Described by Clark herself as "an anti-protest song", "Round Every Corner" employs the musical structure of a children's singing game to present its message of optimism.

The personnel on the recording session included guitarist Big Jim Sullivan.

[citation needed] The previous Petula Clark single "You'd Better Come Home" had evinced a sharp decline in the chart fortunes established by her breakout hit "Downtown".

She recorded the song in French: "Va Toujours Plus Loin" ("Always go farther"), and in Italian: "Gocce di mare" ("Drops in the ocean").

Instead, Israeli singer and actress Carmela Corren recorded the song in German as "Heut' oder morgen" ("Today Or Tomorrow").