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This article is about the Roxette song. For the American hip hop recording artist, see
Big L .
"The Big L. " is a song by Swedish pop duo Roxette . Written by Per Gessle , it was released on 26 August 1991 by EMI as the third single from their third studio album, Joyride Joyride in France. It also reached the top twenty in a number of other countries, including Australia, Austria, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland. Despite a US radio mix of the song appearing on CD versions of the single, it was never released as a single in North America.
Critical reception
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Scottish Aberdeen Press and Journal [1] AllMusic editor Bryan Buss wrote in his review of Joyride The Look ".[2] Expressen [3] I Dag described it as "classic pop that could just as well be Gyllene Tider in the 90s".[4] Laagendalsposten [5] Music & Media Per Gessle 's knack for writing pleasant pop underpinned by rocking beats. The casual but economic production further adds to the song's power."[6]
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All songs were written and composed by Per Gessle .
Cassette and 7-inch single (Europe 1364347 · UK EM204)
"The Big L." – 4:29
"One Is Such a Lonely Number" (Demo, September 1987) – 3:33
12-inch single (Europe 1364346)
"The Big L." (The Bigger, The Better Mix) – 6:17
"The Big L." – 4:29
"One Is Such a Lonely Number" (Demo) – 3:33
CD single (Europe 1364342)
"The Big L." – 4:29
"One Is Such a Lonely Number" (Demo) – 3:33
"The Big L." (The Bigger, The Better Mix) – 6:17
"The Big L." (US Mix) – 4:35
Credits and personnel
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Credits are adapted from the liner notes of The Rox Box/Roxette 86–06 [7]
Studios
Recorded in June 1990 at EMI Studios (Stockholm, Sweden)
Mixed at EMI Studios (Stockholm, Sweden)
Musicians
Marie Fredriksson – lead vocals, background vocals
Per Gessle – lead vocals, background vocals, mixing
Anders Herrlin – programming , engineering
Jonas Isacsson – electric guitars, acoustic guitars, harmonica
Clarence Öfwerman – keyboards , programming, production , mixing
Staffan Öfwerman – background vocals
Alar Suurna – mixing, engineering
Charts
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Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Release history
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References
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^ "Roxette: Joyride". Expressen
^ I Dag . 2 June 1991.
^ Såtvedt, Kim (6 June 1991). "Plater" . Laagendalsposten 7 . Retrieved 8 April 2020 .
^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF) . Music & Media 18 . Retrieved 19 February 2020 .
^ "Booklet". The Rox Box/Roxette 86–06 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 – The Big L." . ARIA Top 50 Singles . Retrieved 13 January 2017.
^ "Roxette – The Big L." (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40 . Retrieved 13 January 2017.
^ "Roxette – The Big L." (in Dutch). Ultratop 50 . Retrieved 13 January 2017.
^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media
^ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3
^ "Roxette – The Big L." (in French). Les classement single . Retrieved 13 January 2017.
^ "Roxette – The Big L." (in German). GfK Entertainment charts . Retrieved 13 January 2017.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Roxette" . Irish Singles Chart . Retrieved 13 January 2017.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Roxette" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 . Retrieved 13 January 2017.
^ "Roxette – The Big L." (in Dutch). Single Top 100 . Retrieved 13 January 2017.
^ "Roxette – The Big L." . Top 40 Singles . Retrieved 10 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 – The Big L." . Singles Top 100 . Retrieved 13 January 2017.
^ "Roxette – The Big L." . Swiss Singles Chart . Retrieved 10 January 2017.
^ "Roxette: Artist Chart History" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved 22 March 2022.
^ "Jaaroverzichten 1991" (in Dutch). Ultratop . Retrieved 13 January 2017 .
^ "EHR Year-End Top 100" (PDF) . Music & Media 20 . Retrieved 22 February 2024 .
^ "Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 1991" (in German). GfK Entertainment . Retrieved 11 January 2017 .
^ "ビッグ・L | ロクセット" [Big L | Roxette] (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved 23 January 2024 .
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