Eight Miles High

~ Recording by The Byrds

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.7Eight Miles High3:37The ByrdsFifth Dimension (mono)The ByrdsAlbum
  • US1966-07-18
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CL 2549
1.7Eight Miles High3:37The ByrdsFifth Dimension (stereo)The ByrdsAlbum
  • US1966-07-18
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CS 9349
1.7Eight Miles High3:36The ByrdsGreatest HitsThe ByrdsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CS 9516
1.7Eight Miles High3:36The ByrdsGreatest HitsThe ByrdsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 9516, CK9516
1.9Eight Miles High3:35The ByrdsThe Original Singles 1965–1967, Volume 1The ByrdsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 37335
1.7Eight Miles High3:37The ByrdsFifth DimensionThe ByrdsAlbum
  • US1989-07-13
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 9349
1.1Eight Miles High3:35The ByrdsVoyageDavid CrosbyAlbum + Compilation
  • US2006-11-06
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint), Rhino (reissue label)R2 77628
1.15Eight Miles High3:40The ByrdsOriginal Singles A’s & B’s 1965–1971The ByrdsAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2012-08-05
Sony Music Japan International Inc. (do not use as a label, see the annotation)SICP-3467, SICP-3468
1.7Eight Miles High3:36The ByrdsGreatest HitsThe ByrdsAlbum + CompilationColumbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)WCK 9516
1.7Eight Miles High3:36The ByrdsGreatest HitsThe ByrdsAlbum + CompilationColumbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)PCT 00268

Relationships

producer:Allen Stanton
12 string guitar:Roger McGuinn (on 1966-01-25)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1967)
mash-ups:Sunshine a Go Go by ccc
part of:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock (order: 33)
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2026-05-04) (number: 51) (order: 51)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 150) (order: 151)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 181) (order: 181)
recording of:Eight Miles High (on 1966-01-25)

Eight Miles High

writer:Gene Clark (US singer-songwriter; founder of The Byrds)
David Crosby
Roger McGuinn
publisher:Gene Clark Music
Reservoir One America
Tickson Music Co.
TRO Essex Music Ltd.
later versions:Eight Miles High (additional lyrics)