Steer (Missy Higgins song)
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 The single cover to "Steer" featuring Higgins smiling on the right. Photograph was taken in Sydney. | ||||
| Single by Missy Higgins | ||||
| from the album On a Clear Night | ||||
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| Released | 14 April 2007 | |||
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CD single Digital download | |||
| Recorded | Los Angeles, California, 2006 | |||
| Genre | pop | |||
| Length | 3:53 | |||
| Label | Eleven | |||
| Writer(s) | Missy Higgins | |||
| Producer(s) | Mitchell Froom | |||
| Missy Higgins singles chronology | ||||
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"Steer" is the first single from Missy Higgins' second album, On a Clear Night. The song was released in Australia on 14 April 2007[1] and became #1 most added track in that same week. The CD single achieved the #1 spot on the Australian Singles Chart in the first week of its CD release. It is Higgins' second #1 single, her first being her debut single "Scar" from her first album The Sound of White.[2]
Higgins stated that the song was "about steers" and that she wrote it after overlooking the entire Southern Celestial Sphere from a bay in Western Australia.[3]
The song has a clean, upbeat feel with vocals that ascend into many high-pitched lyrics. It has instrument backings of acoustic guitar and drums.
The song is available to listen to at the website of Sydney newspaper The Daily Telegraph.[4]
In March 2007, Higgins gave fans the exclusive opportunity to pre-order a personally signed copy of her single 'Steer' via SMS.[5]
Track listing
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"Steer"
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The song has been released on the Australian iTunes Store, on which after a few days it had already broken into the top three singles.
- "Steer" - 3:53
- "Dusty Road" - 3:14
- "The Battle" - 2:17
- "Leave a Note" (Demo) - 3:43
Charts
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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| Australian ARIA Singles Chart[6] | 1 |
| End of Year Chart (2007) | position |
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| Australian ARIA Singles Chart[7] | 60 |
Notes
- ↑ "Missy back in business", Brisbane Times, Fairfax Digital, 23 April 2007, retrieved 27 April 2010
- ↑ Australian-charts.com
- ↑ Time Off Magazine Matt Connors' interview with Missy Higgins(2006)
- ↑ "Steer" streaming version from The Daily Telegraph website.
- ↑ The Harbour Agency. Retrieved 24 May 2007.
- ↑ "Australian Top 50 singles chart". ARIACharts.com. Retrieved 23 April 2007.
- ↑ http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2007.htm.
| Preceded by "Girlfriend" by Avril Lavigne |
ARIA (Australia) number-one single 23 April 2007 |
Succeeded by "Girlfriend" by Avril Lavigne |