Released 22 February 1999 Artist Roxette Label EMI Music Japan | Have a Nice Day
(1999) Room Service
(2001) Release date 22 February 1999 Genre Pop music | |
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Recorded January–October 1998
El Cortijo Studios (Marbella)
Atlantis, Cosmos and
Polar Studios (Stockholm) Producer Clarence Öfwerman
Marie Fredriksson
Per Gessle
Michael Ilbert Similar Room Service, Pearls of Passion, Don't Bore Us - Get to the Chorus!, Look Sharp!, Tourism | ||
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Have a Nice Day is the sixth studio album by Swedish pop duo Roxette, released worldwide in March 1999. This was the first international Roxette release in 4 years and their first brand new studio album since 1994's Crash! Boom! Bang! The album was not released in the U.S. as the duo were no longer signed to a record label there. Additional Spanish-language versions of "Wish I Could Fly", "Anyone" and "Salvation" were included as bonus tracks in some Spanish-speaking countries and the artwork for the Spanish Bonus Tracks release was showing a blue colored floor instead of the standard edition's pink.
Contents
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Chart performance
The album was a success in various European and Latin American countries, reaching the top three in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium and Sweden. However, in the UK, it stalled at #28, failing to emulate the Top 5 success of all their previous albums.
Single releases
"Wish I Could Fly", the first single, was a sizable hit and was one of the most frequently played songs in Europe during 1999. In the UK the single peaked at #11 on the UK charts, the highest singles chart position for Roxette there since 1993.
The second single to be released from the album was the ballad "Anyone", which failed to make any impact on the charts. The controversial video, directed by long-time collaborator Jonas Akerlund, ends with a distressed Fredriksson committing suicide. The video was the banned by MTV, due to the video's sensitive content. The poor chart showing by "Anyone" meant EMI UK decided against releasing the single, even though they had already sent out promo CDs to radio DJs and the media.
The third single from the album was the techno-driven dance number "Stars", which garnered some success in Europe, particularly in Scandinavian countries. The fourth single from the album was "Salvation", which reached the Top 20 in Finland but little success elsewhere.
Other information
The track "It Will Take a Long Long Time" was featured in the Julia Roberts and Richard Gere romantic comedy Runaway Bride, though it was not included on the soundtrack album. Have a Nice Day was the first ever Roxette album to feature a track solely written by Marie Fredriksson ("Waiting for the Rain"). In Arab countries the naked babies on the sleeve had to be removed for religious reasons, so a special edition of the album was made.
The success of Have a Nice Day saw Roxette win the 'Highest Selling Scandinavian Act' at the 2000 World Music Awards. For the Awards Gala, Roxette chose to perform lead single "Wish I Could Fly".
Track listing
All tracks written by Per Gessle, except where noted. Spanish lyrics by Luis Gómez Escolar.
Singles
- "Wish I Could Fly"
- "Happy Together"
- "Wish I Could Fly" (demo, November 1997)
- "Anyone"
- "Anyone" (T&A demo, July 29, 1998)
- "Cooper (Closer to God)"
- "You Don't Understand Me" (Abbey Road version, November 15, 1995)
- "Wish I Could Fly" (enhanced video)
- "Stars" (Almighty single version)
- "Better Off on Her Own"
- "I Was So Lucky" (T&A demo)
- "7Twenty7" (T&A demo)
- "Stars"
- "Anyone" (enhanced video)
- "Salvation" (single version)
- "See Me"
- "Crazy About You" (Crash! Boom! Bang! version)
- "Stars" (enhanced video)
Personnel
Production
Songs
1Crush on You3:36
2Wish I Could Fly4:42
3You Can't Put Your Arms Around What's Already Gone3:31