Roxette discography

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Roxette discography

Swedish pop rock duo Roxette has released ten studio albums (including six Swedish number ones), one live album, thirteen compilation albums, one remix album, eleven video albums, three box sets, fifty-six singles (including three Swedish and four US number ones) and twenty promotional singles, as well as fifty-two music videos. The duo, which consisted of Per Gessle and Marie Fredriksson, are the second most commercially successful Swedish act of all time, after ABBA.[1] They sold over 75 million records worldwide,[2][3][4] although a report by the Los Angeles Times put the figure as high as 80 million.[5] The RIAA awarded them certifications of 3.5 million units in the US,[6] where the duo have sold over two million albums since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales data in May 1991.[7][8] The BPI in the UK certified Roxette for shipments of at least 3 million.[9] They were particularly successful in Germany, where they are recognised as one of the highest-certified acts of all time, with shipments of 5.725 million units.[10]

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Roxette on stage in Weert 2011
Studio albums10
Live albums1
Compilation albums13
Singles56
Video albums11
Music videos52
Promotional singles20
Remix albums1
Box sets3
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The duo formed in 1986, releasing debut album Pearls of Passion that same year. The record and its singles performed well in Sweden, but failed to chart elsewhere. Their international breakthrough came with Look Sharp! in 1988, which contained "The Look" and "Listen to Your Heart". Both songs peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, while "Dangerous" peaked at number two.[11] Originally a non-album single in 1987, "It Must Have Been Love" became an international hit when it was re-released in 1990 as part of the soundtrack to Pretty Woman.[12] Their most successful album, Joyride, was issued the following year, eventually selling over 11 million copies worldwide. The title track was their fourth number one on the Billboard Hot 100, with "Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave)" also peaking at number two.[11]

Roxette's fourth studio album Tourism was recorded in multiple studios during the "Join the Joyride! Tour", which saw them performing to over 1.7 million people worldwide.[13] The record performed well internationally, selling six million copies worldwide, but failed to replicate the success of previous albums in North America. 1994's Crash! Boom! Bang! was followed by greatest hits collection Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus! in 1995, which both sold in excess of five million copies worldwide. A compilation of Spanish-language re-recordings titled Baladas en Español was issued in Spanish-speaking territories in 1996. Studio albums Have a Nice Day and Room Service were released in 1999 and 2001, respectively, and were both commercially successful throughout Europe.

Fredriksson was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2002, resulting in a period of inactivity for the duo. They briefly reunited to record two new songs for A Collection of Roxette Hits: Their 20 Greatest Songs! in 2006, before reforming in 2009 and embarking on "The Neverending World Tour".[14] Their studio albums from 1986 to 2001 were re-mastered and re-released in September 2009, featuring previously released bonus tracks.[15] Eighth studio album Charm School came in 2011, with Travelling following a year later. Their tenth and final studio album, Good Karma, was issued in 2016. The band began releasing 30th anniversary editions of their studio albums in 2018, with Look Sharp! followed by Joyride in 2022 and Tourism in 2023. Fredriksson died in 2019 as a result of complications stemming from her 2002 cancer diagnosis.[14] The band released an album of outtakes titled Bag of Trix on the first anniversary of her death; it was released in dedication to her.[16]

Albums

Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
SWE
[17]
AUS
[18][19]
AUT
[20]
FIN
[21]
GER
[22]
NOR
[23]
SPA
[24]
SWI
[25]
UK
[26]
US
[27]
Pearls of Passion 2
Look Sharp!
  • Released: 21 October 1988
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: Cassette · LP · CD
12387162423
Joyride
  • Released: 25 March 1991
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: Cassette · CD · LP
12111161212
  • GLF: 3× Platinum[34]
  • ARIA: 3× Platinum[35]
  • BPI: 2× Platinum[9]
  • BVMI: 7× Gold[10]
  • IFPI AUT: 3× Platinum[31]
  • IFPI FIN: 3× Platinum[32]
  • IFPI SWI: 4× Platinum[33]
  • Promúsicae: 2× Platinum[24]
  • RIAA: Platinum[6]
Tourism
  • Released: 24 August 1992
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD · Cassette · LP
132111512117
  • GLF: 3× Platinum[29]
  • ARIA: Platinum[36]
  • BPI: Gold[9]
  • BVMI: 3× Gold[10]
  • IFPI AUT: Platinum[31]
  • IFPI FIN: Gold[32]
  • IFPI SWI: Platinum[33]
  • Promúsicae: Platinum[24]
Crash! Boom! Bang!
  • Released: 11 April 1994
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD · LP · Cassette
133226213
Have a Nice Day
  • Released: 17 February 1999
  • Label: EMI · Roxette Recordings
  • Formats: CD · Cassette · MiniDisc
16238262228
Room Service
  • Released: 2 April 2001
  • Label: EMI · Roxette Recordings
  • Formats: CD · Cassette
14103752120
Charm School 249222126141122
Travelling
  • Released: 23 March 2012
  • Label: Roxette Recordings · Capitol
  • Formats: CD · LP · digital download
713215277363212143
Good Karma
  • Released: 3 June 2016
  • Label: Roxette Recordings · Parlophone
  • Formats: CD · LP · digital download
2251020112910261
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Compilation albums

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List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
SWE
[17]
AUS
[18]
AUT
[20]
FIN
[21]
GER
[22]
NLD
[43]
NOR
[23]
SPA
[24]
SWI
[25]
UK
[26]
Dance Passion: The Remix Album
  • Released: 27 March 1987
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: LP
19
Rarities
  • Released: 17 February 1995
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD · Cassette
Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus! Roxette's Greatest Hits
  • Released: 23 October 1995
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD · LP · Cassette
2104271214725
  • GLF: 3× Platinum[29]
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum[44]
  • BPI: Platinum[9]
  • BVMI: Platinum[10]
  • IFPI: Platinum[37]
  • IFPI AUT: Gold[31]
  • IFPI FIN: Platinum[32]
  • Promúsicae: 2× Platinum[24]
Baladas en Español[A]
  • Released: 21 October 1996
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD · Cassette
8
The Ballad Hits
  • Released: 4 November 2002
  • Label: Roxette Recordings · Capitol
  • Formats: CD · Cassette
51615104820811
The Pop Hits
  • Released: 24 March 2003
  • Label: Roxette Recordings · Capitol
  • Formats: CD · Cassette
163240222713292784
A Collection of Roxette Hits: Their 20 Greatest Songs!
  • Released: 18 October 2006
  • Label: Roxette Recordings · Capitol
  • Formats: CD · digital download
2178402148725722
Greatest Hits[B]
  • Released: 26 July 2011
  • Label: Capitol
  • Formats: CD · digital download
[C]
Roxette XXX – The 30 Biggest Hits
  • Released: 11 November 2014
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: CD · digital download
46274914954511[D]
Bag of Trix: Music from the Roxette Vaults
  • Released: 11 December 2020
  • Label: Roxette Recordings · Parlophone
  • Formats: 4xLP · 3xCD
258145731
ROX RMX (Remixes from the Roxette Vaults)
  • Released: 20–24 June 2022[51][52][53]
  • Label: Roxette Recordings · Parlophone
  • Formats: 3× digital album
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Box sets

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List of box sets, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions Notes
SWE
[17][54]
AUS
[18]
SWI
[25]
The Rox Box/Roxette 86–06
  • Released: 18 October 2006
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD · digital download
20
  • 4-CD box set containing singles, album tracks, b-sides and previously unreleased demos and outtakes.
The Per Gessle Archives (A Lifetime of Songwriting)
  • Released: 24 September 2014
  • Label: Elevator Entertainment
  • Formats: CD · LP · digital download
7
  • 11-disc box set, containing 4 CDs and 1 vinyl of previously unreleased Roxette demos.[55]
The RoxBox!: A Collection of Roxette's Greatest Songs
  • Released: 6 February 2015
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Formats: CD · digital download
1255
  • Updated version of The Rox Box, containing tracks from Charm School (2011) and Travelling (2012).
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Singles

1980s

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Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
SWE
[17]
AUS
[18]
AUT
[20]
CAN
[56]
FIN
[57]
GER
[22]
NLD
[43]
SWI
[25]
UK
[26]
US
[11]
"Neverending Love" 1986 3 Pearls of Passion
"Goodbye to You" 9
"Soul Deep" 1987 18
"I Want You" (with Eva Dahlgren and Ratata) Non-album singles
"It Must Have Been Love (Christmas for the Broken Hearted)" 4
"I Call Your Name" 1988 Pearls of Passion
"Dressed for Success" 2 Look Sharp!
"Listen to Your Heart" 3
"Chances"
"The Look" 1989 6122112171
"Dressed for Success" 361016418[E]14
"Listen to Your Heart" 1021187586[F]1
"Dangerous" 9982812102
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1990s

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Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
SWE
[17]
AUS
[18][19]
AUT
[20]
CAN
[56]
FIN
[57]
GER
[22]
NLD
[43]
SWI
[25]
UK
[26]
US
[11]
"It Must Have Been Love"[G] 1990 6131742131 Pretty Woman
"Joyride" 1991 1111111141 Joyride
"Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave)" 57624573122
"The Big L." 1020111113151321
"Spending My Time" 111616918926152232
"Church of Your Heart" 1992 2155241128592136
"How Do You Do!" 21321222221358 Tourism
"Queen of Rain" 12664719202728
"Fingertips '93" 1993 394532
"Almost Unreal" 8172029203115794 Super Mario Bros.
"Sleeping in My Car" 1994 118622111971450 Crash! Boom! Bang!
"Crash! Boom! Bang!" 1773192716312324
"Fireworks" 3468186014514130
"Run to You" 4920513127
"Vulnerable" 1995 127144
"You Don't Understand Me" 911525[H]7441942 Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus! Roxette's Greatest Hits
"The Look '95" (remix)[I] 28 Non-album single
"June Afternoon" 1996 2411876573552 Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus! Roxette's Greatest Hits
"She Doesn't Live Here Anymore" 86
"Wish I Could Fly" 1999 45711[J]926351211[K] Have a Nice Day
"Anyone"[L] 35627330
"Stars" 13923742856
"Salvation" 461880
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2000s

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Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
SWE
[17]
AUT
[20]
BEL
[69]
FIN
[57]
GER
[22]
ITA
[70]
NLD
[43]
SPA
[24]
SWI
[25]
UK
[26]
"The Centre of the Heart" 2001 1302113314374728 Room Service
"Real Sugar" 23961272
"Milk and Toast and Honey" 21495480292989
"A Thing About You" 2002 143939373588233577 The Ballad Hits
"Opportunity Nox" 2003 11693187 The Pop Hits
"One Wish" 2006 25655096356 A Collection of Roxette Hits: Their 20 Greatest Songs!
"Reveal" 2007 59
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2010s

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
SWE Airplay
[71]
AUT
[20]
BEL
[69]
GER
[22]
POL Airplay
[72]
RUS Airplay
[73]
SWI
[25]
SPA
[24]
UK Airplay
[74]
US Adult
[67]
"She's Got Nothing On (But the Radio)" 2011 10[M]93410114819412630 Charm School
"Speak to Me" 33168
"Way Out" 197
"It's Possible" 2012 106416333 Travelling
"The Sweet Hello, The Sad Goodbye" (Bassflow remake) 10166 Non-album singles
"The Look (2015 Remake)" 2015 [N]
"It Just Happens" 2016 [O]184 Good Karma
"Some Other Summer"
"Why Don't You Bring Me Flowers?"
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2020s

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
SWE
[78]
"Help! (Abbey Road Sessions November 1995)"[79] 2020 Bag of Trix
"Let Your Heart Dance with Me"
"Tú No Me Comprendes"
"Piece of Cake"
"Fading Like a Flower"
(with Galantis)[80]
2022 90 ROX RMX Vol. 1 (Remixes from the Roxette Vaults)
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Promotional singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
RUS
Airplay

[81]
SPA
Airplay

[24]
US Latin
[82]
"Paint"[P] 1989 Look Sharp!
"The Sweet Hello, The Sad Goodbye"[Q] 1991 Non-album single
"Things Will Never Be the Same" Joyride
"(Do You Get) Excited?" 1992 9
"Come Back (Before You Leave)"[R] Tourism
"Love Is All (Shine Your Light on Me)"[S] 1993 Crash! Boom! Bang!
"I'm Sorry" 1995
"I Don't Want to Get Hurt"[T] Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus! Roxette's Greatest Hits
"Un Día Sin Ti" ("Spending My Time") 1996 2010 Baladas en Español
"No Sé Si Es Amor" ("It Must Have Been Love") 1997 6
"Soy una Mujer"[U] ("Fading Like a Flower")
"I Call Your Name '97"[V] 25 Pearls of Passion – The First Album
"From One Heart to Another"[W]
"Neverending Love"[X] 1998
"Quisiera Volar"[Y] ("Wish I Could Fly") 1999 36 Have a Nice Day
"Crush on You"[Z]
"Alguien"[AA] ("Anyone")
"No One Makes It on Her Own" 2011 169 Charm School
"Touched by the Hand of God"[AB] 2012 Travelling
"Lover, Lover, Lover"[AC]
"Small Talk"/"Hotblooded" (T&A demo) 2021 Joyride (30th Anniversary Edition)
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Other charted songs

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Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
SWE
[17]
AUS
[18]
FRA
[84]
FIN
[57]
GER
[22]
IRE
[62]
NLD
[43]
NOR
[23]
UK
[26]
US
[11]
"Listen to Your Heart"
(DHT & Roxette featuring Edmée)
2004 1178112101978 Listen to Your Heart
"Fading Like a Flower" (Dancing DJ's vs Roxette) 2005 41131318 Non-album single
"The Rox Medley" 2006 19 "One Wish"
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Videography

Video albums

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List of video albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales and certifications
SWE
[86]
AUS
[87]
NLD
[43]
UK
[88]
Sweden Live[AD]
Look Sharp Live
The Videos
  • Released: 18 November 1991[89]
  • Label: Picture Music International
  • Formats: VHS · LaserDisc
Live-Ism
  • Released: 21 August 1992
  • Label: Picture Music International
  • Formats: VHS · LaserDisc
Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus! – Roxette's Greatest Video Hits
  • Released: 20 December 1995
  • Label: Picture Music International
  • Formats: VHS · LaserDisc · Video CD
16
Crash! Boom! Live!
  • Released: 16 September 1996
  • Label: Picture Music International
  • Formats: VHS · LaserDisc
All Videos Ever Made & More! The Complete Collection 1987–2001
  • Released: 19 November 2001
  • Label: EMI
  • Format: DVD
1
Ballad & Pop Hits – The Complete Video Collection
  • Released: 17 November 2003
  • Label: EMI
  • Format: DVD
Live: Travelling the World
  • Released: 6 December 2013
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Format: DVD
41016
Roxette Diaries: The Private Home Videos 1987–1995
  • Released: 7 March 2016
  • Label: Roxette Recordings
  • Format: DVD
Roxette — Boxette[AE]
  • Released: 5 October 2018
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Format: DVD
15
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Music videos

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List of music videos, showing year released and directors
Title Year Director(s)
"Neverending Love" (version 1) 1987 Lars Lööv[91]
"Neverending Love" (version 2) Rikard Petrelius[92]
"Soul Deep"
"I Call Your Name" 1988 Jeroen Kamphoff[92]
"Chances"
"The Look" (version 1) Mats Jonstam[92]
"The Look" (version 2) 1989 Peter Heath[92]
"Dressed for Success"
"Listen to Your Heart" Doug Freel[92]
"Dangerous"
"Silver Blue"
"It Must Have Been Love" 1990
"Joyride" 1991
"Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave)"
"The Big L." Anders Skog[92]
"Spending My Time" Wayne Isham[92]
"(Do You Get) Excited?" 1992
"Church of Your Heart"
"How Do You Do!" Anders Skog[92]
"Queen of Rain" Matt Murray[92]
"Fingertips '93" 1993 Jonas Åkerlund[92]
"Almost Unreal" Michael Geoghegan[92]
"Sleeping in My Car" 1994
"Crash! Boom! Bang!"
"Fireworks"
"Run to You" Jonas Åkerlund[92]
"Vulnerable" 1995
"You Don't Understand Me" Greg Masuak[92]
"June Afternoon" Jonas Åkerlund[92]
"She Doesn't Live Here Anymore" 1996
"Un Día Sin Ti"
"Wish I Could Fly" 1999
"Anyone"
"Stars" Anton Corbijn[92]
"Salvation"
"The Centre of the Heart" 2001 Jonas Åkerlund[92]
"Real Sugar" Jesper Hiro[92]
"Milk and Toast and Honey"
"A Thing About You" 2002 Jonas Åkerlund[92]
"Opportunity Nox" 2003 Jonas Åkerlund & Kristoffer Diös[92]
"One Wish" 2006 Jonas Åkerlund[91]
"She's Got Nothing On (But the Radio)" 2011 Mats Udd[93]
"Way Out" Mikael Sandberg & Magnus Öhrlund[94]
"Speak to Me" Mikael Sandberg[95]
"No One Makes It on Her Own" Tanya Rush[96]
"It's Possible" 2012 David Nord & Boris Nawratil[97]
"Some Other Summer" (Sebastien Drums remix) 2015 Sebastien Drums[98]
"It Just Happens" 2016 Tobias Leo Nordquist[99]
"Why Don't You Bring Me Flowers?"
"Let Your Heart Dance With Me" 2020
"Tú No Me Comprendes"
"Piece Of Cake"
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Notes

  1. Baladas en Español consists of re-recorded versions of twelve of their down-tempo singles and album tracks, translated into Spanish. It was only released in Spanish and Portuguese-speaking territories.
  2. The 2011 Greatest Hits album was only released in the United States, and consists of their eleven English-language singles to appear on the Billboard charts, plus their then-current single "No One Makes It on Her Own".
  3. Greatest Hits did not enter the Australian Albums Chart, but peaked at number 9 on the ARIA Digital Albums Chart the week of Fredriksson's death.[48]
  4. Roxette XXX – The 30 Biggest Hits did not enter the UK Albums Chart, but peaked at number 65 on the Scottish Albums Chart and number 22 on the UK Album Downloads Chart.[49][50]
  5. "Dressed for Success" peaked at number 48 in the UK when it was originally released in July 1989. It went on to peak at number 18 when it was re-released there in October 1990.[26]
  6. "Listen to Your Heart" was re-issued in the UK in August 1990 as a double A-sided single with "Dangerous". "Listen to Your Heart" peaked at number 62 when it was originally released there in October 1989.[26]
  7. "It Must Have Been Love" was reissued in the UK and Ireland in 1993. The song originally peaked at number 5 in Ireland, while the 1993 re-release peaked at number 10 in both the UK and Ireland.[26][62]
  8. "You Don't Understand Me" did not enter the Canadian Top Singles Chart, but peaked at number 18 on the Canadian Adult Contemporary Chart.[65]
  9. "The Look '95" was only released in the UK.
  10. "Wish I Could Fly" did not enter the Canadian Top Singles Chart, but peaked at number 65 on the Adult Contemporary Chart.[66]
  11. "Wish I Could Fly" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 27 on the Adult Contemporary Chart.[67]
  12. In Japan, "Anyone" was released as a double a-side with "Pay the Price".[68]
  13. "She's Got Nothing On (But the Radio)" also peaked at number 14 on Swedish Digital Songs.[75]
  14. "The Look (2015 Remake)" did not enter the Swedish Airplay Chart, but peaked at number 38 on Swedish Digital Songs.[76]
  15. "It Just Happens" did not enter the Swedish Airplay Chart, but peaked at number 8 on Swedish Digital Songs.[77]
  16. "Paint" was released on a limited edition promotional single solely in Philippines.[68]
  17. "The Sweet Hello, the Sad Goodbye" was released on a limited edition promotional CD solely in Sweden.[68]
  18. "Come Back (Before You Leave)" was released as a limited edition double A-sided promotional single in Spain, which also contained the Tam Tam Go! track "Piel Sobre Piel".[83]
  19. Only 75 copies of the "Love Is All" single were made. These were all sent to executives at EMI branches throughout the world, "as a Christmas gift and also as a sample of what [the Crash! Boom Bang! album] would sound like". Many of the 75 copies were sent to North American branches of EMI, as an attempt to remind staff there that Roxette "still exist."[68]
  20. "I Don't Want to Get Hurt" was released as a promotional single in Brazil.[68]
  21. "Soy una Mujer" was released as a promotional single exclusively in Mexico.[68]
  22. "I Call Your Name '97" was released as an airplay-only single exclusively in Spain.[68]
  23. "From One Heart to Another" was released as a promotional single in Brazil.[68]
  24. "Neverending Love" was reissued as a promotional single by EMI Spain, to commemorate shipments in excess of 50,000 units of the 1997 reissue of Roxette's debut album, Pearls of Passion, in that country.[68]
  25. "Quisiera Volar" was released as a promotional single exclusively in Spain.[68]
  26. The album version of "Crush on You" was issued as a promotional single in Sweden, while an exclusive remix of the song by Almighty was issued as a promo single to radio stations in the United Kingdom.[68]
  27. "Alguien" was issued as an airplay-only single in Mexico, Spain and Argentina.[68]
  28. "Touched by the Hand of God" was released as a promotional CD solely in Germany.[68]
  29. "Lover, Lover, Lover" was released as a promotional single solely in Germany.[68]
  30. The Sweden Live video was only released in Japan.
  31. 4-DVD box set containing Sweden Live, Look Sharp Live, Live-Ism, Crash! Boom! Live! and the previously unreleased Room Service Tour '01 filmed at the Globe Arena in Stockholm on 16 November 2001.[90]

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