Higher Place

2015 single by Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike featuring Ne-Yo

"Higher Place"

Single by Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike featuring Ne-Yo

Released

15 August 2015 (2015-08-15)

Genre

Deep house

Length

4:24 (original mix)
2:54 (radio edit)

Label

Smash the House
Motown
Capitol

Songwriter(s)

Producer(s)

Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike

Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike singles chronology

"The Hum"
(2015)

"Higher Place"
(2015)

"Arcade"
(2016)

Ne-Yo singles chronology

"Coming with You"
(2015)

"Higher Place"
(2015)

"Another Love Song"
(2017)

"Higher Place" is a song by Belgian DJ duo Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike. It features the vocals from American singer Ne-Yo, who co-wrote the lyrics with Dimitri Thivaios. The song also has the vocals of Like Mike on the chorus,been the first time when he appears on a song as vocalist. The single gave the duo their first number one in the United States, where it topped the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart in its 6 January 2016 issue.^[1]

Music Video

A music video for single was upload on the duo's YouTube channel at a total length of two minutes and fifty-three seconds. The video follows a group of friends traveling through the desert, interspersed with scenes of Like Mike and Ne-Yo singing, while Dimitri Vegas is seen working at an old gas station and appears to have supernatural powers.

Track listing

Digital download (Belgium)^[2]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Higher Place" (Radio Edit)	2:54
2.	"Higher Place" (Instrumental)	4:25
3.	"Higher Place" (A cappella)	2:54

Digital download (United States)^[3]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Higher Place" (Afrojack Remix)	3:15
2.	"Higher Place" (Bassjackers Remix)	4:48
3.	"Higher Place" (Regi & Wolfpack Radio Edit)	2:40
4.	"Higher Place" (Dante Klein Remix)	5:13
5.	"Higher Place" (Andrew Rayel Remix)	4:56
6.	"Higher Place" (Filterheadz Remix)	6:39
7.	"Higher Place" (Angemi Radio Edit Mix)	4:16
8.	"Higher Place" (Extended Mix)	4:24

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2015–16)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[4]	1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[5]	22
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)^[6]	15
France (SNEP)^[7]	131
Japan (Japan Hot 100)^[8]	15
Poland (Video Chart)^[9]	3
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)^[10]	1
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)^[11]	18
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)^[12]	14

Year-end charts

Chart (2015)	Position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)^[13]	10
Chart (2016)	Position
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)^[14]	13
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)^[15]	66

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)^[16]	Platinum	20,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Hot Dance Club Songs – January 16, 2016". Billboard. January 5, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
^ Release information at Discogs
^ "Higher Place" Remixes at iTunes
^ "Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike Feat. Ne-Yo – Higher Place" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
^ "Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike Feat. Ne-Yo – Higher Place" (in French). Ultratop 50.
^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – RADIO – TOP 100 and insert 20168 into search.
^ "Deorro X Chris Brown – Five More Hours" (in French). Les classement single.
^ "Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike Chart History (Japan Hot 100)". Billboard.
^ "Top 5 Airplay TV". Polish Video Chart. ZPAV. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
^ "Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.
^ "Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard.
^ "Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike Chart History (Dance Mix/Show Airplay)". Billboard.
^ "Jaaroverzichten 2015". Ultratop. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
^ "Dance Club Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
^ "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2016". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 15, 2016.

External links

"Higher Place" on YouTube

Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike

Discography

Singles

"Tomorrow (Give in to the Night)"
"Mammoth"
"Find Tomorrow (Ocarina)"
"Tremor"
"The Hum"
"Higher Place"
"Stay a While"
"Hey Baby"
"Complicated"
"Selfish"
"B.F.A. (Best Friend's Ass)"
"Instagram"
"Mexico"
"She Knows"
"Thank You (Not So Bad)"

v t e Ne-Yo
Discography Awards and nominations
Studio albums	In My Own Words Because of You Year of the Gentleman Libra Scale R.E.D. Non-Fiction Good Man Self Explanatory
Compilation albums	Ne-Yo: The Collection
Singles	"Stay" "So Sick" "When You're Mad" "Sexy Love" "Because of You" "Do You" "Can We Chill" "Go On Girl" "Closer" "Miss Independent" "Single" "Mad" "Part of the List" "Never Knew I Needed" "Beautiful Monster" "Champagne Life" "One in a Million" "Lazy Love" "Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself)" "Don't Make Em Like You" "Forever Now" "Incredible" "Money Can't Buy" "She Knows" "Time of Our Lives" "Coming with You" "Another Love Song" "Good Man" "Push Back" "U 2 Luv"
Featured singles	"Back Like That" "Make Me Better" "Sexual Healing" "Hate That I Love You" "Bust It Baby (Part 2)" "Finer Things" "By My Side" "Camera Phone" "Knock You Down" "Be on You" "Baby by Me" "Angels Cry" "Super High" "Give Me Everything" "Turn All the Lights On" "Leave You Alone" "Let's Go" "Turn Around" "Play Hard" "Tonight" "Higher Place"
Promotional singles	"The Way You Move"
Other songs	"Friend Like Me" "One Shining Moment"