| Round Here | |
| Cover: | RoundHereCC.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Counting Crows |
| Album: | August and Everything After |
| Released: | [1] |
| Length: | 5:32 |
| Label: | Geffen |
| Producer: | T-Bone Burnett |
| Prev Title: | Mr. Jones |
| Prev Year: | 1993 |
| Next Title: | Einstein on the Beach (For an Eggman) |
| Next Year: | 1994 |
"Round Here" is a song by American rock band Counting Crows, released as the second single from their debut album, August and Everything After (1993), on June 20, 1994, by Geffen Records. The song's origin predates 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.[2]
Despite not charting on the US Billboard Hot 100 due to rules in place at the time, "Round Here" peaked at number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart and number seven on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song also reached the top 20 in Canada and Iceland, peaking at number six in the former country and number 12 in the latter. In April 2022, American Songwriter ranked the song at number five on their list of "The Top 10 Counting Crows Songs".[3]
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,
The Counting Crows version (the more well-known recording) is a slow and mellow 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.
European and Australian CD single[7] [8]
The music video, directed by Mark Neale, starts with some buildings collapsing and falling down, and it features Adam Duritz singing and walking alone over a railroad tracks. At the same time a man stands in the Dry Lake desert with clocks and watches, a woman (actress Bonnie Aarons, later famous to play the demon Valak in The Conjuring 2 and The Nun) walks by the street carrying a sign saying "Nobody Move and Nobody Gets Hurt", and another woman (the Maria of the lyrics) walks with a suitcase by different locations of Los Angeles.
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[9] | 58 |
| Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[10] | 12 |
| Chart (1994) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[11] | 57 | |
| Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[12] | 85 | |
| US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)[13] | 40 |
