Grace VanderWaal Returns With Her New Single “High”

Internationally acclaimed artist and actress Grace VanderWaal returns with her new single “High,” out now via PULSE Records. The reflective ballad captures the quiet beauty of fleeting, perfect moments — the kind that feel suspended in time and linger long after they’ve passed. Written during an unplanned studio session, “High” channels VanderWaal’s instinctive, free-flowing creativity and her gift for transforming simple emotions into intimate, resonant storytelling.

Built around tender snapshots of nostalgia — “my breath starts to slow, in the front seat saying man it’s been a long time”— and sun-soaked imagery like “white sugar in iced tea and porch light,” the song drifts between memory and longing, soft as summer air.

Speaking about the new track, Grace reveals, “About a month ago, I went into the studio with no idea what I was going to write. I just started singing, ‘Do you wanna get high?’ and from there the idea came to make a song about those moments where everything already feels perfect… and then your friend looks at you and says, ‘You know what would make this even better?’”

The new song arrives as the first taste of new music, following the release of her second album, CHILDSTAR earlier this year. Undoubtedly her most personal body of work to date, on CHILDSTAR VanderWaal amplifies the sound of healing scars, shedding skin, and stepping into her power. “High” continues VanderWaal’s evolution as an artist unafraid to explore vulnerability, reflection, and connection in its most honest form.