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{{Infobox song
| name = Here I Go Again
| cover = WhitesnakeHereIGoAgain.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = [[Whitesnake]]
| album = [[Saints & Sinners (Whitesnake album)|Saints & Sinners]]
| B-side = Bloody Luxury
| released = 15 November 1982
| format = [[Phonograph record|7" single]]
| recorded = [[1982 in music|1982]]
| studio = Goodnight L.A. Studios, Los Angeles, USA, 1989-1990
| venue =
| genre =
| length = 5:09
| label = [[Geffen Records|Geffen]]
| writer =
* [[David Coverdale]]
* [[Bernie Marsden]]
| producer = [[Martin Birch]]
| prev_title = Would I Lie to You
| prev_year = 1981
| next_title = Victim of Love
| next_year = 1982
| misc =
}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Here I Go Again
| cover = Hereigoagain.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = [[Whitesnake]]
| album = [[Whitesnake (album)|Whitesnake]]
| B-side = Guilty of Love
| released = 1987
| format =
* [[Phonograph record|7"]]
* [[Phonograph record|10"]]
* [[Twelve-inch single|12"]]
| recorded = 1985–1986
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = [[Glam metal]]
| length =
* 4:36 {{small|(album version)}}
* 3:54 {{small|(radio edit mix)}}
| label = [[Geffen Records|Geffen]]
| writer =
* [[David Coverdale]]
* [[Bernie Marsden]]
| producer =
* [[Mike Stone (record producer)|Mike Stone]]
* [[Keith Olsen]]
| prev_title = [[Crying in the Rain (Whitesnake song)|Crying in the Rain]]
| prev_year = 1987
| next_title = [[Is This Love (Whitesnake song)|Is This Love]]
| next_year = 1987
| misc =
}}
"'''Here I Go Again'''" is a song by British rock band [[Whitesnake]]. Originally released on their 1982 album, ''[[Saints & Sinners (Whitesnake album)|Saints & Sinners]]'', the [[power ballad]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/21-best-power-ballads/here-i-go-again/|title=The 21 best power ballads|publisher=}}</ref> was re-recorded for their 1987 [[Whitesnake (album)|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|''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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2006/vh180s.htm |title=VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80's |publisher=Rock on the Net |accessdate=2014-01-31}}</ref>
==Background and writing==
The song was written by the 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 lyrics and a different pace, as well as a missed "flam" at 4:22.
The chorus of the original version features the lines:
<blockquote><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></blockquote>
In an interview, Coverdale explained that "hobo" was changed to "drifter" in the re-recorded version to ensure that it would not be misheard as "homo".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0184434/bio |title=David Coverdale's bio |publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]] |accessdate=2010-07-12}}</ref>
== Composition ==
The song is composed in the key of [[G major]] and a tempo of 91 BPM.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.audiokeychain.com/track/yV/whitesnake-here-i-go-again|title=Key and BPM of Whitesnake - Here I Go Again - AudioKeychain|website=AudioKeychain}}</ref>
==Music video==
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The [[music video]] for the re-recorded version was directed by [[Marty Callner]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mvdbase.com/video.php?id=29725 |title=Whitesnake - "Here I go again" |website=Mvdbase.com |date= |accessdate=2016-10-31}}</ref> The video includes appearances by model Julie E. "Tawny" Kitaen, who was briefly married to Whitesnake's David Coverdale 1989-1991.
==Single versions==
There are several different versions of the song, all recorded officially by Whitesnake.
* The original version from the 1982 ''[[Saints & Sinners (Whitesnake album)|Saints & Sinners]]'' album with [[Jon Lord]] on Hammond organ and [[Bernie Marsden]] and [[Micky Moody]] on guitar (5:03)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/release/669405 |title=Whitesnake - Here I Go Again / Bloody Luxury (Vinyl) |website=Discogs.com |date= |accessdate=2016-10-31}}</ref>
* The re-recorded version that appears on the ''[[Whitesnake (album)|Whitesnake]]'' (aka ''1987'') album with [[John Sykes]] on guitar (solo by [[Adrian Vandenberg]]) (4:36)<ref>{{cite web |title=Whitesnake – Whitesnake |url=https://www.discogs.com/Whitesnake-Whitesnake/release/8215136 |website=Discogs.com |accessdate=2018-12-14}}</ref>
* A 1987 "radio-mix" version, which was released as a U.S. single with [[Denny Carmassi]] on drums and [[Dann Huff]] on guitar, who also provided the new arrangement. This version also appeared on the ''[[Greatest Hits (Whitesnake album)|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Whitesnake-Here-I-Go-Again-USA-Remix/release/2011991 |title=Whitesnake - Here I Go Again (USA Remix) (Vinyl) at Discogs |publisher=www.discogs.com |accessdate=2017-10-20}}</ref>
==Personnel==
Original 1982 version from ''Saints & Sinners'':
* [[David Coverdale]] – lead vocals
* [[Bernie Marsden]] – guitar
* [[Micky Moody]] – guitar, backing vocals
* [[Neil Murray (British musician)|Neil Murray]] – bass
* [[Jon Lord]] – keyboards
* [[Ian Paice]] – drums
* [[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 Music|adult contemporary]] stations despite the fact "[[Is This Love (Whitesnake song)|Is This Love]]" reached number 38 there and this song did not chart at all on the AC charts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/whitesnake|title=Whitesnake Chart History|website=Billboard}}</ref>
==Charts and certifications==
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===Weekly charts===
{|class="wikitable"
!Chart (1982)
!Peak<br/>position
|-
|Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref name="Kent">{{cite book |last=Kent |first=David |authorlink=David Kent (historian) |title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 |year=1993 |publisher=Australian Chart Book |isbn=0-646-11917-6}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|53
|-
|UK Singles ([[The Official Charts Company]])
| style="text-align:center;"|34
|-
|{{singlechart|West Germany|51|artist=Whitesnake|song=Here I Go Again|songid=106835|accessdate=16 May 2019|refname=1983Ger}}
|}
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (1987–1988)
!Peak<br/>position
|-
|Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref name="Kent"/>
| style="text-align:center;"|24
|-
{{singlechart|Flanders|17|artist=Whitesnake|song=Here I Go Again (1987)}}
|-
|Canada Top Singles ([[RPM (magazine)|RPM]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.0890&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=0l3r4m4e76dvhssannvvoedbm0 |title=Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada |publisher=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |date= |accessdate=2012-10-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113001334/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.0890&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=0l3r4m4e76dvhssannvvoedbm0 |archive-date=13 November 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
|Ireland ([[Irish Singles Chart|IRMA]])<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://irishcharts.ie/search/placement |title=The Irish Charts - All there is to know |publisher=Irishcharts.ie |date= |accessdate=2012-10-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721125210/http://irishcharts.ie/search/placement |archive-date=21 July 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|7
|-
{{singlechart|Dutch40|5|artist=Whitesnake|song=Here I Go Again [1987]}}
|-
{{singlechart|New Zealand|34|artist=Whitesnake|song=Here I Go Again}}
|-
|UK Singles ([[The Official Charts Company]])
| style="text-align:center;"|9
|-
|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/431326/whitesnake/chart |title=Whitesnake - Chart history |publisher=Billboard |date= |accessdate=2016-10-31}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
|US ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock Tracks
| style="text-align:center;"|4
|-
{{singlechart|West Germany|29|artist=Whitesnake|song=Here I Go Again [1987]|songid=13636|accessdate=16 May 2019}}
|}
{|class="wikitable"
!Chart (2007)
!Peak<br/>position
|-
{{singlechart|Norway|17|artist=Whitesnake|song=Here I Go Again}}
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (1987)
!Position
|-
|align="left"|Canadian ''RPM'' Top Singles<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.0920&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=0l3r4m4e76dvhssannvvoedbm0 |title=Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada |publisher=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |date= |accessdate=2012-10-17}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|16
|-
|align="left"|Dutch Top 40<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.top40.nl/pdf/top100/top100-1987.pdf |format=PDF |title=SINGLE TOP 1OO OVER 1987 |website=Top40.nl |accessdate=2016-10-31}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|68
|-
|align="left"|U.K. Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moopy.org.uk/forums/showthread.php?30117-UK-Top-100-Singles-amp-Albums-of-1987 |title=UK Top 100 Singles & Albums of 1987 |publisher=Moopy.org.uk |date= |accessdate=2012-10-17}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|100
|-
|[[Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1987|US Top Pop Singles (''Billboard'')]]<ref>{{cite journal |date=December 26, 1987 |title=1987 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles |journal=Billboard |volume=99 |issue=52 }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|7
|-
|align="left"|U.S. ''Cashbox'' Top 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cashboxcountdowns.com/archives/80s_files/1987YESP.html |title=Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1987 |publisher=Cashboxcountdowns.com |date=1987-12-26 |accessdate=2012-10-17}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|6
|}
===All-time charts===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
!Chart (1958–2018)
!Position
|-
|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100-60th-anniversary|title=Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart|work=Billboard|accessdate=10 December 2018}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|537
|}
===Certifications===
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Whitesnake|title=Here I Go Again|award=Gold|certyear=2019|salesamount=400,000|accessdate=25 January 2019}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}
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==Cover versions==
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* A dance cover version by [[Frash]] was a minor hit in the UK in 1995, reaching number 69.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/31203/frash/ |title=FRASH <nowiki>|</nowiki> full Official Chart History <nowiki>|</nowiki> Official Charts Company |website=www.officialcharts.com |accessdate=2017-10-20}}</ref>
* In 2004, a dance/pop version of "Here I Go Again" was recorded by Polish dancer and singer [[Mandaryna]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4tKQjhCwms |title=Mandaryna Here I go again - YouTube |website=www.youtube.com |accessdate=2017-10-20}}</ref> Released as the debut single from her debut album ''[[Mandaryna.com]]'', the song became a hit in [[Poland]]. It was later remixed by Axel Konrad of [[Groove Coverage]] for the single release in German speaking countries.
* The song was also frequently performed by Bernie Marsden and [[Micky Moody]] in their post-Whitesnake collaborations, appearing on the Moody Marsden Band albums ''[[Never Turn Our Back on the Blues]]'' and ''Live in Hell (Unplugged)'', [[The Snakes (band)|The Snakes]]'s ''Live in Europe'', [[The Company of Snakes]]'s live album ''[[Here They Go Again]]'', and M3 Classic Whitesnake's ''Classic Snake Live'' and ''Rough and Ready'' albums. It also appears on Marsden's solo live album ''Big Boy Blue... Live'' (also known as ''Live at the Granary''). The version usually played was the 1987 radio-mix arrangement, in spite of neither Moody nor Marsden actually playing on that release, although 1987 keyboard player Don Airey appears on several of the releases.
* The song is featured as the act one finale to the musical ''[[Rock of Ages (musical)|Rock of Ages]]''.
* The song is featured in [[Uncle Kracker]]'s song "Livin' the Dream" from the album ''[[Happy Hour (Uncle Kracker album)|Happy Hour]]'' in 2009.
==Uses in popular culture==
*The 1987 version appears in [[2019 in American television|2019]] [[TV commercial]]s for [[GEICO]] motorcycle insurance.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ispot.tv/ad/lSbo/geico-motorcycle-wedding-vows-song-by-whitesnake|title=
GEICO Motorcycle TV Commercial,'I Do' Song By Whitesnake|work=ispot.tv|accessdate=April 30, 2019}}</ref>
==References==
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{{Whitesnake}}
[[Category:1982 singles]]
[[Category:1987 singles]]
[[Category:Hard rock ballads]]
[[Category:Hard rock songs]]
[[Category:Heavy metal ballads]]
[[Category:Whitesnake songs]]
[[Category:Mandaryna songs]]
[[Category:Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles]]
[[Category:RPM Top Singles number-one singles]]
[[Category:Music videos directed by Marty Callner]]
[[Category:Songs about loneliness]]
[[Category:Songs written by David Coverdale]]
[[Category:Songs written by Bernie Marsden]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Keith Olsen]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Mike "Clay" Stone]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Martin Birch]]
[[Category:Geffen Records singles]]
[[Category:1982 songs]]
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64 => '"'''Here I Go Again'''" is a song by British rock band [[Whitesnake]]. Originally released on their 1982 album, ''[[Saints & Sinners (Whitesnake album)|Saints & Sinners]]'', the [[power ballad]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/21-best-power-ballads/here-i-go-again/|title=The 21 best power ballads|publisher=}}</ref> was re-recorded for their 1987 [[Whitesnake (album)|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|''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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2006/vh180s.htm |title=VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80's |publisher=Rock on the Net |accessdate=2014-01-31}}</ref>',
65 => '',
66 => '==Background and writing==',
67 => 'The song was written by the 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 lyrics and a different pace, as well as a missed "flam" at 4:22.',
68 => '',
69 => 'The chorus of the original version features the lines:',
70 => '',
71 => '<blockquote><poem>And here I go again on my own',
72 => 'Goin' down the only road I've ever known',
73 => 'Like a hobo I was born to walk alone</poem></blockquote>',
74 => '',
75 => 'In an interview, Coverdale explained that "hobo" was changed to "drifter" in the re-recorded version to ensure that it would not be misheard as "homo".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0184434/bio |title=David Coverdale's bio |publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]] |accessdate=2010-07-12}}</ref>',
76 => '',
77 => '== Composition ==',
78 => 'The song is composed in the key of [[G major]] and a tempo of 91 BPM.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.audiokeychain.com/track/yV/whitesnake-here-i-go-again|title=Key and BPM of Whitesnake - Here I Go Again - AudioKeychain|website=AudioKeychain}}</ref>',
79 => '',
80 => '==Music video==',
81 => '{{expandsect|date=October 2019}}',
82 => 'The [[music video]] for the re-recorded version was directed by [[Marty Callner]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mvdbase.com/video.php?id=29725 |title=Whitesnake - "Here I go again" |website=Mvdbase.com |date= |accessdate=2016-10-31}}</ref> The video includes appearances by model Julie E. "Tawny" Kitaen, who was briefly married to Whitesnake's David Coverdale 1989-1991.',
83 => '',
84 => '==Single versions==',
85 => 'There are several different versions of the song, all recorded officially by Whitesnake.',
86 => '',
87 => '* The original version from the 1982 ''[[Saints & Sinners (Whitesnake album)|Saints & Sinners]]'' album with [[Jon Lord]] on Hammond organ and [[Bernie Marsden]] and [[Micky Moody]] on guitar (5:03)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/release/669405 |title=Whitesnake - Here I Go Again / Bloody Luxury (Vinyl) |website=Discogs.com |date= |accessdate=2016-10-31}}</ref>',
88 => '* The re-recorded version that appears on the ''[[Whitesnake (album)|Whitesnake]]'' (aka ''1987'') album with [[John Sykes]] on guitar (solo by [[Adrian Vandenberg]]) (4:36)<ref>{{cite web |title=Whitesnake – Whitesnake |url=https://www.discogs.com/Whitesnake-Whitesnake/release/8215136 |website=Discogs.com |accessdate=2018-12-14}}</ref>',
89 => '* A 1987 "radio-mix" version, which was released as a U.S. single with [[Denny Carmassi]] on drums and [[Dann Huff]] on guitar, who also provided the new arrangement. This version also appeared on the ''[[Greatest Hits (Whitesnake album)|Greatest Hits]]'' album in 1994 (3:54)',
90 => '',
91 => '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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Whitesnake-Here-I-Go-Again-USA-Remix/release/2011991 |title=Whitesnake - Here I Go Again (USA Remix) (Vinyl) at Discogs |publisher=www.discogs.com |accessdate=2017-10-20}}</ref>',
92 => '',
93 => '==Personnel==',
94 => 'Original 1982 version from ''Saints & Sinners'':',
95 => '',
96 => '* [[David Coverdale]] – lead vocals',
97 => '* [[Bernie Marsden]] – guitar',
98 => '* [[Micky Moody]] – guitar, backing vocals',
99 => '* [[Neil Murray (British musician)|Neil Murray]] – bass',
100 => '* [[Jon Lord]] – keyboards',
101 => '* [[Ian Paice]] – drums',
102 => '* [[Mel Galley]] – backing vocals',
103 => '',
104 => '1987 version from ''Whitesnake'':',
105 => '',
106 => '* David Coverdale – lead vocals',
107 => '* [[John Sykes]] – guitar, backing vocals',
108 => '* Neil Murray – bass',
109 => '* [[Aynsley Dunbar]] – drums',
110 => '* [[Adrian Vandenberg]] – guitar solo',
111 => '* [[Don Airey]] – keyboards',
112 => '* Bill Cuomo – keyboards',
113 => '',
114 => '1987 radio-mix version:',
115 => '',
116 => '* David Coverdale – lead vocals',
117 => '* [[Dann Huff]] – guitar',
118 => '* [[Mark Andes]] – bass',
119 => '* [[Denny Carmassi]] – drums',
120 => '* Don Airey – keyboards',
121 => '* Bill Cuomo – keyboards',
122 => '',
123 => '==Chart performance==',
124 => 'This song is notable for being the only Whitesnake song to get airplay on [[Adult Contemporary Music|adult contemporary]] stations despite the fact "[[Is This Love (Whitesnake song)|Is This Love]]" reached number 38 there and this song did not chart at all on the AC charts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/whitesnake|title=Whitesnake Chart History|website=Billboard}}</ref>',
125 => '',
126 => '==Charts and certifications==',
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148 => '| style="text-align:center;"|24',
149 => '|-',
150 => '{{singlechart|Flanders|17|artist=Whitesnake|song=Here I Go Again (1987)}}',
151 => '|-',
152 => '|Canada Top Singles ([[RPM (magazine)|RPM]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.0890&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=0l3r4m4e76dvhssannvvoedbm0 |title=Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada |publisher=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |date= |accessdate=2012-10-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113001334/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.0890&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=0l3r4m4e76dvhssannvvoedbm0 |archive-date=13 November 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>',
153 => '| style="text-align:center;"|1',
154 => '|-',
155 => '|Ireland ([[Irish Singles Chart|IRMA]])<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://irishcharts.ie/search/placement |title=The Irish Charts - All there is to know |publisher=Irishcharts.ie |date= |accessdate=2012-10-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721125210/http://irishcharts.ie/search/placement |archive-date=21 July 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>',
156 => '| style="text-align:center;"|7',
157 => '|-',
158 => '{{singlechart|Dutch40|5|artist=Whitesnake|song=Here I Go Again [1987]}}',
159 => '|-',
160 => '{{singlechart|New Zealand|34|artist=Whitesnake|song=Here I Go Again}}',
161 => '|-',
162 => '|UK Singles ([[The Official Charts Company]])',
163 => '| style="text-align:center;"|9',
164 => '|-',
165 => '|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/431326/whitesnake/chart |title=Whitesnake - Chart history |publisher=Billboard |date= |accessdate=2016-10-31}}</ref>',
166 => '| style="text-align:center;"|1',
167 => '|-',
168 => '|US ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock Tracks',
169 => '| style="text-align:center;"|4',
170 => '|-',
171 => '{{singlechart|West Germany|29|artist=Whitesnake|song=Here I Go Again [1987]|songid=13636|accessdate=16 May 2019}}',
172 => '|}',
173 => '{|class="wikitable"',
174 => '!Chart (2007)',
175 => '!Peak<br/>position',
176 => '|-',
177 => '{{singlechart|Norway|17|artist=Whitesnake|song=Here I Go Again}}',
178 => '|}',
179 => '{{col-2}}',
180 => '',
181 => '===Year-end charts===',
182 => '{|class="wikitable sortable"',
183 => '!Chart (1987)',
184 => '!Position',
185 => '|-',
186 => '|align="left"|Canadian ''RPM'' Top Singles<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.0920&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=0l3r4m4e76dvhssannvvoedbm0 |title=Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada |publisher=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |date= |accessdate=2012-10-17}}</ref>',
187 => '| style="text-align:center;"|16',
188 => '|-',
189 => '|align="left"|Dutch Top 40<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.top40.nl/pdf/top100/top100-1987.pdf |format=PDF |title=SINGLE TOP 1OO OVER 1987 |website=Top40.nl |accessdate=2016-10-31}}</ref>',
190 => '| style="text-align:center;"|68',
191 => '|-',
192 => '|align="left"|U.K. Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moopy.org.uk/forums/showthread.php?30117-UK-Top-100-Singles-amp-Albums-of-1987 |title=UK Top 100 Singles & Albums of 1987 |publisher=Moopy.org.uk |date= |accessdate=2012-10-17}}</ref>',
193 => '| style="text-align:center;"|100',
194 => '|-',
195 => '|[[Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1987|US Top Pop Singles (''Billboard'')]]<ref>{{cite journal |date=December 26, 1987 |title=1987 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles |journal=Billboard |volume=99 |issue=52 }}</ref>',
196 => '| style="text-align:center;"|7',
197 => '|-',
198 => '|align="left"|U.S. ''Cashbox'' Top 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cashboxcountdowns.com/archives/80s_files/1987YESP.html |title=Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1987 |publisher=Cashboxcountdowns.com |date=1987-12-26 |accessdate=2012-10-17}}</ref>',
199 => '| style="text-align:center;"|6',
200 => '|}',
201 => '',
202 => '===All-time charts===',
203 => '{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"',
204 => '!Chart (1958–2018)',
205 => '!Position',
206 => '|-',
207 => '|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100-60th-anniversary|title=Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart|work=Billboard|accessdate=10 December 2018}}</ref>',
208 => '| style="text-align:center;"|537',
209 => '|}',
210 => '',
211 => '===Certifications===',
212 => '{{Certification Table Top}}',
213 => '{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Whitesnake|title=Here I Go Again|award=Gold|certyear=2019|salesamount=400,000|accessdate=25 January 2019}}',
214 => '{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}',
215 => '{{col-end}}',
216 => '',
217 => '==Cover versions==',
218 => '{{cleanup|section|reason=covers may not meet [[WP:SONGCOVER]]|date=October 2018}}',
219 => '* A dance cover version by [[Frash]] was a minor hit in the UK in 1995, reaching number 69.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/31203/frash/ |title=FRASH <nowiki>|</nowiki> full Official Chart History <nowiki>|</nowiki> Official Charts Company |website=www.officialcharts.com |accessdate=2017-10-20}}</ref>',
220 => '* In 2004, a dance/pop version of "Here I Go Again" was recorded by Polish dancer and singer [[Mandaryna]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4tKQjhCwms |title=Mandaryna Here I go again - YouTube |website=www.youtube.com |accessdate=2017-10-20}}</ref> Released as the debut single from her debut album ''[[Mandaryna.com]]'', the song became a hit in [[Poland]]. It was later remixed by Axel Konrad of [[Groove Coverage]] for the single release in German speaking countries.',
221 => '* The song was also frequently performed by Bernie Marsden and [[Micky Moody]] in their post-Whitesnake collaborations, appearing on the Moody Marsden Band albums ''[[Never Turn Our Back on the Blues]]'' and ''Live in Hell (Unplugged)'', [[The Snakes (band)|The Snakes]]'s ''Live in Europe'', [[The Company of Snakes]]'s live album ''[[Here They Go Again]]'', and M3 Classic Whitesnake's ''Classic Snake Live'' and ''Rough and Ready'' albums. It also appears on Marsden's solo live album ''Big Boy Blue... Live'' (also known as ''Live at the Granary''). The version usually played was the 1987 radio-mix arrangement, in spite of neither Moody nor Marsden actually playing on that release, although 1987 keyboard player Don Airey appears on several of the releases.',
222 => '* The song is featured as the act one finale to the musical ''[[Rock of Ages (musical)|Rock of Ages]]''.',
223 => '* The song is featured in [[Uncle Kracker]]'s song "Livin' the Dream" from the album ''[[Happy Hour (Uncle Kracker album)|Happy Hour]]'' in 2009.',
224 => '',
225 => '==Uses in popular culture==',
226 => '*The 1987 version appears in [[2019 in American television|2019]] [[TV commercial]]s for [[GEICO]] motorcycle insurance.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ispot.tv/ad/lSbo/geico-motorcycle-wedding-vows-song-by-whitesnake|title=',
227 => 'GEICO Motorcycle TV Commercial,'I Do' Song By Whitesnake|work=ispot.tv|accessdate=April 30, 2019}}</ref>',
228 => '',
229 => '==References=='
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