Sleeping in My Car

"Sleeping in My Car", written by Per Gessle, is a song by Roxette. It is the fifth track on their 1994 album Crash! Boom! Bang! and was released as the lead single from that album. It became the duo's second #1 in Sweden, where it topped the charts for three weeks. It also achieved considerable success in Canada, reaching #2 in the RPM singles chart there. In the US it did not fare as well, reaching #50 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

When Roxette performed in the Workers Indoor Arena in Beijing, China in 1995, they were asked to change the suggestive lyrics of the song. "We agreed, but didn't change them in the end," says Per Gessle.^[1]

Track listing

"Sleeping in My Car"
"The Look" (MTV Unplugged)
"Sleeping In My Car" (The Stockholm Demo Version)

Covers

Finnish metal band, Children of Bodom, included a cover of the song as a bonus track on the deluxe edition of the American release of their 2013 album, Halo of Blood.

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position	Certification
Swedish Singles Chart^[2]	1	Gold^[3]
Canada RPM Singles Chart^[4]	2
Norwegian Singles Chart^[5]	3
Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders)^[6]	4
Austrian Singles Chart^[7]	6
Swiss Singles Chart^[8]	7
German Singles Chart^[9]	11
Scottish Singles Chart^[10]	13
UK Singles Chart^[11]	14
Australian Singles Chart^[12]	18
Dutch Singles Chart^[13]	19
New Zealand Singles Chart^[14]	20
Spain Singles Chart	8
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[15]	50
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream^[15]	22

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)^[16]	99

Preceded by "Return to Innocence" by Enigma	Swedish number one single March 18, 1994 - April 8, 1994 (3 weeks)	Succeeded by "Without You" by Mariah Carey

External links

References

Roxette

Per Gessle Marie Fredriksson

Studio albums	Pearls of Passion Look Sharp! Joyride Tourism Crash! Boom! Bang! Have a Nice Day Room Service Charm School Travelling

Compilations	Rarities Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus! Baladas En Español The Ballad Hits The Pop Hits A Collection of Roxette Hits: Their 20 Greatest Songs! The Rox Box/Roxette 86–06 The Biggest Hits XXX

Remix albums	Dance Passion

Live albums	Live: Traveling the World

Videography	Sweden Live Look Sharp Live The Videos Live-Ism Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus! – Roxette's Greatest Video Hits Crash! Boom! Live! All Videos Ever Made & More! Ballad & Pop Hits

Related articles	Discography Songs Clarence Öfwerman Christoffer Lundquist Gyllene Tider The Lonely Boys Helena Josefsson Dea Norberg

Book:Roxette

Roxette singles

Pearls of Passion	"Neverending Love" "Goodbye to You" "Soul Deep" "I Call Your Name"

Look Sharp!	"Dressed for Success" "Listen to Your Heart" "Chances" "The Look" "Dangerous"

Joyride	"Joyride" "Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave)" "The Big L." "Spending My Time" "Church of Your Heart"

Tourism	"How Do You Do!" "Queen of Rain" "Fingertips '93"

Crash! Boom! Bang!	"Sleeping in My Car" "Crash! Boom! Bang!" "Fireworks" "Run to You" "Vulnerable"

Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus!	"You Don't Understand Me" "The Look '95" "June Afternoon" "She Doesn't Live Here Anymore"

Baladas En Español	"Un Día Sin Ti" "No Sé Si Es Amor"

Have a Nice Day	"Wish I Could Fly" "Anyone" "Stars" "Salvation"

Room Service	"The Centre of the Heart" "Real Sugar" "Milk and Toast and Honey"

Charm School	"She's Got Nothing On (But the Radio)" "Speak to Me" "Way Out" "No One Makes It on Her Own" (Promo only)

Travelling	"It's Possible" "Touched by the Hand of God" "Lover, Lover, Lover"

Soundtrack	"It Must Have Been Love" "Almost Unreal"

Other	"A Thing About You" "Opportunity Nox" "The Rox Medley" "One Wish" "Reveal" "The Sweet Hello, the Sad Goodbye" (Bassflow remake)

Related articles	Singles discography

Book: Roxette

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