It was released in November 1998 as the second single from his third album, Last Man Standing and was a hit in several countries, particularly in Sweden and Finland where it reached number-one.

Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "Packing several hooks and a peppy Eurobeat, the track is lushly produced with more than a hint of Jim Steinman's "more is better" approach.

"[1] The accompanying music video followed up the theme from "Angels Crying" by featuring an homage to horror movies.

While the video for "Angels Crying" was similar to Friday the 13th, "Here I Go Again" had the same plot as Poltergeist.

The music video includes a reference to a previous song by E-Type, "This Is the Way", which was also the second single of the first album.