Crash! Boom! Bang! (song)
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"Crash! Boom! Bang!" is a song by Swedish pop music duo Roxette, released on 9 May 1994 as the second single from their fifth studio album, Crash! Boom! Bang!. It became a moderate hit in several European countries, peaking in the top 20 in Austria, Belgium, Finland and Sweden. The song spent over five months on the German Singles Chart, peaking at number 31.
Critical reception
Music & Media wrote about the song: "Sometimes the vocabulary used is a bit confusing. Despite the cartoon-esque words, the title track of the new CD is everything but an earth-shattering rocker. Forget it, it's a classy ballad!"[1]
Music video
The song's music video was directed by Irish filmmaker Michael Geoghegan, who would go on to direct a total of four music videos for the duo. It was inspired by works of Polish director Zbigniew Rybczyński, and consists of one continuous shot of Marie Fredriksson ascending a never-ending staircase.[2]
Formats and track listings
All songs written by Per Gessle.
- 7" single and cassette (Australia 8650847 · Europe 8650844 · UK TCEM324 · US 4KM-58240)
- CD single (Australia · Europe 8650852)
- "Crash! Boom! Bang!" – 4:25
- "Joyride" (Unplugged Version) – 5:35
- "Run to You" (Demo, December 1992) – 3:45
- UK CD1 (CDEMS324)
- "Crash! Boom! Bang!" – 5:02
- "Joyride" (7" Version) – 3:59
- "The Look" – 3:56
- UK CD2 (CDEM324)
- "Crash! Boom! Bang!" – 4:25
- "Joyride" (Unplugged Version) – 5:35
- "Run to You" (Demo) – 3:45
- "It Must Have Been Love" – 4:18
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus![3]
- Marie Fredriksson — lead and background vocals
- Per Gessle — mixing
- Per "Pelle" Alsing — drums
- Christer Jansson — percussion
- Jonas Isacsson — acoustic and electric guitars
- Anders Herrlin — bass guitar, programming, engineering
- Mats Holmquist — string arrangement and conducting
- Clarence Öfwerman — keyboards, programming, string arrangement, production, mixing
- Alar Suurna — engineering, mixing
- Stockholms Nya Kammarorkester (credited as SNYKO) — orchestration
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
- ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. June 4, 1994. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
- ^ Ballad & Pop Hits - The Complete Video Collection (DVD liner notes). Roxette. EMI. 2003. 7243 4 90946 9 7.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Digital booklet". Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus (liner notes). Roxette. Stockholm, Sweden: EMI Records. 1995. 7243 836203 2 6.
{{cite AV media notes}}: Unknown parameter|titlelink=ignored (|title-link=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 31 July 1994". ARIA. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- ^ "Roxette – Crash! Boom! Bang!" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ "Roxette – Crash! Boom! Bang!" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2571." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. June 18, 1994. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
- ^ "Finnish Singles Charts 1961-1995: Toukokuu 1994 May". Suomen virallinen singlelista. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ^ "Íslenski Listinn Vikan 26.5. - 01.6. '94" (PDF). Dagblaðið Vísir. May 26, 1994. p. 24. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Roxette" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ "Roxette – Crash! Boom! Bang!" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ "Roxette – Crash! Boom! Bang!". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ "Lista Przebojów Trójki - Polskie Radio Online: Notowanie nr648 - 15 lipca 1994". Polskie Radio (in Polish). July 15, 1994. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
- ^ "Roxette – Crash! Boom! Bang!". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ "Roxette: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1994" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
