Joyride (Roxette song)
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"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."
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.
7" single
Per Gessle
Per Håkan Gessle is a Swedish pop singer-songwriter, guitarist, and harmonicist. He is the lead singer of the Swedish pop group Gyllene Tider and formed Roxette with Marie Fredriksson...
, was the first single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
released from Swedish pop duo
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
Roxette's
Roxette
Roxette are a Swedish pop music duo, consisting of Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle . Formed in 1986, the duo became an international act from the late 1980s, when they released their breakthrough album Look Sharp!...
1991 album Joyride, the follow-up to the group's highly successful Look Sharp!
Look Sharp! (Roxette album)
Singles*"Chances"*"The Look"*"Dressed for Success"*"Listen to Your Heart"*"Dangerous"-Charts:-Credits:*Vocals — Per Gessle and Marie Fredriksson*Drums — Pelle Alsing*Programming and bass — Anders Herrlin...
. The single topped the charts across Europe
Europe
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, and in Australia
Australia
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, Canada
Canada
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and the United States
United States
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, where it spent one week at number one on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
, their last to do so, in May 1991. In the UK
United Kingdom
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, "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."
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
Homage
Homage is a show or demonstration of respect or dedication to someone or something, sometimes by simple declaration but often by some more oblique reference, artistic or poetic....
to The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
' song "Magical Mystery Tour
Magical Mystery Tour (song)
"Magical Mystery Tour" is a song by The Beatles, the opening track and theme song for the album, double EP and TV film of the same name. Unlike the theme songs for their other film projects, it was not released as a single.-Composition:...
", where at the opening section, Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...
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
Vancouver Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,...
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
Peak positions
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 1 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 1 |
| Belgium Singles Chart | 1 |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 1 |
| Dutch Top 40 Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting... |
1 |
| Eurochart Hot 100 | 1 |
| French SNEP Singles Chart | 39 |
| German Singles Chart | 1 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 9 |
| Italian Singles Chart | 4 |
| New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart | 3 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart | 1 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 1 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 1 |
| UK Singles Chart | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 21 |
End of year charts
| End of year chart (1991) | Position |
|---|---|
| Australian Singles Chart | 9 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 6 |
| Dutch Top 40 | 11 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 23 |