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Higher Than Hope

"Higher Than Hope" is the third single released by Daryl Braithwaite from his third studio album, Rise. The single was released in May 1991 and peaked at number 28 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart. The song also peaked at number 47 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 73 on the Canadian RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart, becoming his only single to chart in these countries. Braithwaite promoted the single in US from 18 June to 31 July 1990 and the music video was filmed in Los Angeles.[2] It is one of the few songs in Braithwaite's repertoire to feature him playing an instrument in addition to singing. At the APRA Music Awards of 1992 the song won Most Performed Australian Work.[3]

"Higher Than Hope"
Single by Daryl Braithwaite
from the album Rise
B-side"You Will Find a Way"
Released27 May 1991 (1991-05-27)[1]
GenrePop
Length4:29
LabelCBS
SongwritersSimon Hussey, Daryl Braithwaite
ProducerSimon Hussey
Daryl Braithwaite singles chronology
"The Horses"
(1991)		 "Higher Than Hope"
(1991)		 "Don't Hold Back Your Love"
(1991)

Background

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According to an interview conducted shortly after the release of the Rise album, Braithwaite titled the song after the Nelson Mandela biography of the same name,[4] based on lyrical ideas from song co-writer and producer Simon Hussey. Hussey had first drawn inspiration for the tune from watching a newscast showing riots in South Africa. Braithwaite felt that the title "Higher Than Hope" was consistent with the message that both he and Hussey were endeavoring to convey with the song, namely the notion of, as Braithwaite describes, going beyond "just wishing about" the resolution of conflict. He also felt that the song was "very idealistic in a sense."[5]

In May 1991, "Higher Than Hope" was among the most added songs to contemporary hit radio in the United States.[6][7] For the week ending 1 June 1991, the song debuted at No. 78 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[8] That same month, a music video for the song was added to VH1.[9]

Track listing

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CD single

  1. "Higher Than Hope" (single edit) – 4:29
  2. "You Will Find a Way" – 4:20

Personnel

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[10][11]

Charts

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Weekly chart performance for "Higher Than Hope"
Chart (1991) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[12]28
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[13]73
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[14]32
US Billboard Hot 100[15]47

References

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  1. ↑ "New Release Summary – Product Available from : 27/05/91: Singles". The ARIA Report. No. 70. 26 May 1991. p. 18.
  2. ↑ Six Moons (CD). Sony Music Australia. 1994.
  3. ↑ "1992 APRA MUSIC AWARD WINNERS". APRA AMCOs. Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  4. ↑ Fatima Meer - Higher Than Hope: The Authorized Biography of Nelson Mandela @Amazon.com Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  5. ↑ The Daryl Braithwaite interview @YouTube.com Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "Hot 100 Singles Action" (PDF). Billboard. 25 May 1991. p. 69. Retrieved 27 March 2026 – via World Radio History.
  7. ↑ "CHR | National Airplay" (PDF). Radio & Records. 17 May 1991. p. 107. Retrieved 27 March 2026 – via World Radio History.
  8. ↑ Ellis, Michael (1 June 1991). "Hot 100 Singles Spotlight" (PDF). Billboard. p. 79. Retrieved 27 March 2026 – via World Radio History.
  9. ↑ "The Clip List" (PDF). Billboard. 29 June 1991. p. 49. Retrieved 27 March 2026 – via World Radio History.
  10. ↑ Daryl Braithwaite - Rise LP @Discogs.com Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  11. ↑ Daryl Braithwaite - Rise cassette @Discogs.com Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  12. ↑ "Daryl Braithwaite – Higher Than Hope". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  13. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Image 1600". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  14. ↑ "Daryl Braithwaite Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  15. ↑ "Daryl Braithwaite Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
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