Joyride (Roxette song)

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“Joyride”
Single by Roxette
Released	February 27, 1991
Format	CD maxi 7" single
Genre	Pop
Length	4:22
Writer(s)	Per Gessle
Producer	Clarence Öfwerman
Certification	Gold (Germany), Gold (Canada), Gold (Austria), Gold (NZ)
Roxette singles chronology
"It Must Have Been Love" (1990) "Joyride" (1991) "Fading Like a Flower" (1991)

"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

1. "Joyride" (7" version) (4:01)
2. "Come Back (Before You Leave)" (4:36)
3. "Joyride" (12" magicfriendmix) (6:11)
4. "Joyride" (U.S. remix) (4:05)

7" single

1. "Joyride" (3:58)
2. "Come Back (Before You Leave)" (4:34)

[edit] Charts

Chart (1991)[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]	Peak position
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

Preceded by "Crazy" by Seal	Swedish number one single January 13 - April 24, 1991	Succeeded by "Wind of Change" by Scorpions
Preceded by "Do the Bartman" by The Simpsons	Norwegian number one single 11 - 17/1991	Succeeded by "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" by Cher
Preceded by "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" by C & C Music Factory feat. Freedom Williams	Austrian number one single March 31 - June 2, 1991	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	Succeeded by "Wind of Change" by Scorpions
Preceded by "Crazy" by Seal	Swiss number one single (first run) April 7 - May 19, 1991	Succeeded by "Wind of Change" by Scorpions
Preceded by "Falling" by Julee Cruise	Australian (ARIA) number one single April 14 - April 28, 1991	Succeeded by "Tingles" by Ratcat
Preceded by "Baby Baby" by Amy Grant	Billboard Hot 100 number one single May 11, 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) April 7 - May 19, 1991	Succeeded by "Wind of Change" by Scorpions

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