High is the twelfth studio album by New Zealand-born Australian country music singer Keith Urban. The album was released on 20 September 2024 via Hit Red and Capitol Records Nashville.[1]
High | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Studio album by | ||||
Released | 20 September 2024 | |||
Length | 39:50 | |||
Label |
| |||
Producer |
| |||
Keith Urban chronology | ||||
| ||||
Singles from High | ||||
|
Background
editHigh marks Urban's first studio album since The Speed of Now Part 1 (2020). He began working on an album in 2022, tentatively titled 615, but ultimately scrapped the project.[2] Several of the songs from that project eventually made their way onto High, a 12-track set that he titled after the feeling of "euphoria" he felt during the creative process.[1] On the title, Urban said: "What makes you 'high' can mean whatever you want it to mean. It might be physical, spiritual, herbal, meditative, chemical, or musical, but it’s definitely a place of utopia."[3]
Urban wrote the album's opening interlude and co-wrote six of its tracks, and it features a collaboration with Lainey Wilson ("Go Home W U").[1]
"Straight Line" was released as the album's lead single in February 2024.[4] It was followed by "Messed Up as Me", the first single promoted to country radio in the United States and Canada, in March 2024.[5] "Go Home W U" and "Wildside" were released as additional singles ahead of the album release.[3]
Track listing
editNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "Blue Sky" | Keith Urban | 0:12 |
2. | "Straight Line" |
| 3:46 |
3. | "Messed Up as Me" |
| 3:16 |
4. | "Wildside" | 2:47 | |
5. | "Go Home W U" (with Lainey Wilson) |
| 3:47 |
6. | "Chuck Taylors" |
| 3:34 |
7. | "Daytona" |
| 2:58 |
8. | "Love Is Hard" |
| 2:52 |
9. | "Heart Like a Hometown" |
| 2:46 |
10. | "Laughin' All the Way to the Drank" |
| 4:31 |
11. | "Dodge in a Silverado" |
| 4:54 |
12. | "Break the Chain" |
| 4:24 |
Total length: | 39:50 |
Charts
editChart (2024) | Peak position |
---|---|
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] | 3 |
Australian Country Albums (ARIA)[7] | 1 |
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[8] | 71 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[9] | 24 |
UK Album Downloads (OCC)[10] | 15 |
UK Country Albums (OCC)[11] | 2 |
US Billboard 200[12] | 38 |
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[13] | 10 |
References
edit- ^ a b c LB Cantrell (20 September 2024). "Keith Urban Releases Creatively Euphoric New Album [Interview]". Music Row. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ LB Cantrell (9 August 2024). "Keith Urban Talks 'Following The Muse' Ahead Of New Album 'High' [Interview]". Music Row. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ a b Jessica Lynch (28 June 2024). "Keith Urban Announces New Album 'High,' Shares First Single 'Wildside'". Billboard. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "Keith Urban releases 'Straight Line,' first track from new album". UPI. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (1 March 2024). "Keith Urban Releases New Single "Messed Up As Me"". Roughstock. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 30 September 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "ARIA Top 40 Country Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 30 September 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 October 2024.