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“[Ben] Margulies had a studio set up at Bedworks, his father’s cabinetry factory in Chelsea. Mariah was still a high school student when she got together with Ben and wrote their first song, ‘Here We Go Round Again.’ ‘It was this real Motown thing,’ Ben remembers. ‘She wrote all the verses out. We were very excited because she sounded incredible. That was the beginning of the collaborating.”

– The Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits” by Fred Bronson, Page 762, 2003

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"Here We Go Around Again" is the first track and third single from Mariah Carey's eight compilation album, The Rarities. The song was written by Mariah and Ben Marguiles and was released as a limited edition single in Japan on December 11, 2020 through Columbia and Legacy Records.

Background[]

Here We Go Around Again was written by Mariah and Ben Margulies while Mariah was still in highschool in the 1980s. It is a mid-tempo R&B song and it was the first song that the pair penned together.[1] Before its release, fans speculated that the title of the song was "Here We Go Round Again" because Margulies titled the song as such in his interview with Billboard in 2003.[2][3]

On August 21, 2020, Mariah hosted a listening party for the single "Save The Day" via Zoom.[4] This party included fans, journalists and friends.[5] A correspondent from Billboard who attended the party, described the song as being:

a snippet of a Jackson 5-esque song that dates back to her 1990 debut

– Billboard.com

On September 9, 2020 Mariah revealed the track-listing for the compilation album, The Rarities.[6] On the album, "Here We Go Around Again" was listed as the first track.

On September 12, 2020 Mariah announced that 16 of her albums are available on vinyl. In a video promoting this release, a 45 seconds audio snippet of the song can be heard.[7]

The song was track #1 of Mariah's very first demo tape.[8] Mariah has stated that she wanted to include the song on her debut album but she doesn't remember why it wasn't except that she (as well as others who worked on the track) felt it didn't capture the magic of the first demo. Mariah has stated that the recording of the song that is heard on The Rarities is the closest that "we got" to the demo tape's version.[8]

On November 19, 2020 it was announced that the song will be paired with "Loverboy (Firecracker – Original Version)" and released as a limited edition cassette single in Japan on December 11, 2020. However, on the following day, the cassette was made available worldwide through Mariah's official website.[9] It was quickly removed in less than a day.[10]

Videos[]

Audio[]

Lyrics[]

[Intro]
Mmm, yeah
Mmm
Let me tell you something, baby
Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, yeah

[Verse 1]
I wish I understood why I can't get over you at all
You pushed me to the side, but I come a-running when you call
(Come a-running)
You step outside my life and you leave me waiting for a sign (Waiting for you)
And then you come around
Give me your apologies and I don't mind

[Chorus]
Here we go around again
One more time
Will it ever end? (Will it ever end?)
Here we go around again
It's all the same
Never gonna change (Never gonna change)

[Verse 2]
I'm tryin' to believe you won't go away again this time, oh no
But something deep inside tells me
That you're gonna change your mind
(Gonna change your mind, yeah)
Well, I'll never pin you down
Makes me wonder why I even try, Lord, oh
You say you'll stick around
But somehow, I know you'll say goodbye

[Chorus]
Here we go around again (Oh no, wait a minute)
One more time
Will it ever end? (Will it ever end?)
Here we go around again
It's all the same
Never gonna change (Never gonna change)

[Chorus]
Here we go around again (Oh yeah, uh-huh)
One more time (Oh yeah)
Will it ever end? (Yeah)
Here we go around again
It's all the same
Never gonna change

[Bridge]
First you leave me
Then you keep me
Waitin' around til you come back again (Hey hey)
Make your mind up
'Cause it's so tough
When I don't know if I'm with or without your love
Love, ooh baby
Your love, hey hey
Uh-huh, oh yes

[Chorus]
Here we go around again
One more time
Will it ever end? (Oh, will it ever end?)
Here we go around again (Here we go, here we go around again)
It's all the same
Never gonna change (Never gonna change)
Here we go around again
One more time
Will it ever end? (Will it ever end?)
Here we go around again (Here we go, here we go)
It's all the same (Oh no, no)
Never gonna change (Oh baby)

[Outro]
Here we go around again (Oh yeah)
Here we go around again (Yeah)
Here we go around again (Oh yeah)
(Around again with you, my friend, yeah, yeah)
Here we go around again
The end of that was... iffy

Trivia[]

  • "Here We Go Round Again" is the first track of The Rarities compilation album
  • "Here We Go Round Again" was recorded during The Mariah Carey sessions.[8]
  • This is the first song Mariah and Ben Margulies wrote
  • This song was unreleased for 30 years
  • Many fans who heard the snippet of the song on September 12 2020, admitted that sounded like a Jackson 5 song[11]
  • Mariah believed the run at the end of the song was "iffy"

References[]

The Rarities
October 2, 2020 • 2:16:25 • Columbia & Legacy Records
Songs
Released All I Live ForCan You Hear MeClose My EyesCool on YouDo You Think Of MeEverything Fades AwayHere We Go Around AgainI PrayLoverboy (Firecracker Original Version)Lullaby of BirdlandMesmerizedOne NightOut Here on My OwnSave The DaySlipping Away
Artists
Mariah CareyLauryn Hill
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