Song · The Charlatans
“How High” by The Charlatans
From the album Tellin’ Stories (1996)
“How High” by The Charlatans appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2003. It was first released in 1996 on the album Tellin’ Stories. Its best result is #976 on the Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #5,255 alternative song of all time.
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"How High" comes off Tellin' Stories, the Charlatans' fifth album, and went out as its third single while the band were touring the States. The record started with Tim Burgess and Mark Collins writing in a cottage near Lake Windermere, and the main sessions got going at Monnow Valley Studio at Easter 1996, with engineer Dave Charles producing alongside the band.
Partway through, keyboardist Rob Collins died in a car crash, and Primal Scream's Martin Duffy stepped in to help see the record home. Both men are credited on keyboards here, and Collins shares the vocal credit with Burgess, which gives the song a ghostly edge now. Rob Collins, Burgess, Mark Collins, bassist Martin Blunt and drummer Jon Brookes share the writing credit, and Charles even picked up a tambourine.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 976 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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