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“High” by Feeder
From the album Polythene (1997)
“High” by Feeder appears on 11 radio countdowns from 10 stations between 1998 and 2022. It was first released in 1997 on the album Polythene. Its best result is #48 on The End Top 107 Songs of 1998. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #77 alternative song of 1998 and #6,322 alternative song of all time.
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"High" was the fourth and last single from Feeder's 1997 debut album, Polythene, and it wasn't even on the record at first: it was added when the album was reissued that October. Grant Nicholas wrote it and produced it with the band, Steve Power mixed it and chipped in extra production, and Chris Sheldon recorded its strings. Nicholas has said it's about friendship and the downside of relationships, and it plays like a big, wistful singalong for a summer that's already slipping away.
It broke the band open: their first single on BBC Radio 1's playlist and their first UK top 40 hit, at 24. It landed in the 1998 film Can't Hardly Wait, kept Feeder touring America with Everclear for 11 months that year, and it's still the fan anthem at their shows.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 56 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1998 | 91 |
| 1998 | 81 | WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD | WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1998 | 100 |
| 1998 | 86 | WFNX Boston, MA | WFNX Top 101.7 Songs of 1998 | 102 |
| 1998 | 48 | 107.7 The End Seattle, WA | The End Top 107 Songs of 1998 | 107 |
| 1998 | 61 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 1998 | 100 |
| 1998 | 80 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 1998 | 103 |
| 1998 | 70 | DC101 Washington, D.C. | DC101 Top 101 Songs of 1998 | 101 |
| 1998 | 80 | Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) | Radio & Records Top 103 Songs of 1998 | 102 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 816 | 107.7 The End | The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 1077 |
| 2021 | 554 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s | 908 |
| 2022 | 741 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s | 900 |
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