An Ubhal as Àirde (The Highest Apple)
| "An Ubhal as Àirde (The Highest Apple)" | ||||
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| Single by Runrig | ||||
| from the album The Cutter and the Clan | ||||
| B-side | "Abhainn An T-Sluaigh" | |||
| Released | 1995 | |||
| Studio | Castlesound Studios, Edinburgh, Scotland | |||
| Label | Chrysalis – CDCHS 5018 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | C. Macdonald R. Macdonald | |||
| Producer(s) | Calum Malcolm | |||
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"An Ubhal as Àirde (The Highest Apple)" is a 1995 single released by Scottish celtic rock band Runrig, which first appeared on their album The Cutter and the Clan (1987). The song was released as a single in 1995, eight years following the release of its accompanying album, following its popularity after being used in television advertisement for Carlsberg.
The song gave Runrig their highest placing to date on the UK Singles Charts, becoming their first UK Top 20, debuting at number eighteen in May 1995. The song made history when it came the first song to be sung in Scottish Gaelic to chart on the UK Singles Chart.