{"id":74661,"date":"2026-10-09T15:34:34","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T15:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/09\/instagram-really-wants-you-to-use-creeds-higher-with-posts\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T15:34:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T15:34:34","slug":"instagram-really-wants-you-to-use-creeds-higher-with-posts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/09\/instagram-really-wants-you-to-use-creeds-higher-with-posts\/","title":{"rendered":"Instagram Really Wants You to Use Creed\u2019s \u2018Higher\u2019 with Posts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>It\u2019s fair to say that one of <a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/tags\/creed\/\">Creed<\/a>\u2019s, well, highest moments came with 1999 track \u201cHigher\u201d \u2013 but it seems as if Instagram has decided to\u00a0turn back time on behalf of the band.<\/p>\n<p>Their moment-in-the-sun single is being pushed by the platform as the perfect\u00a0music\u00a0to accompany whatever Instagram Story some users want to post.<\/p>\n<p>Even the corporation seems bewildered by what\u2019s now believed to\u00a0be an algorithmic glitch that was first observed in August.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/creed-disastrous-concert-chicago\/\">When Creed Played a Disastrous Concert in Chicago<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2026\/10\/08\/entertainment\/creed-instagram-suggested-music-cec\" target=\"_blank\">CNN<\/a> reported, the situation came to light when users started discussing it. \u201cPosted on Instagram about how Instagram always tries to make me add \u2018Higher\u2019 by Creed to my stories,\u201d one wrote.\u201cIt turns out it\u2019s happening to other people. I feel like I\u2019m uncovering a big conspiracy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another observed: \u201cInstagram really wanted me to add \u2018Higher\u2019 by Creed to the picture of caesar salad I posted\u2026they almost had me this time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It even gave rise to a light-hearted conspiracy theory: \u201cI can\u2019t prove it but pretty sure Creed is paying Meta to suggest their song \u201cHigher\u201d on all Instagram Stories.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another user added: \u201cI\u2019m not following Creed, I\u2019m not listening to Creed. Like what millennial was in charge of this decision?\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>Watch Creed\u2019s \u2018Higher\u2019 Video<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>What is Creed\u2019s \u2018Higher\u2019 About?<\/h3>\n<p>Asked what was going on, an Instagram spokesperson admitted: \u201cThat song is always recommended to me too!\u201d They continued: \u201cWe looked into this and found that this song is being recommended to more people than intended,\u201d said the spokesperson. \u201cWe\u2019re continuing to investigate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHigher\u201d explored the concept of lucid dreaming after singer Scott Stapp experienced a recurring nightmare in which he was hunted down and shot dead. By harnessing the power of lucid dreaming he was able to take control of the drama and escape.<\/p>\n<p>It reached No.7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and No.1 on the Mainstream Rock chart and was later certified double-platinum by the RIAA. 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