Higher Place

"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 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]

"Higher Place"
Single by Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike featuring Ne-Yo
Released	15 August 2015
Genre	Deep house
Length	4:24 (original mix) 2:54 (radio edit)
Label	Smash the House Motown Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Dimitri Thivaios Michael Thivaios Shaffer Smith
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) "Earn Ur Love" (2017)

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	30,000^*
^*sales figures based on certification alone

See also

• List of number-one dance singles of 2016 (U.S.)

References

1. "Hot Dance Club Songs – January 16, 2016". Billboard. January 5, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
2. Release information at Discogs
3. "Higher Place" Remixes at iTunes
4. "Ultratop.be – Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike Feat. Ne-Yo – Higher Place" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
5. "Ultratop.be – Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike Feat. Ne-Yo – Higher Place" (in French). Ultratop 50.
6. "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.
7. "Deorro+X+Chris+Brown&titel=Five+More+Hours&cat=s Lescharts.com – Deorro X Chris Brown – Five More Hours" (in French). Les classement single.
8. "Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike Chart History (Japan Hot 100)". Billboard.
9. "Top 5 Airplay TV". Polish Video Chart. ZPAV. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
10. "Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.
11. "Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard.
12. "Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike Chart History (Dance Mix/Show Airplay)". Billboard.
13. "Jaaroverzichten 2015". Ultratop. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
14. "Dance Club Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
15. "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
16. "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2016". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 15, 2016.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
• "Higher Place" on YouTube