1997Released
5:08

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Interesting facts and trivia about Higher Power. By Songfacts®.

This was one of three new songs Boston recorded for their Greatest Hits album. This track features their original lead singer Brad Delp, who left the band in the early '90s.

Boston leader Tom Scholz wrote this with bass player David Sikes. The "Higher Power" is a concept in Alcoholics Anonymous to help participants deal with their addiction. In this song, Delp sings about looking beyond himself for guidance.

The song includes a Catholic prayer right before the guitar solo. It is the "Serenity Prayer," written by Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971).

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Higher Power.
FKey
MinorMode
4/4Time Signature
116BPM

Album

The album Higher Power is released on.
Greatest HitsBoston
1997Compilation

Released By

The record label that has released Higher Power.
Epic
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