Round Here

"Round Here"
Single by Counting Crows
from the album August and Everything After
Released 1994
Format CD single
Genre Alternative rock
Length 5:32
Label Geffen
Songwriter(s) Steve Bowman, David Bryson, Adam Duritz, Charlie Gillingham, Matt Malley, Dave Janusko, Dan Jewett, Chris Roldan
Producer(s) T-Bone Burnett
Counting Crows singles chronology
"Mr. Jones"
(1993)
"Round Here"
(1994)
"Einstein on the Beach (For an Eggman)"
(1994)

"Mr. Jones"
(1993)
"Round Here"
(1994)
"Einstein on the Beach (For an Eggman)"
(1994)

"Round Here" was released in 1994 from Geffen Records as the second single from the Counting Crows' debut album, August and Everything After (1993).

The song's origin pre-dates the formation of Counting Crows, when the band's future frontman Adam Duritz wrote the song with The Himalayans members Dan Jewett, Chris Roldan and Dave Janusko.[1]

The Counting Crows version (by far the more well-known recording) is a slow and mellow, if emotional, folk rock song. The original by the Himalayans is done in a more "pure" rock style—somewhat harder and faster, with prominent electric guitar and bass parts. In a tradition that has manifested in several Counting Crows songs, the two versions of this song feature somewhat different lyrics. Various live recordings of the song also feature significantly altered lyrics.

Track listing

  1. "Round Here" - 5:32
  2. "Ghost Train" - 4:01
  3. "The Ghost in You" (Previously Unreleased)

Australia Single[2]

  1. "Round Here"(LP Version) - 5:28
  2. "Rain King"(Live) - 5:12
  3. "The Ghost in You"(Live) - 3:30

UK Single[3]

  1. "Round Here"(LP Version) - 5:28
  2. "Ghost Train"(LP Version) - 4:01
  3. "The Ghost In You"(Live and previously unreleased) - 3:30

Meaning

Duritz explained on VH1 Storytellers the meaning to the song:

In a concert in Amsterdam for "This Desert Life", on October 17, 1999,[4] Duritz adds,

Charts

Pop culture

References

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  3. "Counting Crows Round Here UK CD single (CD5 / 5") (126076)". Eil.com. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
  4. Adam, Duritz. "Counting Crows - Round Here (Melkweg Amsterdam 17/10/1999)". Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  5. "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 18 Sep 1994". ARIA. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  6. "Official Charts > Counting Crows". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  7. "RPM 100 Hit Tracks of 1994". RPM. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  8. "dustin kensrue round here (lyrics in description)". YouTube. 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
  9. "Panic! at the disco: Round Here". YouTube. 2007-08-29. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
  10. "David Ford - Round Here (Counting Crows cover)". YouTube. 2007-12-22. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
  11. "Good to You - Marianas Trench Live @ The CNE". YouTube. 2011-09-01. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
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