They are well known for their remix of "Habits (Stay High)" by Tove Lo, which has accumulated over 1 billion views on YouTube and 1.6 billion streams on Spotify since release, as well as "Devil Eyes" with over 700 million Spotify streams.
Hippie Sabotage have toured frequently since 2015, including a number of headline tours with two shows at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, festival performances at Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits, Firefly, and Hangout among others, and sets supporting Zedd, Gramatik, and Big Gigantic.
Originally released as a soundtrack for a YouTube video in April 2013, Hippie Sabotage self-released "Stay High", their remix of Tove Lo's "Habits (Stay High)", as a free download in September 2013. Tove Lo later heard the song and reached out to the duo on Twitter, eventually releasing it as a single and on her Truth Serum EP in March 2014. Ellie Goulding shared the remix, which vaulted it onto the iTunes charts overnight. The remix hit the top 10 in a number of countries in Europe and Oceania, as well as number one on Billboard's Next Big Sound chart, and has been credited for the success of the original song, as well as bringing Tove Lo into the mainstream.
In September 2020, Hippie Sabotage released Red Moon Rising, their first album after several years of touring which allowed them time to "process a full project that represented (their) creative thoughts." That month the duo also partnered with Flower Records to release their "Devil Eyes OG" cannabis strain. Hippie Sabotage released their albums Floating Palace in December 2021 and Trailblazer in April 2023.
Stay High
Hippie Sabotage Lyrics
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Oh oh
Oh oh
Oh oh
Oh oh
Oh oh
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Oh oh
Oh oh
Oh oh
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Oh oh
Oh oh
Staying in my play pretend
Where the fun ain't got no end
Staying in my play pretend
Where the fun ain't got no end
Staying in my play pretend
Where the fun ain't got no end
Oh can't go home alone again
Need someone to numb the pain
Can't go home alone again
Need someone to numb the pain
Can't go home alone again
Need someone to numb the pain
Oh staying in my play pretend
Where the fun ain't got no end
Oh oh can't go home alone againNeed someone to numb the pain
You're gone and I got to stay high
All the time, to- time, to-
High all the time, to- time, to-
High all the time
To keep you off my mind (ooh ooh)
High all the time, to- time, to-
High all the time, to- time, to-
High all the time
To keep you off my mind (ooh ooh)
Oh oh
Oh oh
Oh oh
Oh oh
Oh oh
Oh oh
Oh oh
Oh oh
Oh oh
Oh oh
Oh oh
Oh oh
Oh oh
Oh oh
Oh oh
Oh oh
Staying in my play pretend
Where the fun ain't got no end
Staying in my play pretend
Where the fun ain't got no end
Staying in my play pretend
Where the fun ain't got no end
Oh can't go home alone again
Need someone to numb the pain
Can't go home alone again
Need someone to numb the pain
Can't go home alone again
Need someone to numb the pain
Oh staying in my play pretend
Where the fun ain't got no end
Oh oh can't go home alone again
Need someone to numb the pain
You're gone and I got to stay high
All the time, to- time, to-
High all the time, to- time, to-
High all the time
To keep you off my mind (ooh ooh)
High all the time, to- time, to-
High all the time, to- time, to-
High all the time
To keep you off my mind (ooh ooh)
Oh oh
Oh oh
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Hippie Sabotage's song "Stay High" is a combination of infectious beats and melancholy lyrics. The chorus of the song contains the lyrics "You're gone and I got to stay high, all the time, to- time, to- high all the time, to- time, to- high all the time, to keep you off my mind." The song is about a person who is trying to forget their ex-lover by constantly staying high or numb. The lyrics in the verses highlight the person's desire to stay in a pretend world where they can escape from reality and the pain they feel.
The lyrics, "Staying in my play pretend, where the fun ain't got no end," show the person's unwillingness to face reality and their desire to stay in a world where everything is going well. The repetition of the lyrics, "Can't go home alone again, need someone to numb the pain," emphasizes the person's desperation to avoid being alone with their thoughts.
Overall, the song is a representation of how sometimes people try to escape from their harsh reality by indulging in vices like drugs or alcohol.
Line by Line Meaning
Staying in my play pretend
I'm avoiding reality by living in a fantasy world
Where the fun ain't got no end
I choose to live in this world because it's fun and doesn't have consequences
Can't go home alone again
I'm afraid to be alone, so I need someone to be with me
Need someone to numb the pain
I have a painful experience and I want someone to help me forget it for a while
You're gone and I got to stay high
You're not here and I need to get high to forget about you
All the time, to- time, to-
I need to stay high constantly
To keep you off my mind (ooh ooh)
I'm using drugs to stop thinking about you
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Daniel Ledinsky, Jakob Jerlstrom, Ludvig Soderberg, Tove Lo, Jeffrey Saurer, Kevin Saurer
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@LUDAQUENDERO64
I remember when this video had just over 7 million views, now everyone knows this song because of vine.. -.- I showed this to my classmates and then my entire school was listening to this..
@MrBlue11900
I just heard about this. I don't really hear people listen to this kind of music in the US. I usually look for music in different parts of the world. Love this track.
@Thommaus
Wow you knew a song before some others
You must be such a cool guy!!!
Grow up, idiot
@nicoc.185
Wow, such a hipster.
@LUDAQUENDERO64
Thommaus
I didn't say that you fucking dipshit, i just said that it sucks that this song its only known from vines so shut the fuck up.
@EzDeluxe
LUDAQUENDERO64 I didnt hear it from Vine
@QuickGG
This song is starting to make me remember a different time. We’re getting old team!
@trisamber5085
sadly we are! :( i was 13 when i first listened to it. now i’m 20.
@MethshockFilms
When this song was recent I was doing dimebags and lines with friends and now I'm living together and we got a dog lol
@kelomater4133
@@trisamber5085 woah same here