Joyride (Roxette song)
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“Joyride” | |||||
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Single by Roxette | |||||
Released | February 27, 1991 | ||||
Format | CD maxi 7" single |
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Genre | Pop | ||||
Length | 4:22 | ||||
Writer(s) | Per Gessle | ||||
Producer | Clarence Öfwerman | ||||
Certification | Gold (Germany), Gold (Canada), Gold (Austria), Gold (NZ) | ||||
Roxette singles chronology | |||||
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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 #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in May 1991. In the UK, "Joyride" peaked at #4.
[edit] 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] Charts
Chart (1991)[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 21 |
U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40 | 1 |
Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 1 |
Austrian Singles Chart | 1 |
Belgium Singles Chart | 1 |
Canadian Singles Chart | 1 |
Dutch Singles Chart | 1 |
French Singles Chart | 39 |
German Singles Chart | 1 |
Irish Singles Chart | 9 |
Italian Singles Chart | 4 |
New Zealand Singles Chart | 3 |
Norwegian Singles Chart | 1 |
Swedish Singles Chart | 1 |
Swiss Singles Chart | 1 |
UK Singles Chart | 4 |
[edit] References
- ^ "Joyride", in various Singles Chart 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)
- ^ Billboard Billboard.com (Retrieved April 7, 2008)
Categories: 1991 singles | ARC Weekly Top 40 number-one singles | Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles | Number-one singles in Australia | Number-one singles in Austria | Number-one singles in Belgium | Number-one singles in Canada | Number-one singles in Germany | Number-one singles in the Netherlands | Number-one singles in Norway | Number-one singles in Sweden | Number-one singles in Switzerland | Roxette songs