"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
luchadorenmascarado (masked
professional wrestler) who used the song for his entrances.[3]
British dance act
Newton covered "Sky High" and released it as his debut single on 14 November 1994[20] featuring Jigsaw's Des Dyer on vocals and in the video. Their version, produced by
Mike Stock and
Matt Aitken, became a hit, reaching number eight on the
Australian Singles Chart and the top 40 in Belgium.[21]
"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
luchadorenmascarado (masked
professional wrestler) who used the song for his entrances.[3]
British dance act
Newton covered "Sky High" and released it as his debut single on 14 November 1994[20] featuring Jigsaw's Des Dyer on vocals and in the video. Their version, produced by
Mike Stock and
Matt Aitken, became a hit, reaching number eight on the
Australian Singles Chart and the top 40 in Belgium.[21]