| "Joyride" | ||||
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| Single by Roxette | ||||
| from the album Joyride | ||||
| B-side | "Come Back (Before You Leave)" | |||
| Released | 25 February 1991 | |||
| Recorded | July 1990 | |||
| Studio | EMI (Stockholm, Sweden) | |||
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| Label | EMI | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Per Gessle | |||
| Producer(s) | Clarence Öfwerman | |||
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| "Joyride" on YouTube | ||||
"Joyride" is a song by Swedish pop duo Roxette. Written by Per Gessle, it was released on 25 February 1991 by EMI as the lead single from their third studio album, Joyride (1991). It became one of Roxette's biggest hits and was one of the most successful singles of 1991, topping multiple record charts across Europe, as well as in Australia, Canada, and the United States. The song's accompanying music video, directed by Doug Freel,[1] received heavy rotation on MTV Europe.[2]
- ^ Peres, Patricia (11 May 2021). "Roxette – Joyride 30 Q&A with Per Gessle & restored 4K Joyride video premiere". roxetteblog.com. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Station Reports: MTV" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 10. 9 March 1991. p. 40. Retrieved 12 December 2022.