Here I Go Again

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About Here I Go Again

"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. The song was re-recorded again the same year in a new "radio-mix" version, which was released as a single and hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on 10 October 1987, and number nine on the UK Singles Chart on 28 November 1987. The 1987 version also hit number one on the Canadian Singles Chart on 24 October 1987. In 2006, the 1987 version was ranked number 17 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the '80s. 


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I don't know where I'm goin'
But I sure know where I've been
Hanging on the promises in songs of yesterday
An' I've made up my mind, I ain't wasting no more time
Here I go again, here I go again

Tho' I keep searching for an answer
I never seem to find what I'm looking for
Oh Lord, I pray you give me strength to carry on
'Cause I know what it means to walk along the lonely street of dreams

Here I go again on my own
Goin' down the only road I've ever known
Like a drifter I was born to walk alone
An' I've made up my mind, I ain't wasting no more time

Just another heart in need of rescue
Waiting on love's sweet charity
An' I'm gonna hold on for the rest of my days
'Cause I know what it means to walk along the lonely street of dreams

And here I go again on my own
Goin' down the only road I've ever known
Like a drifter I was born to walk alone
An' I've made up my mind, I ain't wasting no more time
But here I go again, here I go again,
Here I go again, here I go

'Cause I know what it means to walk along the lonely street of dreams
Here I go again on my own
Goin' down the only road I've ever known
Like a drifter I was born to walk alone
An' I've made up my mind, I ain't wasting no more time
Here I go again on my own
Goin' down the only road I've ever known
Like a drifter I was born to walk alone
'Cause I know what it means to walk along the lonely street of dreams

Here I go again on my own
Goin' down the only road I've ever known
Like a drifter I was born to walk alone

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Whitesnake

Whitesnake is a British rock band, founded in 1978 by David Coverdale after his departure from his previous band, Deep Purple. Their early material has been compared by critics to Deep Purple, but by the mid 1980s they had moved to a more commercial hard rock style. Four of the band's earliest albums reached the top 10 in the UK, with Ready an' Willing (1980), Come an' Get It (1981), Saints & Sinners (1982) and Slide It In (1984). The band's 1987 self-titled album was their most commercially successful worldwide, and contained three of their most recognisable songs, "Here I Go Again", "Still of the Night" and "Is This Love". In 1988, Whitesnake was nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Group. In 2005, Whitesnake was named the 85th greatest hard ro… more »

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Written by: David Coverdale, Bernie Marsden

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

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10 facts about this song

Song Creation
"Here I Go Again" is a rock song written by Bernie Marsden and David Coverdale. Coverdale is also the lead singer of the English rock band, Whitesnake.
Multi-version Sample
The song was first released on their 1982 album "Saints & Sinners" but achieved major success in a re-recorded version released as a single in 1987.
Chart Performance
The 1987 version of "Here I Go Again" was a #1 hit in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Lyrics Modifications
The lyrics of the song were slightly modified in the re-recorded version. In the 1982 version, the line runs as "Like a hobo I was born to walk alone," but was changed in 1987 to "Like a drifter I was born to walk alone."
Video Popularity
The video for the song is well-known for featuring actress Tawny Kitaen, who was dating David Coverdale at the time. The video received heavy rotation on MTV, further boosting the song's popularity.
Award Nominations
"Here I Go Again" was nominated for the 1988 Brit Award for Best British Single.
Cover Version
Notable artists like Marika Gombitová, a Slovak singer, covered this song and received an even wider international reception.
Soundtrack Inclusion
The song was used in a number of films and TV shows, such as the 2018 film "Ralph Breaks the Internet", the Netflix series "Stranger Things", and also in episodes of "Family Guy" and "American Dad".
Album Success
"Here I Go Again" was part of the Whitesnake album which went 8 times platinum in the US.
Legacy
The song has often been associated with inspiring perseverance and self-reliance, with the line "like a drifter I was born to walk alone" becoming iconic. It continues to be a staple on classic rock radio stations.

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