Two High

"Two High" is a song recorded by American alt-rock band Moon Taxi, and is the lead single off the band's fifth studio album, Let the Record Play. The song was written by the band and was produced by guitarist Spencer Thomson. It was released on May 5, 2017.[2]

"Two High"
Single by Moon Taxi
from the album Let the Record Play
ReleasedMay 5, 2017 (2017-05-05)
Length3:33
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Trevor Terndrup
  • Spencer Thomson
  • Tommy Putnam
  • Wes Bailey
  • Tyler Ritter
Producer(s)Spencer Thomson[1]
Moon Taxi singles chronology
"All Day All Night"
(2015)		 "Two High"
(2017)		 "Let the Record Play"
(2017)
Music video
"Two High" on YouTube

Background

Lead vocalist Trevor Terndrup cited the peace sign as inspiration for the song, and said that the song was about hope and acceptance.[1] The song came about when band member Wes Bailey's phone autocorrected the phrase "too high" to "two high", evoking images of the peace sign.[3] A music video for the song was released on November 9, 2017.[4]

Performance

"Two High" garnered over 64 million streams on Spotify.[5]

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2017) Peak
position
Norway (VG-lista)[6] 27
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 46
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 82
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[9] 3
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[10] 9
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[11] 26
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[12] 10

Year-end charts
Chart (2017) Position
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[13] 86

References
  1. "Song Premiere: Moon Taxi "Two High"". Relix. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  2. Bernstein, Scott. "Moon Taxi Releases New Single 'Two High'". JamBase. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  3. Nicholson, Jessica. "Exclusive: Nashville Band Moon Taxi Talks First RCA Album, 'Let The Record Play'". Music Row. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  4. Strydom, Lara. "Review: Moon Taxi's "Two High" music video falls short of expectations". The Red & Black. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  5. Wood, James. "Moon Taxi's Trevor Terndrup, Spencer Thomson and Tommy Putnam Discuss New Album, the Success of "Two High"". Guitar World. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  6. "Norwegiancharts.com – Moon Taxi – Two High". VG-lista. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  7. "Swedishcharts.com – Moon Taxi – Two High". Singles Top 100. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  8. "Swisscharts.com – Moon Taxi – Two High". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  9. "Moon Taxi Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  10. "Moon Taxi Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  11. "Moon Taxi Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  12. "Moon Taxi Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  13. "Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved May 5, 2020.


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