"Higher" is a song written by Johan Fjellström, Joakim Udd and Johan Becker, and performed by Star Pilots at Melodifestivalen 2009. The song was performed in the 4th semifinal inside the Malmö Arena on 28 February 2009, and went further to Andra chansen where it ended up knocked out.
| "Higher" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Star Pilots | |
| Released | 2009 |
| Genre | pop |
| Songwriter(s) | Johan Becker, Johan Fjellström, Joakim Udd |
The single peaked at number 6 on the Swedish singles chart.
Several newspaper readers in Sweden blamed the song for being similar to the 1988 Boy Meets Girl song "Waiting For a Star to Fall" and the 2008 Jenny "Velvet" Petterssons song "Take My Body Close"[1] as well as Survivors' 1982 song "Eye of the Tiger".[2]
Charts
editWeekly charts
edit| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[3] | 6 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (2009) | Position |
|---|---|
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[4] | 36 |
References
edit- ^ ""Låten är en kopia" | Melodifestivalen 2009 | Nöjesbladet | Aftonbladet". Archived from the original on 2009-03-03. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
- ^ "Star Pilots låt – en kopia?". Aftonbladet.se. 28 February 2009. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Star Pilots – Higher". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Årslista Singlar – År 2009" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 19 November 2021.