"Salvation" is a song by Swedish pop music duo Roxette, released on 22 November 1999 as the fourth and final single from their sixth studio album, Have a Nice Day.
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| Single by Roxette | ||||
| from the album Have a Nice Day | ||||
| B-side | "See Me" and "Crazy About You" | |||
| Released | 22 November 1999 | |||
| Recorded | January–April 1998 | |||
| Studio | El Cortijo Studios, Marbella | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 4:04 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | Per Gessle | |||
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| "Salvation" on YouTube | ||||
Release and promotion
editThe song was released on CD as the album's fourth and final single on 22 November 1999, and was backed by two b-sides "See Me" and "Crazy About You"—both outtakes from the duo's 1994 studio album, Crash! Boom! Bang!. "Crazy About You" had previously been released in a slightly remixed form as a b-side to the duo's 1995 single "You Don't Understand Me". This is the first release of the Marie Fredriksson-composed "See Me", a song that would go on to feature on a number of releases: it appeared as a bonus track on deluxe editions of their 2002 compilation The Ballad Hits, and on both Roxette box sets The Rox Box/Roxette 86–06 (2006) and The RoxBox!: A Collection of Roxette's Greatest Songs (2014). A newly recorded version of the song was also released on their ninth studio album, Travelling (2012). The single also includes the music video of preceding single "Stars".[1]
The video for "Salvation" was directed by Dutch director Anton Corbijn, and was shot in both Naples and Amalfi in Italy in October 1999.[2] The song became a top 20 hit in Finland,[3] but failed to replicate the success of preceding singles elsewhere: charting at number 46 in the duo's native Sweden,[4] and at number eighty in Germany.[5] A Spanish-version of the track, titled "Lo siento", achieved minor airplay in Spanish-speaking regions.[1]
Formats and track listings
editAll lyrics and music by Per Gessle, except "See Me" music by Marie Fredriksson.
- CD single (8879200)
- "Salvation" (Single Version) – 4:04
- "See Me" – 3:46
- "Crazy About You" (Crash! Boom! Bang! Version) – 4:04
- "Stars" (Enhanced Video) – 3:55
Personnel
editCredits adapted from the liner notes of The Ballad Hits.[6]
- Recorded at El Cortijo Studios, Marbella, Spain between January and April 1998
- Mixed by Marie Fredriksson, Per Gessle, Michael Ilbert and Clarence Öfwerman at Mono Music, Stockholm.
Musicians
- Marie Fredriksson – lead and background vocals, keyboards and production
- Per Gessle – background vocals, acoustic guitar, programming and production
- Michael Ilbert – engineering, programming and production
- Jonas Isacsson – electric guitar
- Christoffer Lundquist – background vocals and bass guitar
- Clarence Öfwerman – synthesizer, tubular bells, programming and production
Charts
editWeekly charts
edit| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[3] | 18 |
| Germany (GfK)[5] | 80 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[4] | 46 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (1999) | Position |
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| Europe Border Breakers (Eurochart Hot 100)[7] | 93 |
References
edit- ^ a b Thorselius, Robert (May 2003). The Look for Roxette: The Illustrated Worldwide Discography & Price Guide (1st ed.). Sweden: Premium Förlag Publishing. ISBN 978-9197189484.
- ^ Ballad & Pop Hits – The Complete Video Collection (DVD liner notes). Roxette. EMI. 2003. 7243 4 90946-9 7.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b "Roxette: Salvation" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Roxette – Salvation". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Roxette – Salvation" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ Lindström, Sven (2002). The Ballad Hits (CD liner notes). Roxette. Capitol Records. 72435 42798-2 9.
- ^ "1999 Border Breakers Top 100" (PDF). Music & Media. 1 January 2000. p. 13. Retrieved 12 May 2022.