Canadian RPM Singles Chart | 8 |
| Canadian RPM Rock Chart | 12 |
Kurt Nilsen's cover version
Four years after Bachman's hit, NorwegianNorway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
Kurt Nilsen
Kurt Nilsen
The following is a discography of albums and singles released by Norwegian music artist Kurt Nilsen.-Albums:-Singles:-Other releases:*1998 Shoe...
's cover version of the song reached No. 1 in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
and was Norway's best selling single ever. It was an international hit a year later.
Track listings
All songs written and composed by Tal BachmanTal Bachman
Talmage "Tal" Bachman is a Canadian singer-songwriter and musician. He is best known for his late 1999 hit, "She's So High," from his self-titled 1999 album.-Biography and musical career:...
, except where noted.
CD single
- Norway: RCA, BMG / 82876528502 (2003)
- Europe: RCA / 82876 61088 2 (2004)
- Europe: BMG / 82876 597 612 (2004)
Enhanced CD single
- Europe: RCA / 82876 59828 2 (2004)
Chart performance
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Norwegian VG-lista VG-lista VG-listen is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by... |
1 |
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 42 |
| Belgian Ultratop Chart (Flanders) | 9 |
| Dutch GfK GfK The GfK Group, established in 1934 as Gesellschaft für Konsumforschung is Germany's largest market research institute, and the fourth largest market research organisation in the world, after Nielsen Company, Kantar Group, and IMS Health... chart |
16 |
| Dutch Top 40 Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting... |
4 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 38 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 91 |
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
25 |
Other cover versions
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band Four Year StrongFour Year StrongFour Year Strong is an American pop punk band from Worcester, Massachusetts, formed in 2001. The group consists of vocalists and guitarists Dan O'Connor and Alan Day, bassist Joe Weiss, and drummer Jackson Massucco...
covered the song on their 90s cover album Explains It AllExplains It All-Notes:The end of the song, "Spiderwebs" is taken from the song, "This Love" by Pantera.-External links:*...
in 2009.