Chart performance:
| Week | Position | Movement | Comments |
| 14-Sep-73 | 20 | New | Peak |
Written by: Billy Preston & Bruce Fisher
Produced by: Billy Preston
South African record label (unless otherwise stated): A&M
| Hit number for artist | 1 |
| Peak position | 20 |
| Weeks | 1 |
| Biggest climber awards | 0 |
| Star rater climbs | 0 |
| Biggest faller awards | 0 |
| Top 20 points | 1 |
| Overall Top 20 points ranking | =2351 |
| Top 20 points ranking for the artist | 1 |
| Top 30 Points | 11 |
| Overall Top 30 points ranking | =2453 |
| Top 30 points ranking for the artist | 1 |
Annual ranking:
| 1973 | =98 |
Other chart success:
| Australia | 99 |
| Canada | 1 |
| US | 1 |
The song would give Preston his first solo number 1 in the US. He would see 1 further US chart topper in the form of 1974’s ‘Nothing From Nothing’. He had seen a US number 1 hit before where he got a separate credit on The Beatles’ 1969 hit ‘Get Back’. In 2009 Donny Osmond included a cover of ‘Will It Go Round In Circles’ on his ‘Love Songs Of The 70’s’ album.
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Artist link: Billy Preston
SA Singles Charts 