Here She Comes

"Here She Comes" is a song recorded by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler for the soundtrack to the 1984 restoration version of the 1927 German film Metropolis. It was released in 1984 by CBS Records, written by Giorgio Moroder and Peter Bellote, and produced by Moroder. Tyler re-recorded the song on her 2004 album Simply Believe.

For the song by The Beach Boys, see Carl and the Passions – "So Tough".
"Here She Comes"
Single by Bonnie Tyler
from the album Metropolis (Music from the Motion Picture)
B-side"Time"
Released1984
Recorded1984
GenreSoft rock
Length3:48

5:35 (extended version 12")

3:28 (single version)
LabelCBS Records
Songwriter(s)Giorgio Moroder, Peter Bellote
Producer(s)Giorgio Moroder
Bonnie Tyler singles chronology
"Holding Out for a Hero"
(1984)		 "Here She Comes"
(1984)		 "Loving You's a Dirty Job but Somebody's Gotta Do It"
(1985)
Music video
"Here She Comes" on YouTube

The song charted highest in Austria, peaking at number 13. At the 27th Grammy Awards, "Here She Comes" was nominated for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance, marking Tyler's third and final Grammy nomination of her career, following her two nominations in the previous year.[1]

Critical reception

In an otherwise negative review of Metropolis and its soundtrack, The Pittsburgh Press's Jim Davidson described the usage of "Here She Comes" as "the only right-on-the-money correlation of music and image."[2]

Music video

Tyler recorded a music video for "Here She Comes", which was released in 1985.[3]

Synopsis

The video is set in London. Tyler, dressed in a black leather dress, walks down a cobbled road lined with statues of soldiers. She occasionally looks up to see a duplicate of herself, dressed in a white dress, standing at the top of a fire escape, shrouded in shadow. The statues come to life and follow Tyler down the road. Behind them follows a black car, driven by the duplicate of Tyler. She runs away from them as she notices the statues following her, and locks herself inside a garage. The car then breaks through the doors of the garage and attempts to run Tyler over. She escapes through another door and finds herself on a street, looking up to see a spaceship in the sky. The spaceship descends, and a car appears, which Tyler enters and drives away. The duplicate chases after Tyler in her own car. Tyler drives into another building, and as the spaceship flies above the building, the duplicate drives inside as the entrance explodes. The spaceship then flies away as the animated statues look on.

Charts
Chart (1984–85) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 13
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[5] 51
France (SNEP)[6] 32
Germany (Official German Charts)[7] 43
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 98
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 76
US Cash Box[10] 81

References
  1. Hilburn, Robert (23 February 1985). "Here's one critic's picks for Grammys". Ottawa Citizen. Canwest. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  2. Davidson, Jim (1 September 1984). "A silent film classic becomes a music video". The Pittsburgh Press. E. W. Scripps Company. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  3. "Here She Comes by Bonnie Tyler". iTunes Store. Apple, Inc. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  4. "Austriancharts.at – Bonnie Tyler – Here She Comes" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  5. "Hits of the World" (PDF). Music & Media. 26 November 1984. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  6. "Lescharts.com – Bonnie Tyler – Here She Comes" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  7. "Offiziellecharts.de – Bonnie Tyler – Here She Comes". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  8. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  9. "Bonnie Tyler Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  10. "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending OCTOBER 9, 1984". Cash Box. Archived from the original on 24 May 2020.
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