# How High (song)

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1995 single by Method Man & Redman

"How High" Single by Method Man & Redman from the album The Show: The Soundtrack and Blackout! Released August 15, 1995 Recorded 1994 Genre East Coast hip hop alternative hip hop Length 4:41 Label Def Jam Songwriters Reggie Noble Erick Sermon Clifford Smith Producer Erick Sermon Method Man & Redman singles chronology "How High" (1995) "Symphony 2000" (1999) Redman singles chronology "The Points" (1995) "How High" (1995) "Funkorama" (1995) Method Man singles chronology "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By" (1995) "How High" (1995) "Ice Cream" (1995)

"**How High**" is a song by American [hip hop](/source/Hip_hop_music) duo [Method Man & Redman](/source/Method_Man_%26_Redman), released on August 15, 1995, as the duo's first single. It was originally featured on the [soundtrack to the 1995 hip hop documentary film](/source/The_Show_(soundtrack)), *[The Show](/source/The_Show_(1995_film))*, and has since appeared on several compilation albums such as *[The Hip Hop Box](/source/The_Hip_Hop_Box)* and *Def Jam's Greatest Hits*, among several others. The song, [produced](/source/Hip_hop_production) by [Erick Sermon](/source/Erick_Sermon), is the first official collaboration from longtime friends and [East Coast rappers](/source/East_Coast_hip_hop) [Method Man](/source/Method_Man) of [Wu-Tang Clan](/source/Wu-Tang_Clan) and [Redman](/source/Redman_(rapper)) of [Def Squad](/source/Def_Squad), marking their debut as a duo. The song performed exceptionally well commercially, reaching number 13 on the US [*Billboard* Hot 100](/source/Billboard_Hot_100) chart. The single has since been [certified gold](/source/RIAA_certification) by the [Recording Industry Association of America](/source/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America) (RIAA).[1]

## Track listing

**A-side**

1. How High (LP Version) (4:41)

1. How High (Remix Radio Edit) (3:59)

**B-side**

1. How High (Remix) (3:59)

1. How High (Instrumental) (3:49)

1. How High (Acapella) (3:59)

## Legacy

Redman's vocals on the third [verse](/source/Verse_(popular_music)) was [sampled](/source/Sampling_(music)) on American electro house DJ [Armand Van Helden](/source/Armand_Van_Helden)'s 1996 single, "[The Funk Phenomena](/source/The_Funk_Phenomena)". The song was later sampled on Guilty Simpson's "Yikes!".

## Charts

Chart (1995) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100[2] 13 US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[3] 10 US Billboard Rap Songs 2

## Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales United States (RIAA)[4] Gold 500,000^ ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## Remix and sequel

The duo later [remixed](/source/Remix) the song and included it on their collaborative debut album *[Blackout!](/source/Blackout!_(Method_Man_%26_Redman_album))* (1999), as well as the [soundtrack to their 2001 film](/source/How_High_(soundtrack)), *[How High](/source/How_High)*. The "How High (Remix)", has a stripped-down sound and contains [samples](/source/Sampling_(music)) from "Fly Robin Fly", as performed by [Silver Convention](/source/Silver_Convention) and "I Am Woman", as performed by [The Cover Girls](/source/The_Cover_Girls). This remix was also used in the official music video for the song that was released in the fall of 1995.

Also featured on the soundtrack was the song's sequel, simply titled "Part II". It was released as a single in 2001, in promotion for the film. The song samples American [R&B](/source/Contemporary_R%26B) singer-songwriter [Toni Braxton](/source/Toni_Braxton)'s "[You're Makin' Me High](/source/You're_Makin'_Me_High)" and peaked at number 72 on the US *Billboard* Hot 100 chart.

### Chart placements for "Part II"

Chart (2001–2002) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[5] 93 Germany (GfK)[6] 23 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] 54 UK Singles (OCC)[8] 98 US Billboard Hot 100[9] 72 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[10] 28 US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[11] 5

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [RIAA Gold & Platinum Searchable Database – Method Man and Redman](http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=METHOD%20MAN%20AND%20REDMAN&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=10). Retrieved September 3, 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["The Hot 100 Chart"](http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100#/song/redman-method-man/how-high-from-the-show/3709805). *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["The Hot 100 Chart"](http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100#/song/redman-method-man/how-high-from-the-show/3709805). *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-United_StatesMethod_Man_and_RedmanHow_HighsingleCertRef_4-0)** ["American single certifications – Method Man and Redman – How High"](https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Method+Man+and+Redman&ti=How+High&format=Single&type=#search_section). [Recording Industry Association of America](/source/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Ryan, Gavin (2011). *Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010* (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 186.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Germany_Method_Man_&_Redman_6-0)** "[Offizielle Deutsche Charts](https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-5089)" (in German). [GfK Entertainment charts](/source/GfK_Entertainment_charts). To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved March 31, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Switzerland_Method_Man_&_Redman_7-0)** "[Method Man & Redman – Part II](http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Method+Man+%26+Redman&titel=Part+II&cat=s)". [Swiss Singles Chart](/source/Swiss_Hitparade). Retrieved March 12, 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_UK_Method_Man_&_Redman_8-0)** "[Official Singles Chart on 14/6/2008 – Top 100](https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20080614/7501/)". [Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company). Retrieved March 12, 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Billboardhot100_Method_Man_&_Redman_9-0)** "[Method Man & Redman Chart History (Hot 100)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/Method-Man-%26-Redman/chart-history/HSI)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved March 12, 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Billboardrandbhiphop_Method_Man_&_Redman_10-0)** "[Method Man & Redman Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/Method-Man-%26-Redman/chart-history/BSI)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved March 12, 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Billboardrapsongs_Method_Man_&_Redman_11-0)** "[Method Man & Redman Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/Method-Man-%26-Redman/chart-history/RAP)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved March 12, 2012.

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