Steer (song)

"Steer"
The single cover to "Steer" featuring Higgins smiling on the right.
Single by Missy Higgins
from the album On a Clear Night
B-side
  • "Dusty Road"
  • "The Battle"
  • "Leave a Note"
Released14 April 2007 (2007-04-14)
StudioLos Angeles, California
Length3:53
LabelEleven
Songwriter(s)Missy Higgins
Producer(s)Mitchell Froom
Missy Higgins singles chronology
"The Sound of White"
(2005) 		"Steer"
(2007) 		"Where I Stood"
(2007)

"Steer" is the first single from Australian singer-songwriter Missy Higgins' second album, On a Clear Night (2007). The song was released in Australia on 14 April 2007 and became the most-added track that same week. Higgins stated that the song is "about steers" and that she wrote it after overlooking the southern celestial hemisphere from a bay in Western Australia.[1] The song has instrument backings of acoustic guitar and drums.

The single reached the number-one spot on the Australian Singles Chart in the first week of its release, dethroning Avril Lavigne's "Girlfriend" for a single week. It became Higgins' second number-one single, after 2004's "Scar". At the end of 2007, the song appeared at number 60 on the Australian year-end chart.


Track listing

  1. "Steer" – 3:53
  2. "Dusty Road" – 3:14
  3. "The Battle" – 2:17
  4. "Leave a Note" (demo) – 3:43

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[4] 2× Platinum 140,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Australia 14 April 2007 CD single Virgin [5]
United States 14 July 2008 Adult alternative radio Reprise [6]
27 April 2009 Hot adult contemporary radio [7]
Digital download (Steer & More EP) [8]

References

  1. ^ Time Off Magazine Matt Connors' interview with Missy Higgins (2006)
  2. ^ "Missy Higgins – Steer EP". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  3. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2007". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  4. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2024 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Missy back in business". Brisbane Times. 23 April 2007. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
  6. ^ "Triple A - Available For Airplay". FMQB. Archived from the original on 15 July 2008. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  7. ^ "AC - Airplay Archive". FMQB. Archived from the original on 4 February 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Steer & More - EP by Missy Higgins". iTunes Store (United States). 27 April 2009. Archived from the original on 26 April 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2022.