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"Here I Go Again" is a song by British rock band Whitesnake. Originally released on the band's 1982 album, Saints & Sinners, the song 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 US 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.
Whitesnake leader David Coverdale wrote this song with guitarist, Bernie Marsden. While it's typically thought of as an inspiring song about facing challenges head-on, it is also a song about heartbreak and the loneliness that comes with it. The song is said to document the breakdown of Coverdale's first marriage to Julia, who he tied the knot with in 1974.
The song was written in 1981 after Whitesnake toured the UK. The band went on hiatus when lead singer David Coverdale's daughter got sick that year, but this was resurrected in 1982 when he reformed the group and released Saints 'N' Sinners. The new version changed the line "Like a hobo I was born to walk alone" to "Like a drifter I was born to walk alone."
This was first released in 1982 on Whitesnake's album Saints 'N' Sinners. The album went to #34 in the UK, but was hardly noticed in the US. In 1987, it was remixed with new backing vocals and more slick production for the album Whitesnake 1987. It became a huge hit in the US and also did well in England, where it was released as the "US Mix."
The video features very quick clips of the actress Tawny Kitaen dancing seductively on the hood of two Jaguar cars. One belonged to Coverdale, the other belonged to Marty Callner who directed the video. The video was a huge hit on MTV, and was listed as one of the 15 Essential Hair-Metal Videos by the New York Times.
Kitaen, who was in the movie Bachelor Party, also appeared in the Whitesnake videos "Still Of The Night," "Is This Love?," and "The Deeper The Love." She and Coverdale were married in 1989 and divorced in 1991.
This song entered the news in 2002 under some strange circumstances. Tawny Kitaen married the baseball player Chuck Finley in 1997. In April, 2002, she was arrested for spousal abuse after kicking him with her high-heeled shoes while he was driving. Finley filed for divorce soon after. Soon after Kitaen was arrested, the D.J. for the Chicago White Sox was fired for playing this to the stadium while Finley was warning up for his team the Cleveland Indians.
As portrayed in the 2010 movie The Fighter, this was the theme song for the boxer Micky Ward, who used it for inspiration during training and before fights. Coverdale recalled on the VH1 Classic program That Metal Show that he read the script for The Fighter before he gave permission for the song to be used in the movie. "I know how good it going to be," he said. "But to see Christian Bale, 'Batman' singing your tune, are you kidding! It was amazing, very uplifting and inspiring. I thought the movie was great."
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
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