She 's So High ( Tal Bachman song ) - wikipedia She 's So High ( Tal Bachman song ) For the Blur song, see She 's So High ( Blur song ). `` She 's So High '' Single by Tal Bachman from the album Tal Bachman B - side `` Angeline '' `` Superstar '' `` Guilty '' Released April 1999 Format CD Cassette Recorded 1998 Genre Pop rock, power pop Length 3 : 44 Label Sony Music Entertainment Songwriter ( s ) Tal Bachman Producer ( s ) Tal Bachman, Bob Rock Tal Bachman singles chronology `` She 's So High '' ( 1999 ) `` If You Sleep '' ( 1999 ) `` She 's So High '' ( 1999 ) `` If You Sleep '' ( 1999 ) Music video `` She 's So High '' on YouTube `` She 's So High '' is a pop rock song written and performed by Canadian singer - songwriter Tal Bachman. It was released as a single in 1999 from his eponymous album. The song won a BMI award and a Juno Award for Best Producer. Parent album Tal Bachman did particularly well, in the U.S. reaching the # 1 spot on Billboard 's ' Heatseekers ' chart. The song did particularly well in the U.S., reaching the # 1 spot of Billboard 's ' Adult Top 40 ' chart. The American media group Allmusic named it an ' album pick '. Contents 1 Background and writing 2 Music video 3 Track listings 4 Chart performance 4.1 Peak positions 4.2 End - of - year charts 5 Kurt Nilsen version 5.1 Track listings 5.2 Chart performance 6 Other cover versions 7 References 8 External links Background and writing Bachman wrote the song about an experience that he had in high school when he was trying to get a girl to date his stepbrother. `` I attempted to bribe the hottest girl in our high school to go out on a date with ( my stepbrother ), '' Bachman told MTV News. `` So as the conversation between me and what I thought was this godly, I began to feel more and more uncomfortable and awkward, and so I just remember that feeling... I do n't want to say fear, but just kind of being in awe of her. '' Music video The official music video features Yvonne Sciò dressed in angel 's wings and World War II - era headgear, a leather pilot cap with aviator 's goggles. Track listings All songs written and composed by Tal Bachman. CD single Europe : Columbia / COL 666441 1 No. Title Length 1. `` She 's So High '' 3 : 44 2. `` Angeline '' 3 : 43 Europe : Columbia / COL 666441 2 No. Title Length 1. `` She 's So High '' 3 : 44 2. `` Angeline '' 3 : 43 3. `` Superstar '' 2 : 53 4. `` Guilty '' 3 : 31 Cassette single ( Plays same both sides ) UK : Columbia / 667993 4 No. Title Length 1. `` She 's So High '' 3 : 44 2. `` Guilty '' 3 : 31 CD single UK : Columbia / 667993 2 No. Title Length 1. `` She 's So High '' 3 : 44 2. `` Angeline '' 3 : 43 3. `` Paint a Pretty Picture '' 3 : 51 Chart performance The single reached No. 1 on three different radio formats in Canada, and became a multi-format Top 10 hit in the United States and internationally. Peak positions Chart ( 1999 - 2000 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) 8 Canada Adult Contemporary Tracks ( RPM ) 30 Canada Rock ( RPM ) Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) Netherlands ( Mega Top 100 ) 93 New Zealand ( RIANZ ) 9 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 30 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 14 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay 10 U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40 U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream 6 U.S. Billboard Top 40 Tracks 7 End - of - year charts Chart ( 1999 ) Position Australian Singles Chart 54 Canadian RPM Singles Chart 8 Canadian RPM Rock Chart 12 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 50 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 51 Kurt Nilsen version `` She 's So High '' Single by Kurt Nilsen from the album I B - side `` She 's So High '' ( Instrumental ) `` Wedding 's Off '' Released February 9, 2003 Format CD Recorded Hitsville Studios, Halden in Norway Genre Pop rock Length 4 : 06 Label Sony BMG Songwriter ( s ) Tal Bachman Producer ( s ) Ole Evenrude Kurt Nilsen singles chronology `` She 's So High '' ( 2003 ) `` Here She Comes '' ( 2003 ) `` She 's So High '' ( 2003 ) `` Here She Comes '' ( 2003 ) Four years after Bachman 's hit, Norwegian Kurt Nilsen 's cover version of the song reached No. 1 in Norway and was Norway 's best selling single ever. It was an international hit a year later. Track listings All songs written and composed by Tal Bachman, except where noted. CD single Norway : RCA, BMG / 82876528502 ( 2003 ) Europe : RCA / 82876 61088 2 ( 2004 ) No. Title Length 1. `` She 's So High '' 4 : 08 2. `` Wedding 's Off '' ( written by Kurt Nilsen ) 3 : 00 Europe : BMG / 82876 597 612 ( 2004 ) No. Title Length 1. `` She 's So High '' 4 : 08 2. `` She 's So High '' ( Instrumental ) 4 : 08 Enhanced CD single Europe : RCA / 82876 59828 2 ( 2004 ) No. Title Length 1. `` She 's So High '' 4 : 08 2. `` She 's So High '' ( Instrumental ) 4 : 08 3. `` She 's So High '' ( video on CD - ROM track ) Chart performance Chart ( 2003 -- 04 ) Peak position Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 42 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 9 Belgium ( Ultratip Wallonia ) Germany ( Official German Charts ) 25 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 38 Norway ( VG - lista ) Poland ( Polish Airplay Charts ) Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 91 UK Singles ( The Official Charts Company ) 25 Preceded by `` Things Are Gonna Change '' by Christian Ingebrigtsen Norwegian VG - lista number - one single ( Kurt Nilsen version ) June 11, 2003 -- August 6, 2003 Succeeded by `` Chasing Rainbows '' by Gaute Ormåsen Other cover versions Massachusetts pop punk band Four Year Strong covered the song on their 90s cover album Explains It All in 2009. References Jump up ^ `` Rob Thomas, Eagle - Eye Cherry Receive BMI Awards ''. Retrieved August 10, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Saskatchewan Recording Industry Association - Juno Award winners ''. Retrieved July 16, 2009. ^ Jump up to : `` Tal Bachman - Tal Bachman - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic ''. Retrieved 12 March 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` Tal Bachman Reveals His Inspiration For `` She 's So High '' ``. MTV. Retrieved July 23, 2012. Jump up ^ She 's So High. YouTube. Retrieved 2014 - 10 - 12. ^ Jump up to : `` Tal Bachman - Billboard Singles ''. AllMusic. Jump up ^ `` australian-charts.com - Tal Bachman - She 's So High ''. Retrieved July 16, 2009. Jump up ^ `` Adult Contemporary - Volume 69, No. 8, June 14, 1999 ''. RPM. Retrieved May 5, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Rock / Alternative - Volume 69, No. 3, May 10, 1999 ''. RPM. Retrieved 2010 - 10 - 20. Jump up ^ `` Top Singles - Volume 69, No. 10, June 28, 1999 ''. RPM. Retrieved July 16, 2009. Jump up ^ `` dutchcharts.nl - Tal Bachman - She 's So High '' ( in Dutch ). Retrieved July 16, 2009. Jump up ^ `` charts.org.nz - Tal Bachman - She 's So High ''. Retrieved July 16, 2009. Jump up ^ `` Chart Stats - Tal Bachman - She 's So High ''. Retrieved July 16, 2009. Jump up ^ `` ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 1999 ''. ARIA. Retrieved November 23, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Top Singles - Volume 70, No. 8, December 13, 1999 ''. RPM. Archived from the original on September 21, 2011. Retrieved 2010 - 10 - 20. Jump up ^ `` Rock / Alternative - Volume 70, No. 8, December 13, 1999 ''. RPM. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved 2010 - 10 - 20. Jump up ^ `` End of Year Charts 1999 ''. Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 4, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Billboard Top 100 - 1999 ''. Retrieved 2010 - 08 - 28. Jump up ^ `` norwegiancharts.com - Kurt Nilsen - She 's So High ''. Retrieved July 16, 2009. Jump up ^ `` Kurt Nilsen Biography ''. AllMusic. Jump up ^ `` Austriancharts.at -- Kurt Nilsen -- She 's So High '' ( in German ). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Kurt Nilsen -- She 's So High '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop 50. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Kurt Nilsen -- She 's So High '' ( in French ). Ultratip. Jump up ^ `` Musicline.de -- Kurt Nilsen Single - Chartverfolgung '' ( in German ). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Jump up ^ `` Nederlandse Top 40 -- Kurt Nilsen '' ( in Dutch ). Dutch Top 40. Jump up ^ `` Charts.org.nz -- Kurt Nilsen -- She 's So High ''. Top 40 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Norwegiancharts.com -- Kurt Nilsen -- She 's So High ''. VG - lista. Jump up ^ `` Polish Airplay Charts - Lista krajowa 11 / 2004 ''. PiF PaF Production. Archived from the original on October 20, 2007. Retrieved January 4, 2017. CS1 maint : BOT : original - url status unknown ( link ) Jump up ^ `` Swisscharts.com -- Kurt Nilsen -- She 's So High ''. Swiss Singles Chart. Jump up ^ `` Chart Stats - Kurt Nilsen - She 's So High ''. 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External links `` She 's So High '' Official music video on YouTube Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics hide Idol ( Norway ) Seasons 1 ( 2003 ) 2 ( 2004 ) 3 ( 2005 ) 4 ( 2006 ) 5 ( 2007 ) 6 ( 2011 ) 7 ( 2013 ) 8 ( 2014 ) 9 ( 2016 ) Winners Kurt Nilsen Kjartan Salvesen Jorun Stiansen Aleksander Denstad With Glenn Lyse Jenny Langlo Runners - up Gaute Ormåsen Margaret Berger Tone Damli Aaberge Bjørn Johan Muri Notable alumni David Pedersen Maria Haukaas Storeng Sandra Lyng Haugen Alejandro Fuentes Alexander Rybak Vivian Sørmeland Linnea Dale Eva Weel Skram Espen Grjotheim Anh Vu Wisnu Witono Adhi Astrid Smeplass Alexandra Rotan Related articles Idol franchise Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=She%27s_So_High_(Tal_Bachman_song)&oldid=841186962 '' Categories : 1999 singles Billboard Adult Top 40 number - one singles 2003 singles Debut singles Number - one singles in Norway Number - one singles in Poland 1999 songs Sony Music Entertainment singles Song recordings produced by Bob Rock Hidden categories : CS1 Dutch - language sources ( nl ) CS1 maint : BOT : original - url status unknown Articles with hAudio microformats All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from July 2009 Singlechart usages for Austria Singlechart usages for Flanders Singlechart usages for Wallonia Tip Singlechart usages for Germany Singlechart usages for Dutch40 Singlechart usages for New Zealand Singlechart usages for Norway Singlechart usages for Swiss Talk Contents About Wikipedia Français Slovenčina Edit links This page was last edited on 14 May 2018, at 14 : 39. 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Question: who sings the song she so high above me
Answer: Canadian singer-songwriter Tal Bachman