"Take You High" is a song by American recording artist Kelly Clarkson from her seventh studio album, Piece by Piece (2015). Written by Jesse Shatkin and MoZella, the song is produced by Shatkin. A midtempo EDM gospel tune, it is a song of encouragement and escapism, in which the singer lends a hand to the despondent. Musically featuring an auto-tuned EDM breakdown, Shatkin described its sound as "an electronic banger" and "a little left-of-center", while Clarkson commented that it reminded her of the music of soundtrack to the 1999 film Cruel Intentions.

"Take You High" was released by RCA Records as the fourth and penultimate promotional single from Piece by Piece on February 26, 2015. Upon its release, it has received a positive response from music critics, some of whom commended the record as one of the album's highlights. Clarkson has included the song in her set list during the Piece by Piece Tour, performing it featuring a portion of the song "When Doves Cry" by Prince.

"Take You High" was first released by RCA Records as the fourth and penultimate promotional single from Piece by Piece on February 26, 2015. Clarkson revealed the reason for its promotional release was for listeners to make a wider option in assessing the album as a whole, not just based on its lead single, "Heartbeat Song".

"Take You High" is a midtempo EDM gospel track produced by Jesse Shatkin, who also co-wrote the song with MoZella.Joseph Trapanese also took part in its arranging and conducting an orchestra during its production. Starting off with a slow melody, it turns into an upbeat chorus, with Clarkson's vocals twiddled with auto-tuned electronic effects accompanied with orchestral strings, synthesizers, and percussion to produce a breakdown.The Dallas Morning News's Hunter Hawk described the breakdown as the song's biggest hook and observed that it does not contain a proper lyrical content, lauding it as sonic surprise on Piece by Piece. However, The National's Rob Garratt discerned it as "at odds" with its chorus. Whereas The A.V. Club's Annie Zaleski pointed out that its digitally scribbled breakdown adds a modern flourish that balances out the song's soaring strings.

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