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BuzzJack Music Forum _ Dance _ Kygo & Whitney Houston - Higher Love
Posted by: WhoOdyssey 25th June 2019, 06:50 AM
It looks like it's Whitney Houston?
I assume it will heavily sample one of her old songs rather than new material.
(Though it could be Shirley Bassey)
Posted by: photografdemon 25th June 2019, 06:52 AM
oh yes, that smile (and these letters below their photos too)
i guess the end of the title is 'love' and the beginning seems like 'magic'
We'll see, I'm not that excited but who knows.
Posted by: WhoOdyssey 25th June 2019, 07:02 AM
Lots of the comments on his Insta thinks it looks like Camilla Cabello 
Posted by: coi 25th June 2019, 07:19 AM
The letters as well make it fairly obvious that it's Whitney. Should be interesting.
Posted by: cantthinkofaname 25th June 2019, 09:26 AM
Surely it's gotta be Shirley?
Posted by: Cqmerqn 25th June 2019, 11:34 AM
Features Whitney Houston 
it’s called Higher Love
Posted by: Liаm 25th June 2019, 11:46 AM
Whitney actually did a dance-pop cover of the Steve Winwood song of the same name (but it was only a Japanese bonus track or something like that on I'm Your Baby Tonight), I wonder if Kygo will be sampling/reworking that?
Posted by: danG 25th June 2019, 12:39 PM
I believe it is that 'Higher Love'.
Interesting to see Kygo reworking a Whitney song anyhow. He did a great job with Marvin Gaye 'Sexual Healing' (to name another old song he reworked) so I'm sure I'll like the sound of this too.
Posted by: Bjork 25th June 2019, 12:51 PM
must be based on this
Posted by: JOTA 27th June 2019, 12:43 PM
preview--- https://music.apple.com/nz/album/higher-love-single/1469941839
Posted by: WhoOdyssey 27th June 2019, 01:28 PM
Not massively impressed with this - very generic for Kygo (even by his standards). And I'm not familiar with the original, so I can't compare it to that.
Posted by: fans for hilson 27th June 2019, 07:52 PM
Ooooh liking this a lot!
Posted by: Bjork 28th June 2019, 06:15 AM
this is very nice, love Whitney's vocals
I never really liked the Steve Winwood original, but then one of my favourite indie singer-songwriters James Vincent McMorrow did an amazing cover, which made me appreciate the song much more
Posted by: lewistgreen 28th June 2019, 06:56 AM
Posted by: Rhoda Camel 28th June 2019, 07:57 AM
what a TUNE! 
Posted by: Jonjo 28th June 2019, 08:05 AM
I kinda wish it was just an all out disco-club banger instead. I just feel Kygo's sound atm is so dated and those "drops" just don't do much anymore. It's just boring.
I love that he's given us a new Whitney track though I enjoy this a lot until the drop. Gahhh.
Posted by: Jonjo 28th June 2019, 08:07 AM
Posted by: photografdemon 28th June 2019, 09:33 AM
Not feeling this at all.
Lemme get on board with y'all moaning about Kygo's sound getting boring quite quickly.
Posted by: Liаm 28th June 2019, 10:34 AM
I loooove this, probbaly just because it's Whitney but it suits her so well! These soaring diva voices tend to go so well with dance music and this is no different, it is pretty much the same Kygo but it's perfect for summer just in time
Posted by: Rhoda Camel 28th June 2019, 10:36 AM
my thoughts exactly too!! it gives me EXACTLY what i wanted.
Posted by: JosephAvery 28th June 2019, 10:52 AM
Yup this works absolutely brilliantly, it's lush so good to hear Whitney's voice on something new!
Posted by: Jay ☆ 28th June 2019, 10:55 AM
Absolutely love this Hope it’ll be a defining hit of the summer!
Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 28th June 2019, 11:52 AM
It's fairly typical Kygo, but somehow I much prefer it to pretty much anything he's done for quite some time!
Posted by: LMLou 28th June 2019, 09:26 PM
Loving this, much better than expected
Posted by: Liаm 28th June 2019, 11:49 PM
I think this is challenging for my song of the year so far, her voice is just electrifying on something this joyous
Posted by: Jack 29th June 2019, 03:34 PM
There is something so special yet emotive about this, even if it sounds generic, this is so much better than other dance songs out right now. I can't put my finger on why though.
Posted by: Jason 29th June 2019, 03:37 PM
It went straight to the top spot on my new personal chart. 
Posted by: Jαsє 29th June 2019, 04:04 PM
US iTunes - #02
Posted by: Rhoda Camel 29th June 2019, 04:26 PM
whitney's vocals! absolutely undeniable.
Posted by: Envoirment 29th June 2019, 06:27 PM
This is so good. Prime Whitney vocals over a dance beat, yes! One thing I do wish is that it was a bit faster, especially the chorus. I've played it at 1.25x speed on youtube and it goes OFF. I can't wait for remixes of this.
Posted by: jakee 1st July 2019, 12:10 AM
this is incredible
i think the production is perfectly pitched to let THAT vocal breathe in utterly pure euphoria
i think it’s quite clever production really
Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 1st July 2019, 09:13 AM
I think this is going to be really massive.
Posted by: Rhoda Camel 1st July 2019, 10:17 AM
i'd like to think whitney would be releasing this herself in 2019!
Posted by: Jαsє 1st July 2019, 01:41 PM
This is probably going to end up being one of the defining hits of this summer!
Posted by: Liаm 1st July 2019, 02:18 PM
10000%, that 'oh lord' alone takes me to church, brings me back home and takes me back to church again!!!!
Posted by: danG 2nd July 2019, 07:57 AM
This has to be big! Great to hear Whitney on more modern production even if it's nothing new for Kygo.
Posted by: TheSnake 3rd July 2019, 04:35 PM
Well considering the original has quite tropical sounding production it was inevitable a tropical house version would eventually be made.
The verses are good as is Whitney's vocal of course but for me the drop really lets it down.
Posted by: Rhoda Camel 4th July 2019, 08:13 PM
omg this is a TRIUMPH absolutely the best song of the year! jesus
Posted by: dandy* 5th July 2019, 04:14 PM
OMG just heard this and I adore it. Been too long without those Whitney vox.
Posted by: lewistgreen 5th July 2019, 05:06 PM
Nice to see this debut in the Top 40 today
Posted by: HausofTove 7th July 2019, 12:12 PM
Favourite song of the moment. Summer is here.
Posted by: ___∆___ 7th July 2019, 02:39 PM
Pleased to see this taking off I thought it might struggle in the UK.
Posted by: Jonjo 7th July 2019, 04:13 PM
Smash in the waiting. It feels like the 2019 version of LMC vs U2 - Take Me To the Clouds Above.
Posted by: Mack. 8th July 2019, 01:55 PM
Great song this, loving the Whitney sample, great to see her back in the chart. Yes it does feel like the 2019 version of LMC vs U2 - Take Me To the Clouds Above for me also.
Posted by: lewistgreen 12th July 2019, 06:49 AM
Following Radio 2 earlier this week, Radio 1 have playlisted this today
Posted by: Mack. 15th July 2019, 12:19 PM
And it did continue to climb up the chart by reaching a new peak of #26 in the UK.
Posted by: Bjork 15th July 2019, 12:45 PM
but it's not a sample, it's a remix of a cover
Posted by: Mack. 22nd July 2019, 01:53 PM
Thanks for correcting me, Bjork. My mistake.
It has continued to take off in the UK, up to a new peak of #17.
Posted by: pippa 22nd July 2019, 06:38 PM
It is Top 15 in the midweek information now available.
I would hugely welcome the song making its way to the Top 10.
Posted by: coi 28th July 2019, 05:44 PM
Number six on the First Look show, looks like it will go top ten this week!
Posted by: Bjork 30th July 2019, 01:34 PM
#2 on iTunes are very closer to#1
#9 on Apple and #24 on Spotify (mainly due to being pretty low on HH)
Posted by: pippa 30th July 2019, 02:29 PM
Must be Top 10 on Friday.
Posted by: Mack. 13th August 2019, 02:22 PM
And it did manage to go Top 10. Now at a peak of #9. And looking likely to continue to climb on Friday.
Posted by: pippa 13th August 2019, 07:23 PM
Showing in the Top 3 in the midweek information available, this should result in an official Top 5 position on the Friday chart.
Posted by: Botchia 13th August 2019, 08:23 PM
Really hoping this can hold onto a top 3 place and eventually get number one <3
Posted by: LMLou 17th August 2019, 10:10 AM
I think this has been out long enough for me to be sure it definitely my song of the year so far!
Posted by: Jay ☆ 17th August 2019, 10:13 AM
So happy that this has become a Top 5 hit and like LMLou I'd say this is now my favourite song of the year!
Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 17th August 2019, 10:57 AM
I think it'll go top 3, I thought it could from the moment I heard it.
Posted by: Jαsє 18th August 2019, 02:47 PM
Officially his highest charting single
Posted by: Mack. 19th August 2019, 03:06 PM
Fantastic to see this go Top 5. Some genius here from Kygo.
Posted by: pippa 19th August 2019, 07:12 PM
Showing as a potential Top 3 for this week by looking at the midweek chart information.
Posted by: dobbo 19th August 2019, 10:11 PM
To be honest I'm completely over this now, certainly not a song that got better over repeated listens.
Posted by: pippa 21st August 2019, 03:40 PM
I think it improves by the week.
Posted by: danG 21st August 2019, 03:43 PM
it's been very consistent for me, it's had a run of 30-38-9-9-8-9-9- in my chart so far and will likely spend another week in the low end of my top 10 this week.
Posted by: Jαsє 21st August 2019, 04:00 PM
Same!
3-2-3-5-5-5-5- for me
Posted by: coi 21st August 2019, 04:03 PM
It has been 14-8-5-2-2-3-5- for me, also pretty consistent.
Posted by: JosephAvery 21st August 2019, 04:22 PM
3-1-1-2-4-2-2- for me, simply refusing to get old
Posted by: AaronTM 21st August 2019, 04:34 PM
I'm so pleased that this has become a massive hit. The sample/remix is very well done and it's great to see Whitney Houston being kept current and heard by a new generation.
Posted by: WhoOdyssey 25th August 2019, 08:08 PM
Video will be releasing soon! (most likely in the next couple of days)
Posted by: Cqmerqn 25th August 2019, 08:19 PM
It’s out tomorrow!!
Posted by: lewistgreen 26th August 2019, 07:25 AM
It’s here!
I’ve much preferred this though
Posted by: JosephAvery 26th August 2019, 03:20 PM
Great video!! Love the Whitney posters in the background
Posted by: Jonjo 26th August 2019, 03:26 PM
If Ed denies this beauty of going to #1.. I s2g imma go on twitter and rant about it.
DISGUSTING!!!! 
Posted by: Jack 26th August 2019, 05:03 PM
Ed blocking Kygo/Whitney is the definition of homophobia.
Posted by: pippa 26th August 2019, 08:56 PM
Should close the week at Number 2 resulting in a new peak position.
Posted by: Liаm 26th August 2019, 08:58 PM
It's actually infuriating that there can be such a perfect song for this time with Whitney on vocals and STILL it's not enough next to the most bog standard effort from Ed f***ing Sheeran :/
Posted by: Jonjo 3rd September 2019, 07:22 PM
I'm so disappointed! It feels like the bigger hit of the two songs too 
Posted by: Mack. 16th September 2019, 01:58 PM
This is probably missed out on its chance of going #1, hasn't it?
Posted by: JOTA 20th October 2019, 02:12 PM
Paul Woolford remix aparently was released some weeks ago, but damn... It's not available on Spotify for my country, Spain.
Posted by: Mack. 21st October 2019, 01:50 PM
The Paul Woodford Remix is very good indeed.
Posted by: pippa 21st October 2019, 09:05 PM
Higher Love will result in one of Whitney's biggest selling UK singles.
It is soon turning platinum.
Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 22nd October 2019, 10:18 AM
Really wish this had gone number 1.
Posted by: lewistgreen 22nd October 2019, 10:36 PM
So this is pretty cool. So many layers and elements to just the drop alone
Posted by: danG 22nd October 2019, 10:59 PM
very interesting how he came up with that vocal chop riff.
Posted by: Mack. 28th October 2019, 03:53 PM
Yes it should have. If it haven't been for Mr Sheeran.
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