"Full Circle" is a song performed by American

United States

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 hard rock

Hard rock

Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...

 band Aerosmith

Aerosmith

Aerosmith is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston" and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band". Their style, which is rooted in blues-based hard rock, has come to also incorporate elements of pop, heavy metal, and rhythm and blues, and has inspired many...

. It was written by Steven Tyler

Steven Tyler

Steven Tyler is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, best known as the frontman and lead singer of the Boston-based rock band Aerosmith, in which he also plays the harmonica, and occasional piano and percussion. He is known as the "Demon of Screamin'", due to his high screams...

 and Taylor Rhodes

Taylor Rhodes

Taylor Laurence Rhodes is an American songwriter, producer, and musician from Nashville, Tennessee, most notable for his work with hard rock band Aerosmith since 1993.-Music Career:In 1993, he co-wrote the big hit "Cryin'" with Steven Tyler and Joe Perry...

 and was featured on the album Nine Lives

Nine Lives (Aerosmith album)

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Lyrical interpretation

The song is a ballad that seems to be about cognitive growth (I used to think that every little thing I did was crazy / Now I think the karma cops are coming after you) and the singer's desire not to waste time.

In concert

"Full Circle" was the first song Aerosmith played in the New Millennium, at a New Year's show in Osaka

Osaka

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, Japan

Japan

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, during their Roar of the Dragon Tour

Roar of the Dragon Tour

The Roar of the Dragon Tour was a brief concert tour of Japan by American hard rock band Aerosmith.-Background:The Roar of the Dragon Tour lasted from 1999–2000, and included a New Year/Millennium show in Osaka on December 31, 1999, parts of which were recorded and later broadcast on ABC television...

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The band played the song heavily on their lengthy Nine Lives Tour

Nine lives tour

The Nine Lives Tour was a tour headlined by Aerosmith which ran for over 2 years and saw the band playing shows in North America, Canada, Japan, United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Czech Republic, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Holland, Italy, Austria, Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Portugal. The tour...

from 1997–1999, but has almost never played it since.