Song · UB40
“Higher Ground” by UB40
From the album Promises and Lies (1993)
“Higher Ground” by UB40 appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations in 1993. It was first released in 1993 on the album Promises and Lies. Its best result is #60 on the Live 105 Top 105 Songs of 1993. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #131 alternative song of 1993.
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"Higher Ground" was UB40's second single from Promises and Lies, their 10th album, and it came out on Virgin in 1993 with the unenviable job of following "I Can't Help Falling in Love with You", which had gone to number one. The band wrote and produced it themselves, the credit split seven ways between Ali Campbell, Jim Brown, Earl Falconer, Norman Hassan, Brian Travers, Michael Virtue and Terence Wilson.
Music Week's Alan Jones heard bright, old-fashioned reggae with no ragga in it, a tune that bounds along and sticks, and gave it four out of five. It made the top 10 in the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Iceland, and reached 45 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 74 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1993 | 91 |
| 1993 | 60 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105 Songs of 1993 | 105 |
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