It was recorded on 13 April 1964 at EMI Studios and released as a single a month later by Parlophone with the B-side "Baby That's All", written by the Hollies' Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks and Graham Nash under the pseudonym Chester Mann.

[1][2] The US release by Imperial Records in June 1964 saw it paired with a different B-side, a cover of Little Richard's "Lucille".

The single performed well in the UK, continuing their success there, and peaked at number 4 on the Record Retailer chart.

[4] It performed particularly well on the Mersey Beat chart, topping it in the final week of June 1964.

[6][7] Reviewed in Record Mirror, "Here I Go Again" was described as "[having] a "Just One Look" flavour, and there's a grow-on-you melody on the vibrant beat ballad.