Most High (song)

"Most High" is a song by English musicians Jimmy Page and Robert Plant from their collaborative studio album, Walking into Clarksdale, released in 1998.

"Most High"
Single by Jimmy Page & Robert Plant
from the album Walking into Clarksdale
B-side
  • "The Window"
  • "Upon a Golden Horse"
Released30 March 1998 (1998-03-30)
StudioAbbey Road (London, England)
GenreHard rock
Length5:36
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Jimmy Page
  • Robert Plant
Jimmy Page & Robert Plant singles chronology
"Gallows Pole"
(1994)		 "Most High"
(1998)		 "Shining in the Light"
(1998)

Release and reception

Issued as a single in the United Kingdom and United States on 30 March 1998,[1][2] "Most High" reached No. 1 on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock chart, No. 26 on the UK Singles Chart, and No. 88 on the Australian Singles Chart.[3][4][5] In 1999, the song won Page and Plant the Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance.[6]

Music video

The music video for "Most High" was directed by Italian-Canadian photographer and director Floria Sigismondi.[7] It was included as a bonus feature on the DVD release of No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded. The 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.[8]

"The Window"

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.[9]

Track listings
UK release
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Most High"Page, Plant, Jones, Lee4:25
2."The Window"Phil Andrews, Page, Plant, Jones, Lee6:05
European release
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Most High"Page, Plant, Jones, Lee4:25
2."Upon a Golden Horse"Page, Plant, Jones, Lee3:57
3."The Window"Andrews, Page, Plant, Jones, Lee6:05
US release
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Most High" (radio edit)Page, Plant, Jones, Lee3:57
2."Most High" (video edit)Page, Plant, Jones, Lee4:25
3."Most High" (album version)Page, Plant, Jones, Lee5:36

Charts
Chart (1998) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 88
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[10] 58
Canada Rock/Alternative (RPM)[11] 8
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[12] 87
Scotland (OCC)[13] 19
UK Singles (OCC)[4] 26
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[3] 1

Release history
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 30 March 1998 (1998-03-30)
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
 Mercury [1]
United States Radio Atlantic [2]

References
  1. Stratton, Sally (16 May 1998). "Page and Plant Adopt Single Minded Approach to Radio". Music & Media. Vol. 15 no. 20. p. 7. The album's first single, Most High, was released on March 30...
  2. Christman, Ed (18 April 1998). "Page, Plant Keep 'Walking'". Billboard. Vol. 110 no. 16. p. 85. The label was planning to take ['Most High'] to radio April 6 but went a week earlier...
  3. "Jimmy Page Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  4. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  5. "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 10 May 1998". ARIA. Retrieved 14 June 2017 – via Imgur. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
  6. "41st Annual GRAMMY Awards". GRAMMY.com. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  7. Jimmy Page & Robert Plant: Most High (Video 1998) - IMDb, retrieved 17 August 2021
  8. Page & Plant - Most High, retrieved 17 August 2021
  9. Thompson, Dave (1 September 2014). Robert Plant: The Voice That Sailed the Zeppelin. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-61713-615-3.
  10. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 3552." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  11. "Top RPM Rock/Alternative Tracks: Issue 3574." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  12. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 15 no. 17. 25 April 1998. p. 10.
  13. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
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