"So High" is a song by American singer

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, co-written with Paul Cho and DeVon "Devo" Harris, and released as the fourth single from his debut album ''

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'' (2004). Produced by Harris, It samples "I Don't Need No Reason" by Jr. Walker & The All Stars, earning additional songwriting credits for

Leon Ware Leon Ware (February 16, 1940 – February 23, 2017) was an American songwriter, producer, composer, and singer. Besides a solo career as a performer, Ware was best known for producing hits for other artists including Michael Jackson, Quincy ...

and

Pam Sawyer Pamela Joan Sawyer (born 1938) is an English songwriter/lyricist, who started writing songs in the mid-1960s and whose credits as a co-writer at Motown included " Love Child", " If I Were Your Woman", " My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Lef ...

. The song peaked at number 53 on the US ''Billboard''

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, but gained further recognition through a remix featuring

Lauryn Hill Lauryn Noelle Hill (born May 26, 1975) is an American musician. She is celebrated as one of the most influential musical artists of her generation. Hill is credited with breaking barriers for female rappers, contributing to the popular music, m ...

, which was nominated for

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at the

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