Again (Lenny Kravitz song)
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"Again" is a single by rock
musician Lenny Kravitz
, released on his 2000 Greatest Hits
album. The song is a mid-tempo rock ballad song and won Kravitz a Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
in 2001, a feat he had already achieved twice consecutively, with "Fly Away
" and "American Woman
". The song is about losing contact with a past lover and wondering if they will ever encounter each other in the future to give the relationship another chance. The single was a hit in the United States, where it reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100
, becoming Kravitz's first solo top five hit in nearly nine years, the last being 1991's "It Ain't Over 'til It's Over
", which peaked at number two, and this song is the last Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, until today she scored no Top 10.
, features Kravitz with a girl in his apartment (Gina Gershon
), whom he does not seem to be interested in. Similar to the song's lyrical content, he meets a girl (Teresa Lourenco
), who works as a waitress in a restaurant/diner. At the end of the video, Kravitz goes to the restaurant to meet her again, but she is not there and Kravitz leaves. Soon after he leaves, the waitress enters the restaurant, not knowing he was there to see her. Kravitz returns to his apartment, losing the chance to meet her one more time.
Some other shots of the video show Kravitz performing the song at the Limelight club. Other scenes show Kravitz in his apartment, wandering around, shown nude after taking a shower, watching television and some sexually explicit scenes where he is seen making out with Teresa.
singles chart, the song peaked at #4, making the single the 2nd most successful song in that country by Kravitz.
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Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
musician Lenny Kravitz
Lenny Kravitz
Leonard Albert "Lenny" Kravitz is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and arranger, whose "retro" style incorporates elements of rock, soul, R&B, funk, reggae, hard rock, psychedelic, folk and ballads...
, released on his 2000 Greatest Hits
Greatest Hits (Lenny Kravitz album)
Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by American rock musician Lenny Kravitz, released on October 24, 2000 . The album featured an unreleased track for promotion called "Again" which became a huge hit, reaching number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, following a very successful string of hits from the...
album. The song is a mid-tempo rock ballad song and won Kravitz a Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance was an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to male recording artists for works containing quality vocal performances in the rock music genre...
in 2001, a feat he had already achieved twice consecutively, with "Fly Away
Fly Away (Lenny Kravitz song)
"Fly Away" is a song by American rock musician Lenny Kravitz, the fourth single from his 1998 album 5.-Chart performance:"Fly Away" is one of Kravitz's most successful songs to date. The song was a hit in both the United Kingdom and United States...
" and "American Woman
American Woman
American Woman is the seventh album by Canadian rock band The Guess Who, released in 1970. It peaked at #9 on the Billboard Pop Albums charts...
". The song is about losing contact with a past lover and wondering if they will ever encounter each other in the future to give the relationship another chance. The single was a hit in the United States, where it reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
, becoming Kravitz's first solo top five hit in nearly nine years, the last being 1991's "It Ain't Over 'til It's Over
It Ain't Over 'til It's Over
"It Ain't Over 'til It's Over" is a song recorded, written, and produced by American musician Lenny Kravitz for his second studio album, Mama Said . Released as the album's second single in May 1991, the song is a mid-tempo ballad, musically inspired by Motown, Philly soul, and Earth, Wind & Fire...
", which peaked at number two, and this song is the last Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, until today she scored no Top 10.
Music video
The music video for "Again", directed by Paul HunterPaul Hunter (director)
Paul Hunter is a music video director known for his high-budget, visually distinctive videos for popular music singles. He has directed over 100 music videos, many television advertisements and was nominated for an Emmy for Nike's Freestyle commercial...
, features Kravitz with a girl in his apartment (Gina Gershon
Gina Gershon
Gina L. Gershon is an American film, television and stage actress, singer and author, known for her roles in the films Cocktail , Showgirls , Bound , Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back , Face/Off , The Insider , Demonlover , Category 7: The End of the World , P.S...
), whom he does not seem to be interested in. Similar to the song's lyrical content, he meets a girl (Teresa Lourenco
Teresa Lourenco
Teresa Lourenco is a Trinidadian model. She was born on January 25, 1981 in Trinidad. In 1994, she moved with her mother to Hamburg, Germany, where, at the age of 14, she was discovered by a modeling scout. At 16, she won the "Les Trophees de la Mode" in Paris for Best New Face.Lourenco signed a...
), who works as a waitress in a restaurant/diner. At the end of the video, Kravitz goes to the restaurant to meet her again, but she is not there and Kravitz leaves. Soon after he leaves, the waitress enters the restaurant, not knowing he was there to see her. Kravitz returns to his apartment, losing the chance to meet her one more time.
Some other shots of the video show Kravitz performing the song at the Limelight club. Other scenes show Kravitz in his apartment, wandering around, shown nude after taking a shower, watching television and some sexually explicit scenes where he is seen making out with Teresa.
Chart performance
"Again" is one of Kravitz's most popular songs. On the U.S. Billboard Hot 100Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
singles chart, the song peaked at #4, making the single the 2nd most successful song in that country by Kravitz.
Tracklisting
- "Again"
- "Fly away" (Live performance)
- "Always on the run" (Live performance)
- "Are you gonna go my way" (Live performance)
UK Edition
- "Again"
Australian Edition
- "Again"
- "Fly Away" (Live)
- "Always On The Run" (Live)
- "Are You Gonna Go My Way" (Live)
- "Again" (Stankonia Remix) [Clean Version]
- "Again" (Stankonia Remix)
- "Again" (Video)
In popular culture
- "Again" is played in one of the closing credits sequences of Gran Turismo 3. OutKastOutKastOutkast is an American hip hop duo based in East Point, Georgia, consisting of Atlanta native André "André 3000" Benjamin and Savannah, Georgia-born Antwan "Big Boi" Patton. They were originally known as Two Shades Deep but later changed the group's name to OutKast...
also recorded a remix to this song.