Joyride (Roxette song)
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| Single by Roxette | |||||||
| from the album Joyride | |||||||
| B-side | "Come Back (Before You Leave)" | ||||||
| Released | 27 February 1991 | ||||||
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| Recorded | 1990 at EMI Studios in Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||
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| Length | 4:22 | ||||||
| Label | EMI | ||||||
| Writer(s) | Per Gessle | ||||||
| Producer(s) | Clarence Öfwerman | ||||||
| Certification |
Gold (Austria, Canada, Germany, NZ) Platinum (Sweden) | ||||||
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"Joyride" is a song by the Swedish rock duo Roxette. Written by Per Gessle, the song was released as the lead single from their third studio album, Joyride (1991), the follow-up to the duo's highly successful second studio album, Look Sharp! (1988). 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"; the man who says this is Roxette's old tour manager and long-time friend Dave Edwards. This is an homage to The Beatles' song "Magical Mystery Tour", on which, during the opening section, Paul McCartney is heard saying "Roll up, roll up for the Magical Mystery Tour! Step right this way!" In the liner notes of Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus!, Gessle calls "Joyride" Roxette's "Magical Mystery Tour", and says he took the title from an interview in which Paul McCartney called writing songs with John Lennon a "long joyride".[2]
In 1991, Alvin and the Chipmunks and The Chipettes covered the song for their album The Chipmunks Rock the House.
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
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End-of-year charts
Certifications
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Chart successions
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| 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 |
European Hot 100 Singles 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 featuring 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
- Joyrider (CD maxi) at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
- Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
References
- ↑ "Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus! album liner notes.". www.pergessle.net.
- ↑ Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus! liner notes. EMI, 1995.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Joyride", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 7, 2008)
- 1 2 "Single top 100 over 1991" (pdf) (in Dutch). Top40. 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)
- ↑ "Polish Singles Chart |".
- ↑ 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". Retrieved 2009-09-15.
- ↑ "Austrian single certifications – Roxette – Joyride" (in German). IFPI Austria. 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.
- ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Roxette; 'Joyride')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
- ↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden.
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