title: Steer (song)
text: # Steer (song)
  
  "Steer" is the first single from Australian singer-songwriter Missy Higgins' second album, On a Clear Night (2007). The song was released in Australia on 14 April 2007 and became the most-added track that same week. Higgins stated that the song is "about steers" and that she wrote it after overlooking the southern celestial hemisphere from a bay in Western Australia. The song has instrument backings of acoustic guitar and drums.
  
  The single reached the number-one spot on the Australian Singles Chart in the first week of its release, dethroning Avril Lavigne's "Girlfriend" for a single week. It became Higgins' second number-one single, after 2004's "Scar". At the end of 2007, the song appeared at number 60 on the Australian year-end chart, receiving a gold certification from the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for sales exceeding 35,000 copies.
  
  In March 2007, Higgins gave fans the exclusive opportunity to pre-order a personally signed copy of her single "Steer" via SMS.
  
  ## Track listing
  
  * "Steer" – 3:53
  * "Dusty Road" – 3:14
  * "The Battle" – 2:17
  * "Leave a Note" (demo) – 3:43
  
  ## Certifications
  
  | Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
  | - | - | - |
  | Australia (ARIA) | Gold | $35,000^^$ |
  | $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |||
  
  ## Release history
  
  | Region | Date | Format(s) | Label |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Australia | 14 April 2007 | CD single | Virgin |
  | United States | 14 July 2008 | Adult alternative radio | Reprise |
  | United States | 27 April 2009 | Hot adult contemporary radio | Reprise |
  | United States | 27 April 2009 | Digital download (Steer & More EP) | Reprise |
  