| Will It Go Round in Circles | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Billy Preston |
| Album: | Music Is My Life |
| B-Side: | Blackbird |
| Released: | March 1973 |
| Genre: | Funk, soul |
| Length: | 3:42 (single version) 4:28 (album version) |
| Label: | A&M |
| Producer: | Billy Preston |
| Prev Title: | Slaughter |
| Prev Year: | 1972 |
| Next Title: | Space Race |
| Next Year: | 1974 |
"Will It Go Round in Circles" is a song by American soul musician Billy Preston from his 1972 album Music Is My Life. It was written by Preston and Bruce Fisher and released as a single in March 1973. The record topped the Billboard Hot 100 and sold over a million copies. This was the first of two number one hits for Preston as a solo performer, the other being "Nothing from Nothing", although he is also credited on the Beatles' 1969 hit "Get Back".
Source:[1]
| Chart (1973) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] | 99 | |
| Canadian RPM 100[3] | 1 | |
| South Africa (Springbok)[4] | 20 | |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles[5] | 10 |
| Chart (1973) | Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Canadian RPM Year-End[6] | 18 | |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[7] | 8 |
The song was covered by Donny Osmond on his 2009 album Love Songs Of The '70s. Phish did two renditions in 1999, including on 10 September at The Gorge Amphitheatre.[9] Orlando Brown recorded it for the 2006 soundtrack album That's So Raven Too!, for his Disney Channel series That's So Raven; his version was also featured in the Disney Channel original film .[10] The song was performed in Hebrew by Yehonatan Geffen and Dani Litani in their 1974 live show That's All for Now - For Now That's All.