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 song also has the vocals of Like Mike on the chorus, the first time when he appears on a song as vocalist. 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 (2015-08-15)
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) "Another Love Song" (2017)

Music video

A music video for single was upload on the duo's YouTube channel at a total length of two minutes and fifty-three seconds. The video follows a group of friends traveling through the desert, interspersed with scenes of Like Mike and Ne-Yo singing, while Dimitri Vegas is seen working at an old gas station and appears to have supernatural powers.

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) (Billboard)[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 (BRMA)[16]	Platinum	20,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[17]	Gold	7,500*
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of Billboard number-one dance songs of 2016