| "High Price" | |
|---|---|
| Song byCiara featuringLudacris | |
| from the albumFantasy Ride | |
| Released | May 3, 2009 |
| Recorded | 2008 |
| Genre | R&B,Crunk |
| Length | 4:02 |
| Label | LaFace,Jive |
| Songwriter(s) | Ciara Harris, Christopher Bridges,Terius Nash,Christopher Stewart |
| Producer(s) | Tricky Stewart, The-Dream |
"High Price" is a song by American recording artistCiara from her third studio album,Fantasy Ride (2009). Featuring rapperLudacris, it was written by Ciara, Ludacris,Terius Nash, andChristopher Stewart, and was produced byThe-Dream andTricky Stewart. Ciara had planned to release the song as the album'slead single in June 2008 and fought for its release butJive Records decided to go with " Go Girl", which was released in September 2008.[1]
"High Price" is acrunk-influencedR&B song, with booming, low-end, creature-feature synths, which features Ciara singing inoperatic soprano.[2] Macpherson ofThe Guardian magazine commented that the song sees the singer "combining outragedsopranobraggadocio with thunderous crunk baselines.".[3] Lyrically, the song is an "ode toacquisitiveness"[4] and a "dramatic, swaggering celebration of flashiness"[5]
"High Price" received a mixed reception from music critics. Jon Sargent ofPop Matters called Ciara's operatic style "ridiculously awesome"[5]New York Times writer, Jon Carmanica called the songFantasy Ride's best and most conspicuous track, while noting its opera-style vocals as a "spooky and ethereal effect that's both innovative and natural".[6] Many critics compared "High Price" to Ciara's previous single, "Oh" (2005),[7] withAllmusic reviewer, Andy Kellman, calling it a "decent revamp", however he thought that the singer's "outlandish operatics" were a new and nice touch.[2] Leah Greenblatt ofEntertainment Weekly wasn't pleased with the song, calling it "lyrically obnoxious"[4] Sal Cinquemani ofSlant Magazine called the song" "ridiculous crunk-pop" and stated that "if it weren't so over-the-top, it would be a supreme failure". He also called the song's vocals and lyrics horrendous, noting the line "I should be an Iraq, shawty, 'cause I am the bomb... Booty look softer than a McDonald's hamburger bun"[8]
Rolling Stone magazine ranked "High Price" at #73 on its100 Best Singles of 2008.[9]
A music video was due to be released in July 2008, in order to coincide with the song's single release, however with the single cancellation, its release was shelved. A snippet of the videoleaked online in July 2010.[10]
| Goodies | |
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| Ciara: The Evolution | |
| Fantasy Ride | |
| Basic Instinct |
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| Ciara | |
| Jackie | |
| Beauty Marks | |
| CiCi | |
| Other singles |
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| Other songs |
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| Concert tours | |
