Steer (song)

"Steer" is the first single from Missy Higgins' second album, On a Clear Night. The song was released in Australia on 14 April 2007 and became the most-added track that same week. Higgins stated that the song was "about steers" and that she wrote it after overlooking the southern celestial hemisphere from a bay in Western Australia.[2] The song has instrument backings of acoustic guitar and drums.

"Steer"
Single by Missy Higgins
from the album On a Clear Night
B-side
  • "Dusty Road"
  • "The Battle"
  • "Leave a Note"
Released14 April 2007[1]
Recorded2006
StudioLos Angeles, California
GenrePop
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)

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", from her first album The Sound of White.[3] At the end of 2007, the song appeared at number 60 on the Australian year-end chart, becoming the second lowest-selling number-one hit of the year (that didn't reach number one in 2006), behind "2 Hearts" by Kylie Minogue. Despite this, it still received a Gold certification from ARIA for sales exceeding 35,000 copies.

In March 2007, Higgins gave fans the exclusive opportunity to pre-order a personally signed copy of her single "Steer" via SMS.[4]

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

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2007) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 1

Year-end charts
Chart (2007) Position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 60

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[7] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Australia 13 April 2007 CD single Virgin [8]
United States 14 July 2008 Adult alternative radio Reprise [9]
27 April 2009 Hot adult contemporary radio [10]
Digital download (Steer & More EP) [11]

References
  1. "Missy back in business". Brisbane Times. 23 April 2007. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
  2. Time Off Magazine Matt Connors' interview with Missy Higgins (2006)
  3. Australian-charts.com
  4. The Harbour Agency. Retrieved 24 May 2007.
  5. "Missy Higgins – Steer EP". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  6. "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2007". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  7. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2007 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  8. "Higgins, Missy - Steer Music at JB Hi-Fi Australia". JB Hi-Fi. 13 April 2007. Archived from the original on 6 September 2007. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  9. "Triple A - Available For Airplay". FMQB. Archived from the original on 15 July 2008. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  10. "AC - Airplay Archive". FMQB. Archived from the original on 4 February 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  11. "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.
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