Almost Unreal
| "Almost Unreal" | ||||
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| Single by Roxette | ||||
| from the album Super Mario Bros. Soundtrack | ||||
| Released | May 1993 | |||
| Format | CD | |||
| Recorded | 1993 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 03:58 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Writer(s) | Per Gessle | |||
| Producer | Clarence Öfwerman | |||
| Roxette singles chronology | ||||
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"Almost Unreal" is a pop song performed by Swedish duo Roxette. The song was released in May 1993 and is featured on the soundtrack of Super Mario Bros.
"Almost Unreal" became a summer hit especially in Europe, where it hit Top 10 and Top 20 in many countries, including the UK where it reached #7, and the video received a heavy rotation on music channels. The song proved to be unsuccessful in US where it peaked at #94 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
The song's inclusion on the Super Mario Bros. sound track angered songwriter Per Gessle [1] as it was originally written for Walt Disney's 1993 fantasy-comedy "Hocus Pocus" starring Bette Midler, but was never used.
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[edit] Reception
Roxette themselves were dismissive about the song, "Not one of our most inspired moments.",[1] Fredriksson said. While Gessle stated: "I still like the song in a way... but if you wanted to make a parody of Roxette, it would probably sound something like this."[1] Mike Schiller from Popmatters called the song "awful"; and wrote, "...not only does it sound like corporate pandering, but it’s probably the most forced smash hit wannabe Roxette ever created."[2]
[edit] Track listing
CD single (cardsleeve)
- "Almost Unreal"
- "The Heart Shaped Sea"
CD Maxi
- "Almost Unreal"
- "The Heart Shaped Sea"
- "Fingertips '93"
- "Almost Unreal" (A/C Mix)
[edit] Charts
| Chart (1993) | Peak Position |
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| Sweden Single Charts | 8[3] |
| UK Single Charts | 7[4] |
| United States Single Charts | 94[5] |
| German Single Charts | 20[6] |
| Australian Single Charts | 17[7] |
| Swiss Single Charts | 15[8] |
| Norwegian Single Charts | 6[9] |
| Dutch Single Charts | 31[10] |
| Austrian Single Charts | 20[11] |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c (2006) Album notes for Roxette Hits by Roxette [CD booklet]. EMI Records.
- ^ Mike Schiller (2007-03-30). "Roxette Hits review". Popmatters. http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/roxette-a-collection-of-roxette-hits/. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
- ^ "Swedish charts archive". Hung Medien. http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?search=Roxette&cat=s. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
- ^ "UK charts archive". chartstats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=5406. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
- ^ "Roxette's Billboard singles history". All Media Guide / Billboard. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/roxette-p5312/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
- ^ "German charts archive". charts.de. http://www.charts.de/search.asp?search=roxette&x=0&y=0&cat=s&country=de. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
- ^ "Australian charts archive". Hung Medien. http://australian-charts.com/search.asp?search=Roxette&cat=s. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
- ^ "Swiss charts archive". Hung Medien. http://hitparade.ch/search.asp?search=Roxette&cat=s. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
- ^ "Norwegian charts archive". Hung Medien. http://norwegiancharts.com/search.asp?search=Roxette&cat=s. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
- ^ "Dutch charts archive". Hung Medien. http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=Roxette&cat=s. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
- ^ "Dutch charts archive". Hung Medien. http://austriancharts.at/search.asp?search=Roxette&cat=s. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
[edit] External links
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