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"Joyride", written by Per Gessle, was the first single released from Swedish pop duo Roxette's 1991 album Joyride, the follow-up to the group's highly successful Look Sharp!. The single topped the charts across Europe, and in Australia, Canada and the United States, where it spent one week at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, their last to do so, in May 1991. In the UK, "Joyride" peaked at #4.
In interviews, Gessle states he got the idea for the opening line of this song from his girlfriend at the time who left a note on his piano that stated, "Hello, you fool, I love you."[1]
During the 1994 Stanley Cup playoffs this became the intro anthem to the Vancouver Canucks as they took the ice before each game.
[edit] Music video
[edit] Formats and track listing
- CD maxi
- "Joyride" (7" version) — 4:01
- "Come Back (Before You Leave)" — 4:36
- "Joyride" (12" magicfriendmix) — 6:11
- "Joyride" (U.S. remix) — 4:05
- 7" single
- "Joyride" — 3:58
- "Come Back (Before You Leave)" — 4:34
[edit] Certifications
| Country |
Certification |
Date |
Sales certified |
| Austria[2] |
Gold |
April 24, 1991 |
15,000 |
| Canada[3] |
Gold |
May 29, 1991 |
50,000 |
| Germany[4] |
Gold |
2005 |
150,000 |
| Sweden[5] |
Platinum |
October 15, 1992 |
20,000 |
[edit] Charts
| Chart (1991) |
Peak
position |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[6] |
1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks |
21 |
| U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40 |
1 |
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart[7] |
1 |
| Austrian Singles Chart[7] |
1 |
| Belgium Singles Chart[7] |
1 |
| Canadian Singles Chart |
1 |
| Dutch Singles Chart[7] |
1 |
| Eurochart Hot 100 |
1 |
| French SNEP Singles Chart[7] |
39 |
| German Singles Chart[8] |
1 |
| Irish Singles Chart[9] |
9 |
| Italian Singles Chart[10] |
4 |
| New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[7] |
3 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart[7] |
1 |
| Swedish Singles Chart[7] |
1 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[7] |
1 |
| UK Singles Chart[11] |
4 |
|
| End of year chart (1991) |
Position |
| Australian Singles Chart[12] |
9 |
| Austrian Singles Chart[13] |
6 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[14] |
2 |
|
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ "Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus! album liner notes.". www.pergessle.net. http://www.pergessle.net/pearls/roxette/bdbugttc.html.
- ^ Austrian certifications ifpi.at (Retrieved August 15, 2008)
- ^ Canada certifications cria.ca (Retrieved August 15, 2008)
- ^ German certifications musikindustrie.de (Retrieved August 15, 2008)
- ^ Swedish certifications Ifpi.se (Retrieved September 11, 2008)
- ^ Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved August 15, 2008)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Joyride", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 7, 2008)
- ^ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved April 7, 2008)
- ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 7, 2008)
- ^ Italian Single Chart Hit parade Italia (Retrieved May 31, 2008)
- ^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 7, 2008)
- ^ 1992 Australian Singles Chart aria.com (Retrieved August 15, 2008)
- ^ 1991 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved August 15, 2008)
- ^ 1991 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved August 15, 2008)
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