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1 Critical reception  





2 Music video  





3 Formats and track listings  





4 Credits and personnel  





5 Charts  



5.1  Weekly charts  





5.2  Year-end charts  







6 Release history  





7 References  














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"Church of Your Heart"
SinglebyRoxette
from the album Joyride
B-side"I Call Your Name"
Released24 February 1992 (1992-02-24)
Recorded1990
StudioEMI (Stockholm, Sweden)
Length3:16
LabelEMI
Songwriter(s)Per Gessle
Producer(s)Clarence Öfwerman
Roxette singles chronology
"Spending My Time"
(1991)
"Church of Your Heart"
(1992)
"How Do You Do!"
(1992)
Music video
"Church of Your Heart"onYouTube

"Church of Your Heart" is the fifth and final single taken from Swedish pop duo Roxette's third studio album, Joyride (1991). Written by Per Gessle, the song was a top-20 hit in Canada, where it peaked at number 11, and charted throughout Europe, entering the top 40 in several countries. "I Call Your Name" – originally released as a single from their 1986 debut album Pearls of Passion – appeared as the B-side. On UK editions of the single, the song was backed by an exclusive megamix consisting of a medley of "It Must Have Been Love", "Listen to Your Heart", "The Look", "Joyride" and "Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave)".

Critical reception

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AllMusic editor Bryan Buss described the song as "folky" in his review of Joyride.[1] Jim Farber from Entertainment Weekly wrote that Roxette adds some "Dylanesque harmonica" into "Church of Your Heart".[2] Swedish newspaper Expressen said that the song "is the closest we come to Gyllene Tider".[3] Gavin Report commented, "A rare lead vocal from Per gives the Roxette sound a different texture but the result is the same—a hit."[4] I Dag stated that it "is Gessle from his best side. This could be Gyllene Tider 1991."[5]

Music video

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The music video for "Church of Your Heart" was filmed at a church in Sydney, Australia. It was directed by Wayne Isham, who also directed the video for previous single "Spending My Time", as well as one for another song from Joyride—"(Do You Get) Excited?", which was due to be released as the album's sixth single. Its planned single release was later cancelled, however.[6]

Formats and track listings

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  1. "Church of Your Heart" – 3:16
  2. "I Call Your Name" – 3:37
  1. "Church of Your Heart" – 3:16
  2. "Megamix" – 9:04
  1. "Church of Your Heart" – 3:18
  2. "I Call Your Name" – 3:37
  3. "Come Back (Before You Leave)" (Demo, April 1990) – 4:11
  4. "Soul Deep" (Tom Lord-Alge Remix) – 3:40
  1. "Church of Your Heart" – 3:18
  2. "I Call Your Name" – 3:37
  3. "Come Back (Before You Leave)" (Demo) – 4:11
  4. "Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave)" – 3:51
  1. "Church of Your Heart" – 3:18
  2. "I Call Your Name" – 3:37
  3. "Soul Deep" (Tom Lord-Alge Remix) – 3:40
  4. "Megamix" – 9:04

Credits and personnel

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Credits are adapted from the liner notes of The Rox Box/Roxette 86–06.[7]

Studios

Musicians

Charts

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Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Europe 24 February 1992
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • EMI [19]
    United Kingdom 16 March 1992
    • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD1
  • [24]
    23 March 1992 CD2 [25]

    References

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    1. ^ "Roxette - Joyride". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  • ^ "Joyride". Entertainment Weekly. 19 April 1991. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  • ^ "ROXETTE: Joyride". Expressen. 26 March 1991.
  • ^ "A/C: Reviews" (PDF). Gavin Report. 7 February 1992. p. 30. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  • ^ "ROXETTE: Joyride". I Dag. 26 March 1991.
  • ^ 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)
  • ^ "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)
  • ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 239.
  • ^ "Roxette – Church of Your Heart" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  • ^ "Roxette – Church of Your Heart" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  • ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2103." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  • ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 2117." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  • ^ "Discos más populares en Mexico". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish): 56. May 24, 1992. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  • ^ "Roxette – Church of Your Heart" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  • ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Roxette". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  • ^ "Roxette – Church of Your Heart" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  • ^ "Roxette – Church of Your Heart". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  • ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  • ^ a b "Roxette – Church of Your Heart". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  • ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  • ^ "Roxette Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  • ^ "Roxette Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  • ^ "The RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1992" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 56, no. 25. 19 December 1992. p. 8. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  • ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 14 March 1992. p. 21.
  • ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 21 March 1992. p. 19.

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