"Stay High" is Brittany Howard's ode to her father K.J. Howard. She recalls the joyous nights when they'd make music together after he got home from the "grind and hustle" of his job. And we smile and laugh and jump and clap And yell and holler and just feel great "My family didn't have a lot of money, so music was a free activity," Howard told the BBC. "We could dance or we could sing with it, or we could play on buckets with it."
Jazz percussionist Nate Smith plays the drums with chopsticks on this track. Howard told the BBC she's not interested in technical perfection. "You know, you don't need the best gear, the most expensive stuff, to make something wonderful. In fact, it's a lot more fun, being creative with things that are kind of worthless junk."
This became Brittany Howard's first solo #1 single when it climbed to the summit of Billboard's Adult Alternative Songs Airplay chart dated October 12, 2019. It marked her second visit to the top of the tally after being part of Alabama Shakes' leader "Hold On" in June 2012.
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