Joyride (Roxette song)
"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 (now wife) who left a note on his piano that stated, "Hello, you fool, I love you."[1]
In the opening section of the song, a man is heard saying "Come on, join the joyride everybody, get your tickets here, step right this way", in a possible homage to The Beatles' song "Magical Mystery Tour", where at the opening section, Paul McCartney is heard saying "Roll up, roll up for the Magical Mystery Tour! Step right this way!".
During the 1994 Stanley Cup playoffs this became the intro anthem to the Vancouver Canucks as they took the ice before each game.
Formats and track listings
- 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
Charts and sales
Peak positions
| Chart (1991) |
Peak
position |
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart[2] |
1 |
| Austrian Singles Chart[2] |
1 |
| Belgium Singles Chart |
1 |
| Canadian Singles Chart |
1 |
| Dutch Top 40[3] |
1 |
| Eurochart Hot 100 |
1 |
| French SNEP Singles Chart[2] |
39 |
| German Singles Chart[4] |
1 |
| Irish Singles Chart[5] |
9 |
| Italian Singles Chart[6] |
4 |
| New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[2] |
3 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart[2] |
1 |
| Swedish Singles Chart[2] |
1 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[2] |
1 |
| UK Singles Chart[7] |
4 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[8] |
1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks |
21 |
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End of year charts
| End of year chart (1991) |
Position |
| Australian Singles Chart[9] |
9 |
| Austrian Singles Chart[10] |
6 |
| Dutch Top 40[3] |
11 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[11] |
2 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[12] |
23 |
Certifications
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Chart successions
| Order of precedence |
Preceded by
"Crazy" by Seal |
Swedish number one single
January 13, 1991 - April 24, 1991 (7 weeks) |
Succeeded by
"Wind of Change" by Scorpions |
Preceded by
"Do the Bartman" by The Simpsons |
Norwegian VG-Lista number one single
11/1991 - 17/1991 (7 weeks) |
Succeeded by
"The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" by Cher |
Preceded by
"Crazy" by Seal |
Eurochart Hot 100 number one single
March 23, 1991 - May 25, 1991 (10 weeks) |
Succeeded by
"Wind of Change" by Scorpions |
Preceded by
"Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" by C & C Music Factory feat. Freedom Williams |
Austrian number one single
March 31, 1991 - June 2, 1991 (10 weeks) |
Succeeded by
"The One and Only" by Chesney Hawkes |
Preceded by
"Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" by C+C Music Factory featuring Freedom Williams |
German number one single
April 5, 1991 - May 24, 1991 (8 weeks) |
Succeeded by
"Wind of Change" by Scorpions |
Preceded by
"Crazy" by Seal |
Swiss number one single (first run)
April 7, 1991 - May 19, 1991 (7 weeks) |
Succeeded by
"Wind of Change" by Scorpions |
Preceded by
"Unfinished Sympathy" by Massive Attack |
Dutch Top 40 number one single
April 13, 1991 - April 20, 1991 (2 weeks) |
Succeeded by
"Losing My Religion" by R.E.M. |
Preceded by
"Falling" by Julee Cruise |
Australian ARIA Singles Chart number-one single
14 April 1991 - 28 April 1991 |
Succeeded by
"Tingles" by Ratcat |
Preceded by
"Baby Baby" by Amy Grant |
Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
11 May 1991 |
Succeeded by
"I Like the Way (The Kissing Game)" by Hi-Five |
Preceded by
"Wind of Change" by Scorpions |
Swiss number one single (second run)
June 2, 1991 (1 week) |
Succeeded by
"Wind of Change" by Scorpions |
External links
References
- ^ "Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus! album liner notes.". www.pergessle.net. http://www.pergessle.net/pearls/roxette/bdbugttc.html.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Joyride", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 7, 2008)
- ^ a b "Single top 100 over 1991" (in Dutch) (pdf). Top40. http://www.top40.nl/pdf/Top%20100/top%20100%20-%201991.pdf. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
- ^ 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 Allmusic.com (Retrieved August 15, 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)
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1991". http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1991. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
- ^ "Austrian single certifications – Roxette – Joyride" (in German). IFPI Austria. http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin. Enter Roxette in the field Interpret. Enter Joyride in the field Titel. Select single in the field Format. Click Suchen
- ^ "Canadian single certifications – Roxette – Joyride". Music Canada. http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=Joyride&sa=Roxette&smt=0.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Roxette; 'Joyride')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=Joyride&strInterpret=Roxette&strTtArt=single&strAwards=checked.
- ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (in Swedish) (PDF). IFPI Sweden. http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/guld-platina-1987-1998.pdf.
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