Coming Around Again (Carly Simon song)


"Coming Around Again" is a song by Carly Simon from the album of the same title and the soundtrack of Heartburn. 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 was a top-ten hit in Austria, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
The success of the song began a career resurgence for Simon. The single is featured on multiple compilations of her work, which include 1995's 3-disc box set Clouds in My Coffee, the UK import ', the 2-disc retrospective Anthology, 2004's single disc ', and 2014's .

"Itsy Bitsy Spider"

A similar stripped-down arrangement of "Coming Around Again" was used in Simon's recording of the classic children's song "Itsy Bitsy Spider", which was the B-side of the single and also included on the Coming Around Again album.
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 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. It also reached number five on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. It was a success in Brazil, as it was included in the soundtrack of the telenovela :pt:O outro |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. It additionally reached number 15 in South Africa, number 29 in Australia and number 38 in Canada. It was most successful in Austria and Sweden, reaching numbers six and three respectively.

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
  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
  1. "Coming Around Again/Itsy Bitsy Spider" – 7:04
  2. "Turn of the Tide" – 4:04
  3. "Let the River Run" – 3:40

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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.