Let's Go Higher
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"Let's Go Higher" is the first single from Jordan Knight
's third studio album Unfinished, scheduled to be released in May 31, 2011. It was released in March 1, 2011 on iTunes
. This is Jordan Knight's first solo single in over 5 years, the last one being "Say Goodbye" (2006).
on iTunes
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collaborator Colby O'Donis
. "I had a track and I really liked this track. I needed a writer to see if they could put some good idea over it," Knight said of another song he had been working on. "I was always talking about Colby O'Donis. He's got a great vibe," he recalled.
The official music video for Let's Go Higher was premiered on E! Online on April 21, 2011 and was uploaded on YouTube
on April 23. The video features Jordan Knight dazzled by disco lights, singing and dancing in a night club being surrounded by ladies on the dance floor, along with the infectious beats and grooves, guiding the song with his dreamy voice. This is Jordan Knight's first solo music video in almost 12 years, the last one being for "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" (1999).
Of the music video he said, "It was a lot of work because the song is happy and upbeat, but sometimes it's harder to translate that into video. I'm not 14. I can't jump around and do that kind of thing, but you still want it to be happy and fun", he added.
Jordan Knight
Jordan Nathaniel Marcel Knight is an American singer-songwriter best known as the lead singer in the boy band, New Kids on the Block , and actor, who rose to fame in the 1980s and 1990s. He is best known for his distinctive falsetto style of singing, influenced by The Stylistics. After New Kids On...
's third studio album Unfinished, scheduled to be released in May 31, 2011. It was released in March 1, 2011 on iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
. This is Jordan Knight's first solo single in over 5 years, the last one being "Say Goodbye" (2006).
Release
Jordan Knight's single "Let's Go Higher" was released on Tuesday March 1, 2011. The single is available as a digital downloadMusic download
A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
on iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
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Background
The song was written by Jordan Knight and Mauli B and produced by onetime Lady GagaLady GaGa
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta , better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, she primarily studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and briefly attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before withdrawing to...
collaborator Colby O'Donis
Colby O'Donis
Colby O'Donis is an American-Puerto Rican pop and R&B singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer and actor. In 2008, he released his debut album Colby O, and his single "What You Got" featuring Akon reached #14 on the Billboard Hot 100...
. "I had a track and I really liked this track. I needed a writer to see if they could put some good idea over it," Knight said of another song he had been working on. "I was always talking about Colby O'Donis. He's got a great vibe," he recalled.
Music video
The video was filmed April 2011. About the music video, Knight said: "Fans can expect the video to be a mix between cool, sexy and fun" - though the process wasn't easy.The official music video for Let's Go Higher was premiered on E! Online on April 21, 2011 and was uploaded on YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
on April 23. The video features Jordan Knight dazzled by disco lights, singing and dancing in a night club being surrounded by ladies on the dance floor, along with the infectious beats and grooves, guiding the song with his dreamy voice. This is Jordan Knight's first solo music video in almost 12 years, the last one being for "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" (1999).
Of the music video he said, "It was a lot of work because the song is happy and upbeat, but sometimes it's harder to translate that into video. I'm not 14. I can't jump around and do that kind of thing, but you still want it to be happy and fun", he added.