Nathan Dawe reveals the inspiration behind his latest collab 'Higher' with Joel Corry
It's about having an indescribable love for someone ❤️
Last updated 23rd Aug 2024
Nathan Dawe, the DJ behind hits such as '0800 Heaven' with Joel Corry and Ella Henderson and '21 Reasons' featuring Ella Henderson, has now released another collab. This time the new song called 'Higher' is with good friend Joel Corry and singer Sacha.
After teasing new music for some time, Nathan revealed the song's title and release date, writing: '☁️ HIGHER out 23rd August ☁️ @joelcorry @sacha_sings'.
Joel reacted to the post by commenting: '✨✨✨', with a fan writing: 'Can’t wait 👍👍 it’s going to be an absolute banger 👍'. Another fan said: 'What a talented trio! Can’t wait for release day! ❤️'.
On the day the song was released, the DJ revealed the inspiration behind his new track, telling fans on TikTok: 'We wrote a song about having an indescribable love for someone, and it's finally out everywhere.'
'Higher' follows Nathan's song 'Ten' with MNEK, which was a song about never giving up. The DJ told his fans 'my new song with @mnek is about resilience, not giving up and fighting your way through life.'
This is also the second song from Joel in recent months, following the release of 'Tonight (D.I.Y.A) with Jax Jones and Jason Derulo, which as recently had a Pitbull remix.
This is also the second time Nathan and Joel have released a collab together following '0800 Heaven' in 2023. Last year, ahead of his Hits Live performance, Joel told Hits Radio that he wanted to collab with his friend Nathan.
He said a collab would come: "One day. We have talked about doing a collab together, and I just thought, maybe the project could be called Corry Dawe, like you just said. That is actually pretty sick."
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Take a look through Joel Corry's collabs:
2019: 'Sorry'
'Sorry' was the song that got Joel Corry noticed in the music industry. The summer anthem was featured on Love Island and became the 'most Shazamed track in one day, with 41,000 Shazams'!
The song was a cover of Monsta Boy's 'Sorry (I Didn't Know)', and although not credited, featured the vocals of Hayley May.
Hayley, who appeared on Britain's Got Talent back in 2013, is a singer/songwriter, who has worked on a lot of dance music tracks. She has also featured on two of Joel's previous tracks 'Good As Gold' and 'Fallen'.
2020: 'Lonely'
Joel's follow-up to 'Sorry' was 'Lonely', which featured his sister in the music video. Despite not crediting the singer on this track, it featured Harlee.
Not much is known about Harlee (real name Harley Jayne Sudworth), but she has also featured on 'Afraid' by James Hype and 'Last Night' by Digital Farm Animals. She is also a songwriter and at the end of 2022 revealed she plans to release some of her own music in 2023.
The music video has now had more than 29 million views.
2020: 'Head & Heart' with MNEK
Joel Corry and MNEK teamed up for their 2020 hit 'Head & Heart', and what a banger it was!
'Head & Heart' celebrated more than 10 weeks at Number 1 in the UK, with a massive 61 weeks in total in the chart. It also became the duo's first UK Number 1.
2021: 'Bed' with David Guetta and RAYE
In 2021, Joel, along with David Guetta and RAYE released 'Bed'. The song was a huge hit reaching Number 3 in the UK and being certified Platinum in the UK.
Speaking about working with RAYE, Joel told us: "The first time I met RAYE in the studio, we just instantly clicked and I just knew that I wanted to work with her so much."
2021: 'Out Out' with Jax Jones featuring Charli XCX and Saweetie
What a collab! 'Out Out' with Jax Jones, Charli XCX and Saweetie was another big hit for Joel. The song topped the UK dance chart and was written by Joel, Jax, Charli XCX and Saweetie, along with a team of writers.
2021: 'I Wish' with Mabel
'I Wish' became Joel's sixth Top 20 hit in the UK. The song was written by a huge team of writers including some famous names such as MNEK, Jess Glynne, Harlee (who featured on 'Lonely'), and of course Joel Corry.
'2022: What Would You Do?' with David Guetta and Bryson Tiller
'What Would You Do?' with David Guetta and Bryson Tiller was released back in March 2022. Although Joel and David had worked together before, this was the first time they'd teamed up with American singer/rapper Bryson Tiller.
2022: 'History' with Becky Hill
Joel Corry and Becky Hill had been teasing a collab for a long time, and finally in August 2022 they dropped 'History', along with a futuristic music video. The song was a Top 20 hit for the pair.
2022: 'Lionheart (Fearless)' with Tom Grennan
Friends Joel and Tom Grennan released their song 'Lionheart (Fearless)' in October 2022. The song became an unofficial World Cup anthem supporting the England team after a version called 'Lionheart (Come On England)' was released at the time of the football tournament.
2023: 'Dance Around It' with Caity Baser
Joel and Caity Baser joined forces on 'Dance Around It'. Speaking about his song, Joel said: "'Dance Around It' has been killing it in my club sets. Working with Caity on this record has been so much fun, she's really talented and I love her energy. The track feels super fresh and it really shows off Caity's personality. I'm buzzing to 'Dance Around It' all summer!"
2023: '0800 Heaven' with Nathan Dawe and Ella Henderson
Joel Corry, Nathan Dawe and Ella Henderson released their banger '0800 Heaven' back in June 2023, followed by an acoustic version a month later. The trio's song was written by Nathan and Ella, with Ella telling us: "This has happened very, very fast. The next thing you know he's (Nathan) sent it to Joel, Joel rings me and he's like, 'I want to come on it, we've got to do it together', and then, here we are, it's happening! So, we're absolutely buzzing.
"It is a really fun record," she continued.
2023: 'Drinkin'' with Rita Ora and MK
Joel Corry, MK and Rita Ora have released their new collab 'Drinkin'', after premiering it at Ibiza Rocks in August 2023. On the day of release they also shared the visualiser with clips from their performance.
2024: 'Higher' with Nathan Dawe and Sacha
Nathan Dawe, Joel Corry and Sacha teamed up for a song called 'Higher'. 'Higher' will be released on 23rd August 2024.
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