Take Me to the Clouds Above explained

"Take Me to the Clouds Above" is a song by British dance group LMC and Irish rock band U2. It peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in February 2004. The song interpolates Whitney Houston's 1986 hit "How Will I Know" (using only the first four lines) and samples U2's 1987 hit "With or Without You" (hence the credit). The vocals in the song were performed by Rachel McFarlane.^[1]

Track listings

UK maxi-CD single (CDGLOBE313)^[2]

1. "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (radio edit)
2. "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (The Mash Up Kids remix)
3. "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (extended mix)
4. "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (Audiolush remix)
5. "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (Lee S remix)
6. "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (Flip & Fill remix)

UK CD single (CXGLOBE313)^[3]

1. "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (radio edit)
2. "The Feeling"

US 12-inch single (UL 1207-6)^[4]

A1. "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (extended)

A2. "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (Lee S remix)

B1. "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (Mash Up Kids remix)

B2. "The Feeling"

Australian CD single (CSR CD5 0444)

1. "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (radio edit) – 2:50
2. "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (The Mash Up Kids remix) – 7:31
3. "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (Lee S remix) – 6:01
4. "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (Audiolush remix) – 6:21
5. "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (Flip & Fill remix) – 6:37
6. "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (Scott B remix) – 5:19
7. "The Feeling" – 5:17

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Australian Club Chart (ARIA)[5]	3
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[6]	4
Ireland Dance (IRMA)[7]	1
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[8]	30
US Dance Radio Airplay (Billboard)[9]	7
US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[10]	24

Year-end charts

Chart (2004)	Position
Australia (ARIA)[11]	80
Australian Club Chart (ARIA)[12]	37
Australian Dance (ARIA)[13]	6
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[14]	67
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[15]	85
UK Singles (OCC)[16]	13
US Dance Radio Airplay (Billboard)[17]	31

Notes and References

1. Web site: Number 1 today in 2004: Peter Andre vs Jamelia. Myers. Justin. Official Charts Company. 5 March 2015. 6 January 2021.
2. Take Me to the Clouds Above. LMC, U2. 2004. UK maxi-CD single liner notes. All Around the World Productions. CDGLOBE313.
3. Take Me to the Clouds Above. LMC, U2. 2004. UK CD single liner notes. All Around the World Productions. CXGLOBE313.
4. Take Me to the Clouds Above / The Feeling. LMC, U2. 2004. US 12-inch single vinyl disc. Ultra Records. UL 1207-6.
5. Web site: The ARIA Report – ARIA Club Tracks – Week Commencing 29th March 2004. ARIA. 17. 29 March 2004. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222435/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20040407-0000/ISSUE735.pdf. 22 February 2008. 6 January 2021.
6. Hits of the World – Eurocharts. Billboard. 116. 7. 53. 14 February 2004. 19 March 2020.
7. Web site: Top 10 Dance Singles, Week Ending 29 January 2004. GfK Chart-Track. 17 June 2019.
8. Web site: Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 21, saptamina 24.05 – 30.05, 2004. Romanian Top 100. ro. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20050116030013/http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10120.html. 16 January 2005. 15 May 2020.
9. Dance/Mix Show Airplay. Billboard. 8 May 2004. subscription. 10 October 2023.
10. Dance Singles Sales. Billboard. 22 May 2004. subscription. 10 October 2023.
11. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2004. ARIA. 17 September 2020.
12. Web site: ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Club Chart 2004. ARIA. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20200415012006/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-club-chart-2004.htm. 15 April 2020. 17 September 2020.
13. Web site: ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Dance Singles 2004. ARIA. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20200415011443/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-dance-singles-2004.htm. 15 April 2020. 17 September 2020.
14. Web site: Jahreshitparade Singles 2004. de. 17 June 2019.
15. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2004. Ultratop. nl. 17 June 2019.
16. Web site: The Official UK Singles Chart 2002. UKChartsPlus. 7 July 2018.
17. 2004 The Year in Charts: Most-Played Dance Songs. Billboard Radio Monitor. 12. 51. 56. 17 December 2004.