Coming Around Again (Carly Simon song)

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"Coming Around Again"
Carly-Simon-Coming-Around-Again.jpg
Single by Carly Simon
from the album Coming Around Again and Heartburn soundtrack
B-side"Itsy Bitsy Spider"
ReleasedOctober 12, 1986
GenreSoft rock
Length3:41
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)Carly Simon
Producer(s)Russ Kunkel, Bill Payne and George Massenburg with Paul Samwell-Smith
Carly Simon singles chronology
"My New Boyfriend"
(1985) 		"Coming Around Again"
(1986) 		"Give Me All Night"
(1987)

"Coming Around Again" is a song by Carly Simon, written for the film Heartburn (1986) and later from the album of the same name, Coming Around Again (1987). Released as a single in 1986, it became one of Simon's biggest hits, peaking at number 18 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 5 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.[1] It was also a top-ten hit in Austria, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

The success of the song began a career resurgence for Simon. It is featured on multiple compilations of her work, including the 3-disc box set Clouds in My Coffee (1995), the UK import The Very Best of Carly Simon: Nobody Does It Better (1998), the 2-disc retrospective Anthology (2002), the single disc Reflections: Carly Simon's Greatest Hits (2004) and Playlist: The Very Best of Carly Simon (2014).


"Itsy Bitsy Spider"[]

A similar stripped-down arrangement of "Coming Around Again" (key of `C') was used in Simon's recording of the classic children's song "Itsy Bitsy Spider" (key of `G'), which was the B-side of the single and also included on the Coming Around Again album.[2]

When the song is sung as part of a medley as it is on the 1987 album Greatest Hits Live which is the soundtrack to her HBO special Live from Martha's Vineyard there is an extended turnaround acting not only as a bridge between the two songs, but also as a bridge between the two keys.

Chart performance[]

The song peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Simon's twelfth top 40 hit in the US.[3] It also reached number five on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.[4] It was a success in Brazil, as it was included in the soundtrack of the telenovela O Outro. The single was released in the United Kingdom in January 1987 and reached a peak of number 10 on the UK Singles Chart in late February.[5] It additionally reached number 15 in South Africa,[6] number 29 in Australia[7] and number 38 in Canada.[8] It was most successful in Austria and Sweden, reaching numbers six and three respectively.[9]

Music video[]

A music video for this song was filmed and went into heavy rotation in 1987. The video featured a home movie featuring Carly Simon as a baby and as a young child with her parents.

Track listings and formats[]

7" single (worldwide)

  1. "Coming Around Again" – 3:31
  2. "Itsy Bitsy Spider" – 3:34

12"/CD single UK/Germany

  1. "Coming Around Again" – 3:31
  2. "Itsy Bitsy Spider" – 3:34
  3. "If It Wasn't Love" – 4:18

Cassette EP single US[10]

  1. "Coming Around Again/Itsy Bitsy Spider" (Live at Martha's Vineyard) – 7:04
  2. "Turn of the Tide" (1988 Democratic Convention Theme/Free to be a Family) – 4:04
  3. "Let the River Run" (Theme from Working Girl) – 3:40

Personnel[]

Charts[]

Cover versions[]

The song was covered by Irish girl group B*Witched in 1999 as the B-side to their single "Jesse Hold On".

Northern Irish rock band Ash covered the song in 2009, and their version is included on their A-Z Vol. 1 compilation.

In popular culture[]

The song served as the theme to the 1986 Mike Nichols film Heartburn. The song was also featured in a 1987 episode of the US daytime soap opera General Hospital as well as a 1988 episode of The Bold and the Beautiful. It was used on the daytime serial Santa Barbara for the Mason and Julia characters.[18] The song was used in an episode of Netflix's Firefly Lane, which premiered in 2021.

References[]

  1. ^ "Carly Simon - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  2. ^ Weller, Sheila (8 April 2008). Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon--and the Journey of a ... p. 474. ISBN 9781416564775.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Carly Simon Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Carly Simon Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "SA Charts 1965 - 1989 Songs C-D". South African Rock Lists. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b David Kent (1993). Australian Charts Book 1970—1992. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0763." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b "Austriancharts.at – Carly Simon – Coming Around Again" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  10. ^ "Let the River Run". ASIN B0010ZITBQ.
  11. ^ "Ultratop.be – Carly Simon – Coming Around Again" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  12. ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 8843." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  13. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Carly Simon – Coming Around Again" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  14. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 14, 1987" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  15. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Carly Simon – Coming Around Again" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  16. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Carly Simon – Coming Around Again". Singles Top 100. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  17. ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1987". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  18. ^ http://www.cybercom.net/~jima/misc/songs.html

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