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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:About Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox song Шаблон:Infobox song "Here I Go Again" is a song by British rock band Whitesnake. Originally released on their 1982 album, Saints & Sinners, the power ballad was re-recorded for their 1987 self-titled album. It was re-recorded again the same year in a new "radio-mix" version, which was released as a single and hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on 10 October 1987 (the band's only No. 1 on that chart), and also No. 9 on the UK Singles Chart on 28 November 1987. The 1987 version also made No. 1 on the Canadian RPM singles chart on 24 October 1987. In 2018 at the BMI London Awards, it received the "5 Million Performances Award", while in 2022 it garnered the "8 Million-Air Award".

Background and writing

The song was written by lead singer David Coverdale, and former Whitesnake guitarist Bernie Marsden. The most notable difference between the original and re-recorded versions are a slight change in the bluesy lyrics and pace. The re-recording of the song in 1987 was advised by record labels bosses Al Coury and David Geffen as a negotiation deal with Coverdale to re-record "Crying in the Rain" for the band's self-titled album Whitesnake, released in 1987.

The chorus of the original version features the lines:

<poem>And here I go again on my own

Goin' down the only road I've ever known

Like a hobo I was born to walk alone</poem>

In an interview, Coverdale explained that initially the lyrics had "drifter" but as that was already used in different songs he decided to use "hobo" instead. However, the lyric was changed back to "drifter" in the re-recorded '87 version, reportedly to ensure that it would not be misheard as "homo".

The song was used in the climax of romantic comedy film Man Up (2015).

Composition

The composition is in the key of G major and a tempo of 91 BPM.

Music video

The '82 music video features the band performing the song onstage. The music video for the '87 re-recorded version was directed by Marty Callner. The video includes, besides the band's stage performance, appearances by model Julie E. "Tawny" Kitaen, who was married to Whitesnake's David Coverdale from 1989 to 1991. Her notable sex-appeal was immediately recognized; she filmed memorable unchoreographed scenes dressed "in a white negligee, writhing and cartwheeling across the hoods of two Jaguars XJ" which belonged to Coverdale (white) and Callner (black). Coverdale recalls that he brought choreographer Paula Abdul to the set to show Tawny some moves, but Abdul exclaimed that Tawny was already so accomplished regarding this video that she couldn't "show her anything". Coverdale's iconic white Jaguar once again appeared in the music video for the single "Shut Up & Kiss Me" from the 2019 studio album Flesh & Blood.

The song's 1987 music video was listed as one of the 15 Essential Hair-Metal Videos by The New York Times.

Single versions

There are several different versions of the song, all recorded officially by Whitesnake.

• The original version from the 1982 Saints & Sinners album with Jon Lord on Hammond organ and Bernie Marsden and Micky Moody on guitar (5:03)
• The most popular versionШаблон:According to whom is the re-recorded version that appears on the Whitesnake (aka 1987) album with John Sykes on guitar (solo by Adrian Vandenberg) (4:36)
• A 1987 "radio-mix" version, asked for by Geffen, which was released as a United States single with Denny Carmassi on drums and Dann Huff on guitar, who also provided the new arrangement, which included an intro without keyboards and no Coverdale vocal intro verse. This version topped the charts, and appeared on the Greatest Hits album in 1994 (3:54).

In 1987, EMI released a limited Collectors Poster Edition 'USA Single Remix' 7" vinyl [EMP 35], the B-side of which consists of an engraved signature version, and the sleeve of which unfolds into a poster of the band. In 1997 Whitesnake recorded an acoustic version, released on their Starkers in Tokyo live album.

Impact and legacy

In 2003, Martin Popoff listed the song at number 274 in The Top 500 Heavy Metal Songs of All Time, while Q magazine ranked it at 962 on their list of the "1001 Best Songs Ever". In 2006, the 1987 version was ranked number 17 on VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of the '80s". In 2008, The Times included it in their top 11 "heavy metal at its best" list. In the 2012 Reader's Poll of Rolling Stone, it ranked 9th among the top 10 "Best Hair Metal Songs of All Time". In 2017, The Daily Telegraph included it among the top 21 best power ballads.

Personnel

Original 1982 version from Saints & Sinners:

• David Coverdale – lead vocals
• Bernie Marsden – guitar
• Micky Moody – guitar, backing vocals
• Neil Murray – bass
• Ian Paice – drums
• Jon Lord – keyboards
• Mel Galley – backing vocals

1987 version from Whitesnake:

• David Coverdale – lead vocals
• John Sykes – guitar, backing vocals
• Neil Murray – bass
• Aynsley Dunbar – drums
• Adrian Vandenberg – guitar solo
• Don Airey – keyboards
• Bill Cuomo – keyboards

1987 radio-mix version:

• David Coverdale – lead vocals
• Dann Huff – guitar
• Mark Andes – bass
• Denny Carmassi – drums
• Don Airey – keyboards
• Bill Cuomo – keyboards

Chart performance

This song is notable for being the only Whitesnake song to get airplay on adult contemporary stations despite not registering at all on the AC charts while "Is This Love" did, reaching No. 38.

Following the death of Tawny Kitaen, the single debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Hard Rock Songs chart on 22 May 2021.

Weekly charts

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Chart (1982–1983)	Peak position
Australian Singles (Kent Music Report)	53

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Chart (1987-1988)	Peak position
Australian Singles (Kent Music Report)	24

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Chart (2007)	Peak position

Chart (2009-2020)	Peak position
UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart	2

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Chart (2021)	Peak position

Year-end charts

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Chart (1987)	Position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)	68
Netherlands (Single Top 100)	82
UK Singles (OCC)	100
US Billboard Hot 100	7
US Cash Box Top 100	6

Cover versions

• A dance cover by Frash was a minor hit in the UK in 1995, reaching No. 69.
• In 2004, a dance/pop take of "Here I Go Again" was recorded by Polish dancer and singer Mandaryna. Released as the debut single from her debut album Mandaryna.com, it became a hit in Poland. It was later remixed by Axel Konrad of Groove Coverage for the single release in German speaking countries.

External links

• Here I Go Again 2017 Official Video Remix at official YouTube channel WhitesnakeTV
• Here I Go Again 2020 HD at official YouTube channel WhitesnakeTV