HIGHEST IN THE ROOM (REMIX)

The Take

Track one of *JackBoys* (December 27, 2019), 'HIGHEST IN THE ROOM (REMIX)' is Travis Scott's late-2019 chart-topper rebuilt for the Cactus Jack compilation rollout. The original 'HIGHEST IN THE ROOM' had debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in October; the remix folds in a verse from Rosalía (in Spanish, sung in her flamenco-pop register) and a verse from Lil Baby, repositioning the song from solo Travis statement into Cactus Jack ensemble piece. Production credits are Nik D, OZ, and Mike Dean. Don Toliver does not appear on the track in a credited capacity, but the song is included on the compilation as the structural mood-setter — the opener that establishes the *JackBoys* sound world before 'GANG GANG' (where Don's uncredited vocals show up) and 'HAD ENOUGH' (where Don is the lead) take over the project's middle. Within the seven-track *JackBoys* sequence, 'HIGHEST IN THE ROOM (REMIX)' anchors the compilation's commercial ambition: the song was the highest-profile asset in the Cactus Jack catalog at year-end 2019, and leading with it gave the compilation immediate radio gravity. The 154K first-week unit total that made *JackBoys* the first #1 album of the 2020s is partly attributable to the remix's pre-existing audience pulling the entire compilation up the chart.