"Again and Again" is the lead single taken from Jewel's fifth studio album, ''

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''. Written by Jewel and John Shanks and produced by

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, the song was Jewel's fifth single released to airways that did not receive any form of remixing. A radio version was released on a 1 track European promo CD which simply sped up the tempo of the song (the same thing was done for the radio edit of "2 Become 1".) The single eventually became the most added song to AC radio stations in the US. However, as the lead single from the album, it didn't do as well as her previous lead singles (" Who Will Save Your Soul",

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", " Standing Still" and " Intuition").

Critical reception

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described the song as one of her best pop songs and picked it as one of the album's best tracks. Preston Jones from

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wrote that the track is a slick, radio-ready ditty as vacuous as it is catchy." Catie James from

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wrote that the track has "addictive cadence".

Music video

The music video was officially released to television around March 2006. The video was directed by Matthew Rolston, and featured Jewel walking around a

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. While relatively plotless, the end of the video shows Jewel finding the man she sings about in the song, played by then-husband, rodeo star

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Commercial release

"Again and Again" received no commercial release within the US besides a promotional single (those are not available for purchase). A digital download single wasn't even released in the US for purchase, which even contributed to the lower chart position on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Charts. However, international singles were issued. For the international release of the CD Single, a different single cover was used. The cover shown above is the cover for the US release of the Promotional Single. ;US Promotional Single # Again and Again lbum Version ;International CD Single # Again and Again lbum Version# Long Slow Slide ive Acoustic Version# Foolish Games ive Acoustic Version

Chart performance

External links

"Again and Again" Music Video

References

{{Jewel singles 2006 singles Jewel (singer) songs Music videos directed by Matthew Rolston Songs written by John Shanks Songs written by Jewel (singer) Song recordings produced by Rob Cavallo 2000s Atlantic Records singles