The Pop Hits
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The Pop Hits is one of two "best of" albums by Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 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
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!...

, released on March 24, 2003. The other is The Ballad Hits
The Ballad Hits
The Ballad Hits is part one of two "best of" albums by Roxette, released in October 2002. The other is The Pop Hits, released in March 2003....

, released in October 2002.

"Opportunity Nox
Opportunity Nox
"Opportunity Nox" is the only single from Swedish pop duo Roxette's 2003 compilation album The Pop Hits. In March 2003, "Opportunity Nox" became the first Roxette song to reach Svensktoppen...

", "Little Miss Sorrow", "Makin' Love To You" and "Bla Bla Bla Bla Bla (You Broke My Heart)" were newly recorded for this album. "Better Off On Her Own" was a B-side of the 1999 single "Stars". Original version of "Stupid" appeared earlier on Per Gessle
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...

's solo album The World According to Gessle
The World According to Gessle
2008 remastered re-release-Charts:-Credits:* Per Gessle - Words & Music, Vocals, Electric & Acoustic guitars, Harmonica, Tambourine, Vox Jaguar.* Marie Fredriksson - Additional vocals on "I'll Be Alright"...

. "Opportunity Nox" was released as a single, and in March 2003 the song became the first Roxette song to reach Svensktoppen
Svensktoppen
Svensktoppen is a record chart at Sveriges Radio. Until January 2003, the songs had to be in the Swedish language. Svensktoppen has aired since 1962, except for the years 1982-1985. Svensktoppen airs once a week...

.

Track listing

  1. "Opportunity Nox
    Opportunity Nox
    "Opportunity Nox" is the only single from Swedish pop duo Roxette's 2003 compilation album The Pop Hits. In March 2003, "Opportunity Nox" became the first Roxette song to reach Svensktoppen...

    "
  2. "The Look
    The Look
    "The Look", written by Per Gessle and performed by Roxette, was released as a single in early 1989 from the album Look Sharp!. The song became Roxette's international "breakthrough" song, finally exposing the duo to music consumers outside of the duo's native Sweden and Europe after more than one...

    "
  3. "Dressed for Success
    Dressed for Success
    "Dressed for Success" was released on 28 June 1988 and is the second single from the Swedish pop duo Roxette's 1988 album Look Sharp!. Originally, "Dressed for Success" was their first Swedish single to promote Look Sharp! album in 1988.-Production:...

    " (US Single Mix)
  4. "Dangerous
    Dangerous (Roxette song)
    "Dangerous", written by Per Gessle, is the fourth single released from Roxette's album Look Sharp!. Gessle penned it just before Roxette's first tour in 1987. Released at the end of 1989, it was the group's third top 10 showing on the Billboard Hot 100, spending two weeks at #2 in February 1990. ...

    " (G.M. Remaster '03)
  5. "Joyride
    Joyride (Roxette song)
    "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...

    " (Single edit)
  6. "The Big L
    The Big L
    "The Big L.", written by Per Gessle, was the third single released from Swedish pop duo Roxette's 1991 album Joyride. The song became a top ten hit in Japan, Ireland and Sweden as well as a Top 20 hit in the rest of Europe.-Track listings:CD maxi...

    "
  7. "Church of Your Heart
    Church Of Your Heart
    "Church of Your Heart", written by Per Gessle, was the fifth single released from Swedish pop duo Roxette's 1991 album Joyride. The single came out in 1992.-Music video:...

    " (G.M. Remaster '03)
  8. "How Do You Do!
    How Do You Do!
    "How Do You Do!" is a pop song by Swedish pop duo Roxette. It was released as their first single from the album Tourism. The single spent eight weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at #58 in the United States...

    "
  9. "Sleeping in My Car
    Sleeping in My Car
    "Sleeping in My Car", written by Per Gessle, is a song by Roxette, released as the first single from their 1994 album Crash! Boom! Bang!. It reached #1 in Sweden and #3 in Canada, and stayed on the Canadian charts for more than half a year...

    " (Single edit)
  10. "Run To You
    Run To You (Roxette song)
    "Run to You" is an acoustic-electric rock song by the Swedish pop duo Roxette. Released in 1994, it was the fourth single taken from their album Crash! Boom! Bang!. The single reached #27 in the UK, and the top 50 in Switzerland and Australia....

    " (G.M. Remaster '03)
  11. "June Afternoon
    June Afternoon
    "June Afternoon", written by Per Gessle and released in 1996, is a song by Roxette, released as the second single from their greatest hits album Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus! from 1995. It was only released in Europe and Australia...

    "
  12. "Stars
    Stars (Roxette song)
    "Stars" is the third single from the Have a Nice Day album by the Swedish duo Roxette. The single was released in August 1999.-Song information:...

    " (G.M. Remaster '03)
  13. "The Centre of the Heart
    The Centre of the Heart (Is a Suburb to the Brain)
    "The Centre of the Heart" is a song by Swedish duo Roxette's 2001 album Room Service. The single was only released commercially in Europe, except in the UK. It was the group's third #1 in Sweden where it remained on the top spot for 4 weeks...

    " (G.M. Remaster '03)
  14. "Real Sugar
    Real Sugar
    "Real Sugar", written by Per Gessle, is a song by Roxette, released as the second single from their 2001 album Room Service. It was not released in the UK.-Music video:...

    "
  15. "Little Miss Sorrow"

Four track bonus EP

  1. "Stupid"
  2. "Makin' Love To You"
  3. "Better Off On Her Own"
  4. "Bla Bla Bla Bla Bla (You Broke My Heart)"

Singles

  • "Opportunity Nox"
    1. "Opportunity Nox"
    2. "Fading Like a Flower (Everytime You Leave)" (Live)
    3. "Breathe" (T&A Demo)

Charts

Country Position
Austria 32
Belgium (Flanders) 17
Denmark 17
Finland 40
Germany 22
Netherlands 27
Norway 13
Sweden 16
Switzerland 27
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