"Spending My Time", written by Per Gessle, was the fourth single released from Swedish pop duo Roxette's 1991 album Joyride. It peaked at #32 on Billboard's Hot 100. A remix was created by MC King Carli and Dr Renault at EMI Studios in Stockholm, Sweden, in July 1991, and was included on the single. A Spanish version of the song, called "Un día sin ti" ("A day without you"), was released as a single from the album Baladas En Español.
"Spending My Time" was a sizeable hit in Brazil, due to extensive airplay, as well as being part of the Brazilian telenovela "Outrageous Preppy Women" soundtrack (Perigosas Peruas – Trilha Sonora Internacional - 1992) by Globo TV.[1]
[edit] Music video
The video was directed by Wayne Isham, who has worked on other music videos for other popular artists.
[edit] Track listing
- "Spending My Time" (electric dance remix)
- "Spending My Time" (album version)
- "The Sweet Hello, The Sad Goodbye" (non-album track)
- "Spending My Time" (electric dance remix/instrumental)
[edit] Musical analysis
An acoustic guitar based ballad, sung by Marie Fredriksson. The verse is in the key of F#m, while the chorus is in E, later transposing to F#.
[edit] Charts
This song reached the top 10 in Canada and Germany, and was a sizeable hit in many other places worldwide. In South America, the song became as successful as "Joyride" or "It Must Have Been Love", especially in Brazil, where it reached #1 in the charts. In 1996 - sung in perfect Spanish and called "Un día sin ti" - it was the first single released from Baladas en Español, reaching #1 in Mexico, top 3 in Chile, Argentina, Spain and many other Latin-American countries.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.teledramaturgia.com.br/perigt.htm
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