| Have a Nice Day | ||||
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| Studio album by Roxette | ||||
| Released | February 22, 1999 | |||
| Recorded |
January–October 1998
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| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 55:41 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Producer | Clarence Öfwerman Marie Fredriksson Per Gessle Michael Ilbert |
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| Singles from Have a Nice Day | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [1] |
| NA | [2] |
| NME | [3] |
Have a Nice Day is an album by Swedish pop duo Roxette, released worldwide in March 1999. This was the first international Roxette release in 4 years and their first brand new studio album since 1994's Crash! Boom! Bang! The album was not released in the U.S. as the duo were no longer signed to a record label there. Additional Spanish language versions of "Wish I Could Fly", "Anyone" and "Salvation" were included as bonus tracks in some Spanish-speaking countries.[4]
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The album was a success in various European countries and Latin American countries, reaching the top three in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium and Sweden. However in the UK, it stalled at #28, failing to emulate the Top 5 success of all their previous albums.
"Wish I Could Fly", the first single, was a sizable hit and was one of the most frequently played songs in Europe during 1999. In the UK the single peaked at #11 on the UK charts, the highest singles chart position for Roxette there since 1993.
The second single to be released from the album was the ballad "Anyone". "Anyone" failed to make any impact on the charts. The controversial video, directed by long-time collaborator Jonas Akerlund, ends with a distressed Fredriksson committing suicide. The video was the banned by MTV, due to the video's sensitive content.[5] The poor chart showing by "Anyone" meant EMI UK decided against releasing the single, even though they had already sent out promo CDs to radio DJs and the media.[6]
The third single from the album was the techno-driven dance number "Stars", which garnered some success in Europe, particularly in Scandinavian countries. The final single from the album was "Salvation", which reached the Top 20 in Finland but little success elsewhere.
The track "It Will Take a Long Long Time" was featured in the Julia Roberts and Richard Gere romantic comedy Runaway Bride, though it was not included on the soundtrack album. Have a Nice Day was the first ever Roxette album to feature a track solely written by Marie Fredriksson ("Waiting for the Rain"). In Arab countries the naked babies on the sleeve had to be removed for religious reasons, so a special edition of the album was made.[4]
The success of Have a Nice Day saw Roxette win the 'Highest Selling Scandinavian Act' at the 2000 World Music Awards.[7] For the Awards Gala, Roxette chose to perform lead single "Wish I Could Fly".
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All songs written and composed by Per Gessle, except where noted. Spanish lyrics by Luis Gómez Escolar.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Crush on You" | 3:36 |
| 2. | "Wish I Could Fly" | 4:40 |
| 3. | "You Can't Put Your Arms Around What's Already Gone" | 3:31 |
| 4. | "Waiting for the Rain" (Marie Fredriksson) | 3:38 |
| 5. | "Anyone" | 4:32 |
| 6. | "It Will Take a Long Long Time" | 4:04 |
| 7. | "7Twenty7" | 3:53 |
| 8. | "I Was So Lucky" | 4:18 |
| 9. | "Stars" | 3:56 |
| 10. | "Salvation" | 4:38 |
| 11. | "Pay the Price" | 3:48 |
| 12. | "Cooper" | 4:17 |
| 13. | "Staring at the Ground" | 2:59 |
| 14. | "Beautiful Things" (Fredriksson/Gessle) | 3:49 |
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Total length:
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55:41 | |
| Spanish speaking regions bonus tracks | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 15. | "Quisiera volar" (Spanish version of "Wish I Could Fly") | 4:45 | |||||||
| 16. | "Alguien" (Spanish version of "Anyone") | 2:59 | |||||||
| 17. | "Lo siento" (Spanish version of "Salvation") | 3:49 | |||||||
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Total length:
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69:58 | ||||||||
| 2009 Remastered Release – CD bonus tracks [8] | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 15. | "It Hurts" | ||||||||
| 16. | "Myth" (Demo) | ||||||||
| 17. | "Makin' Love to You" | ||||||||
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| 15. | "Little Miss Sorrow" | ||||||||
| 16. | "Happy Together" | ||||||||
| 17. | "Anyone/I love How You Love Me" (Demo) | ||||||||
| 18. | "New World" (Demo) | ||||||||
| 19. | "Better Off on Her Own" (Demo) | ||||||||
| 20. | "Staring at the Ground" (Demo) | ||||||||
| 21. | "7Twenty7" (Demo) | ||||||||
| 22. | "It Will Take a Long Long Time" (Modern Rock Version) | ||||||||
| Title | Peak chart positions (1999) | |||||||||
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| SWE | UK | FIN | GER | AUT | ITA | SWI | NLD | NOR | ||
| Have a Nice Day | 1 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 6 | |
| "Wish I Could Fly" | 4 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 35 | 13 | |
| "Anyone" | 35 | - | - | 62 | - | - | 30 | 73 | - | |
| "Stars" | 13 | 56 | 9 | 23 | - | - | 30 | 74 | 11 | |
| "Salvation" | 46 | - | 18 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | |
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