Highest in the Room

"Highest in the Room"
Single by Travis Scott
ReleasedOctober 4, 2019 (2019-10-04)
GenreTrap
Length2:55
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • OZ
  • Nik D
  • Dean (co.)
Travis Scott singles chronology
"Antisocial"
(2019) 		"Highest in the Room"
(2019) 		"Take What You Want"
(2019)
Music video
"Highest in the Room" on YouTube

"Highest in the Room" (stylized in all caps) is a song by American rapper Travis Scott. It was released as a single on October 4, 2019.[1] It was released in a variety of formats, including on 7-inch vinyl, cassette and as a CD single.[2] In its first week, it debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100, for the chart dated October 19, 2019, becoming Scott's second US number-one single, following "Sicko Mode".[3] A remix featuring Spanish singer Rosalía and American rapper Lil Baby was released on December 27, 2019, and featured on Scott and other Cactus Jack members' compilation album JackBoys (2019) on the same day, while the original release remains off the compilation.[4] The remix version was released to Italian contemporary hit radio on January 7, 2020.[5] The song received a nomination for Best Melodic Rap Performance at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards.

  1. ^ Minsker, Evan (September 30, 2019). "Travis Scott Releasing New Song "Highest in the Room" This Week". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  2. ^ Maicki, Salvatore (September 30, 2019). "Travis Scott's new single "Highest In The Room" is dropping this week". The Fader. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  3. ^ Trust, Gary (October 14, 2019). "Travis Scott's 'Highest in the Room' Debuts at No. 1 on Hot 100, Dan + Shay + Justin's '10,000 Hours' Is No. 4". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  4. ^ Holmes, Charles (December 27, 2019). "Rosalía Makes the Case That She Can Do It All on 'Highest in the Room'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference EarOne was invoked but never defined (see the help page).