I Want to Take You Higher

"I Want to Take You Higher"
Side B of the US single
Single by Sly and the Family Stone
from the album Stand!
A-side	"Stand!"
Released	March 1969 (B-side) March 1970 (A-side)
Recorded	1969
Genre	Psychedelic soul[1] psychedelic funk[2]
Length	5:23 2:55 (single version)
Label	Epic 5-10450
Songwriter(s)	Sly Stone
Producer(s)	Sly Stone
Sly and the Family Stone singles chronology
"Everyday People" / "Sing a Simple Song" (1968) "Stand!" / "I Want to Take You Higher" (1969) "Hot Fun in the Summertime" (1969)

"I Want to Take You Higher"
German picture sleeve
Single by Ike & Tina Turner & The Ikettes
from the album Come Together
B-side	"Contact High"
Released	May 1970
Recorded	1970
Genre	Soul, funk rock
Length	2:51
Label	Liberty Records
Songwriter(s)	Sly Stone
Producer(s)	Ike Turner
Ike & Tina Turner singles chronology
"Come Together" (1969) "I Want to Take You Higher" (1970) "Workin' Together" (1970)
The Ikettes singles chronology
"Make 'Em Wait" (1968) "I Want to Take You Higher" (1970) "Got What It Takes (To Get What I Want)" (1971)

"I Want to Take You Higher" is a song by the soul/rock/funk band Sly and the Family Stone, the B-side to their Top 30 hit "Stand!". Unlike most of the other tracks on the Stand! album, "I Want to Take You Higher" is not a message song; instead, it is simply dedicated to music and the feeling one gets from music. Like nearly all of Sly & the Family Stone's songs, Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart was credited as the sole songwriter.^[3]