"High Time" is the third and final single from the 1983 album, Kilroy Was Here, by Styx. It reached number 48 on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.[2] In a 2009 interview, Dennis DeYoung revealed that "High Time" was released as the third single at the last minute by A&M Records. An expensive video for "Haven't We Been Here Before" was created but never was shown on MTV. Instead, Shaw wanted a live version of "Cold War" to be the third single. A&M Records finally released "High Time" as the single, with little promotion and no video. Its relative poor performance killed momentum on the "Kilroy" album.
| "High Time" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Styx | ||||
| from the album Kilroy Was Here | ||||
| B-side | "Double Life" | |||
| Released | August 1983 (US)[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 4:28 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Dennis DeYoung | |||
| Producer(s) | Styx | |||
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Cash Box called it a "preachy condemnation of morality mongers" and a "strong defense of freedom of expression."[3]
References
edit- ^ "Styx singles".
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications)
- ^ "Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. August 13, 1983. pp. 10–11. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
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