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1988 song by Roxette
"Dangerous " is a song by Swedish
pop duo
Roxette . Written by
Per Gessle , the song was released as the fourth and final single from their second
studio album ,
Look Sharp! (1988). Gessle penned it just before Roxette's first tour in 1987.
[1] Released in May 1989, it was the group's third top-10 single on the US
Billboard Hot 100 , reaching number two. It also entered the top 10 in Australia, Canada, and six European countries. The music video was recorded in the ruins of
Borgholm Castle . In the UK and Ireland, "Dangerous" was released as a
double A-side with "
Listen to Your Heart ".
[2]
Critical reception
Bryan Buss from
AllMusic described the song as "
A/C -leaning".
[3] Bill Coleman from
Billboard stated that this "undeniably infectious popper will no doubt keep the super-hot duo in heavy pop radio rotation well into the winter."
[4] Pan-European magazine
Music & Media viewed the song as "another melodic, radio-friendly effort", that's "already doing well in the US."
[5]
Music video
The accompanying
music video for "Dangerous" was filmed during Roxette's concert at
Borgholm Castle in
Öland , Sweden, in July 1989. It is a mix of rehearsal and live performance footage from that show, and was directed by Doug Freel.
[6]
Track listings
All songs were written and composed by
Per Gessle except "Joy of a Toy", composed by Gessle and Mats Persson.
7-inch and cassette single (US 50233)
"Dangerous" (LP version) – 3:50
"Dangerous" (12-inch version) – 6:26
7-inch single (Germany 006-1363707 · Australia A-2358)
"Dangerous" (7-inch version) – 3:46
"Dangerous" (Waste of Vinyl 12-inch mix) – 6:26
"Surrender" (live) – 3:12
"Joy of a Toy" (live) – 4:10
7-inch single (Sweden 1363417)
"Dangerous" (7-inch version) – 3:46
"Surrender" (live) – 3:12
"
Neverending Love " (live) – 3:20
US 12-inch single (US V-56159)
"Dangerous" (Power Mix – long) – 7:02
"Dangerous" (Power Mix – short) – 3:39
"Dangerous" (dub) – 3:50
"I Could Never (Give You Up)" – 3:49
CD single (Sweden 1363412)
"Dangerous" (7-inch version) – 3:46
"Dangerous" (Waste of Vinyl 12-inch mix) – 6:26
"Surrender" (live) – 3:12
"Neverending Love" (live) – 3:20
"Joy of a Toy" (live) – 4:10
"Sleeping Single" (live) – 4:15
UK and Ireland CD single (CDEM149)
"
Listen to Your Heart " (Swedish single version) – 5:12
"Dangerous" – 3:46
"Listen to Your Heart" (U.S. mix) – 4:53
"Dangerous" (U.S. club edit) – 3:46
Credits
Credits are adapted from the liner notes of
The Rox Box/Roxette 86–06 .
[7]
Studio
Recorded in May 1988 at EMI Studios (Stockholm, Sweden)
Mixed at EMI Studios (Stockholm, Sweden)
Musicians
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
^
Dangerous Songfacts
^
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 .
^ Buss, Bryan.
"Roxette – Look Sharp! " .
AllMusic . Retrieved 4 November 2020 .
^ Coleman, Bill (6 January 1990).
"Single Reviews" (PDF) .
Billboard . p. 79. Retrieved 28 October 2020 .
^
"Previews: Singles" (PDF) .
Music & Media . Vol. 7, no. 8. 24 February 1990. p. 12. Retrieved 19 February 2020 .
^
Ballad & Pop Hits - The Complete Video Collection (DVD liner notes).
Roxette .
EMI . 2003. 7243 4 90946 9 7.{{
cite AV media notes }}
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link )
^ "Booklet".
The Rox Box/Roxette 86–06 (liner notes).
Roxette . Stockholm, Sweden: Roxette Recordings and
Capitol Records . 2006. 9463 67972–2 9. {{
cite AV media notes }}
: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (
link )
^ "
Roxette – Dangerous" .
ARIA Top 50 Singles . Retrieved 15 November 2016.
^ "
Roxette – Dangerous" (in German).
Ö3 Austria Top 40 . Retrieved 15 November 2016.
^ "
Roxette – Dangerous" (in Dutch).
Ultratop 50 . Retrieved 15 November 2016.
^ "
Top RPM Singles: Issue 9210 ."
RPM .
Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved 15 November 2016.
^ "Top 3 Singles in Europe".
Music & Media . Vol. 6, no. 32. 12 August 1989. p. VII.
^
"Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF) .
Music & Media . Vol. 7, no. 14. 7 April 1990. p. V. Retrieved 18 June 2021 .
^ "
The Irish Charts – Search Results – Roxette" .
Irish Singles Chart . Retrieved 15 November 2016.
^
"Classifiche" .
Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 3 June 2022 . Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Roxette".
^ "
Nederlandse Top 40 – Roxette" (in Dutch).
Dutch Top 40 . Retrieved 15 November 2016.
^ "
Roxette – Dangerous" (in Dutch).
Single Top 100 . Retrieved 15 November 2016.
^ "
Roxette – Dangerous" .
Top 40 Singles . Retrieved 15 November 2016.
^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE.
ISBN
84-8048-639-2 .
^ "
Roxette – Dangerous" .
Singles Top 100 . Retrieved 15 November 2016.
^ "
Roxette – Dangerous" .
Swiss Singles Chart . Retrieved 15 November 2016.
^
"Roxette: Artist Chart History" .
Official Charts Company . Retrieved 2 October 2022.
^
"Roxette Chart History (Hot 100)" .
Billboard . Retrieved 15 November 2016.
^
"Roxette Chart History (Adult Contemporary)" .
Billboard . Retrieved 15 November 2016.
^ "Top 100 Singles".
Cash Box . Vol. LIII, no. 32. 3 March 1990. p. 33.
^ "
Offiziellecharts.de – Roxette – Dangerous" (in German) .
GfK Entertainment charts . Retrieved 15 November 2016.
^
"ARIA Top 50 Singles for 1990" .
Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 18 January 2017 .
^
"Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1990" .
RPM . 22 December 1990. Retrieved 17 November 2016 – via
Library and Archives Canada .
^
"Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 1990" (in German).
GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved 17 November 2016 .
^
"Jaahroverzichten 1990" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 15 November 2016 .
^ "1990 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles". Billboard . Vol. 102, no. 51. 22 December 1990. p. YE-14.
^ "Awards: Top 50 Pop Singles". Cash Box . Vol. LIV, no. 22. 29 December 1990. p. 9.
^
"ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1990 Singles" (PDF) .
Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 8 August 2022 .
^
"Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish).
IFPI Sweden . Archived from
the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2016 .
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