There She Goes (The La's song)

"There She Goes"
Artwork for 1990 rerelease
Single by The La's
from the album The La's
B-side	"Come In, Come Out" "Who Knows" "Man I'm Only Human" "All by Myself"
Released	31 October 1988 22 October 1990 (re-issue) 20 September 1999 (2nd re-issue) 31 March 2008 (3rd re-issue)
Format	7" single, CD single
Recorded	1988 Woodcray Studios, Wokingham
Genre	Jangle pop
Length	2:31 (Single Version) 2:42 (Album Version)
Label	Go! Discs (GOLAS 2)
Songwriter(s)	Lee Mavers, John Byrne
Producer(s)	Bob Andrews
The La's singles chronology
"Way Out" (1987) "There She Goes" (1988) "Timeless Melody" (1990)
"Way Out" (1987) "There She Goes" (1988) "Timeless Melody" (1990)
The La's singles chronology
"Timeless Melody" (1990) Timeless Melody1990 "There She Goes" (1990) There She Goes1990 "Feelin'" (1991) Feelin'1991
"There She Goes (2nd Re-issue)" (1999) There She Goes (2nd Re-issue)1999 "There She Goes (3rd Re-issue)" (2008) There She Goes (3rd Re-issue)2008
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"There She Goes"
Single by Sixpence None the Richer
from the album Sixpence None the Richer
Released	14 April 1999 (1999-04-14)
Format	CD, Radio airplay
Recorded	1997
Genre	Alternative rock, pop rock
Length	2:43
Label	Squint/Elektra
Songwriter(s)	Lee Mavers, John Byrne
Sixpence None the Richer singles chronology
"Kiss Me" (1998) "There She Goes" (1999) "I Can't Catch You" (2000)
"Kiss Me" (1998) "There She Goes" (1999) "I Can't Catch You" (2000)

2:31 (Single Version)

"There She Goes" is a song by English rock band The La's and written by the band's frontman Lee Mavers.

In May 2007, the NME magazine placed the song at number 45 in its list of the 50 Greatest Indie Anthems Ever.

Structurally, the song is very simple and contains no verses, only a single chorus repeated four times and a bridge.

"There She Goes" has gained a reputation for being about the use of heroin, possibly as a result of the lines: "There she goes again... racing through my brain... pulsing through my vein... no one else can heal my pain". Several newspapers ran articles about The La's and their apparent ode to heroin. When asked about the rumour in 1995, the group's bassist John Power replied: "I don't know. Truth is, I don't wanna know." However, in the book In Search of The La's: A Secret Liverpool (2003) by MW Macefield, ex-La's guitarist Paul Hemmings denied the rumour and added: "Jeremy Fisher, you don't know what you are talking about."

In an interview with Les Inrockuptibles , Lee admits to trying heroin in 1990. The song therefore predated his experience.

The first version of the song, produced by Bob Andrews, was released by The La's in 1988, and again on 2 January 1989, but failed to chart. Andrews' production of the song was remixed by Steve Lillywhite in 1990 for inclusion on their debut album The La's. This remixed version was issued as a single on 22 October 1990 and hit number 13 in the UK Singles Chart (and later hit number 49 in the US). It was the biggest success The La's were ever to enjoy.

In May 2007, NME magazine placed "There She Goes" at number 45 in its list of the 50 Greatest Indie Anthems Ever. In 2008, it was also re-released as a vinyl single for its 20th anniversary.