Whitesnake’s classic single “Here I Go Again” has topped the Hot Hard Rock Songs chart following the death of Tawny Kitaen, who starred in the song’s iconic music video.
Kitaen became the essential MTV video vixen after “Here I Go Again” debuted in 1987. In a silky, white nightie, Kitaen seductively danced on the hood of two cars in between cuts of Whitesnake performing onstage. Shortly after its release, “Here I Go Again” hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Nearly 35 years after airing for the first time, “Here I Go Again” is No. 1 on the Hot Hard Rock Songs chart. Spending its first-ever week on the chart, the Whitesnake power ballad came in ahead of Five Finger Death Punch’s “A Little Bit Off” to take the top spot.