In interviews, Gessle states he got the idea for the opening line of this song from his girlfriend at the time who left a note on his piano that stated, "Hello, you fool, I love you."ĭuring the 1994 Stanley Cup playoffs this became the intro anthem to the Vancouver Canucks as they took the ice before each game. From the Per Gessle's Roxette's DVD, Live At Scandinavium 2018. The Swedish popstar, who co-created Roxette with Per Gessle in 1986, died on Monday morning after suffering from a long-term illness.
Roxettes former tour manager Dave Edwards is credited with narration on the song. 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. Roxette singer Marie Fredriksson has died at the age of 61. This year, Swedish group Roxette celebrates the 30th Anniversary of their third album Joyride, following the band’s spectacular global breakthrough with Look Sharp in 1989. Joyride is a song by the Swedish pop duo Roxette. "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!.