Sky High (song)

"Sky High"
Single by Jigsaw
from the album Sky High
B-side"Brand New Love Affair"
ReleasedAugust 1975
GenreDisco, pop rock
Length2:53
LabelSplash (UK), Chelsea (US)
Songwriter(s)Clive Scott, Des Dyer
Producer(s)Chas Peate
Jigsaw singles chronology
"You're Not the Only Girl"
(1974)
"Sky High"
(1975)
"Brand New Love Affair"
(1976)

"Sky High" is a song by British band Jigsaw. It was released as a single in 1975 and was the main title theme to the film The Man from Hong Kong. The song was a worldwide hit in the latter part of 1975, reaching No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 4 on the Adult Contemporary chart in the United States. It was composed by Clive Scott and Des Dyer of Jigsaw. The orchestral arrangement was by Richard Hewson.[1] It was also a top 10 hit on the UK Singles Chart. The 1975 Australian single was released under the name "British Jigsaw" due to an established and popular local band there at the time also called "Jigsaw".

Two years later, the song gained more striking commercial success in Japan, peaking at No. 2 on the Oricon singles chart and selling approximately 570,000 copies.[2] ZYX Records released an extended 12" version in 1987. A remixed version of the original Jigsaw cut by PWL remixer Pete Hammond was a minor dance hit in the US in the spring of 1989. In a nod to the original 7" single release, "Brand New Love Affair" was also remixed and put on the B-side, but managed to reach No. 66 on the Billboard Hot 100 the following year. The song has been popular in Mexico because of the song's affiliation with Mil Máscaras, a popular luchador enmascarado (masked professional wrestler) who used the song for his entrances.[3]

  1. ^ "Jigsaw - Sky High / Sky High - Splash - UK - CPI 1". 45cat.com. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  2. ^ "List of best-selling singles on the Japanese Oricon International Chart (1968-2000)" (in Japanese). Original Confidence. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2008.
  3. ^ "Mil Mascaras on Instagram: "Sky High " canción de la banda británica Jigsaw, la cuál utilizaban en Japón como tema de entrada al ring, mientras caminaba al cuadrilátero. #MilMascaras #Official #merchandising #TheManOfAThousandMasks #MilMascaras #OriginalMasks #Wrestling #Original #Wrestler #Luchador #MilMascarasOficial #LuchaLibre #Mask #ミルマスカラス". Instagram.