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Songs that should have been released as singles
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Buko said on February 3, 2002 14:16:
In my opinion, the biggest Roxette mistake when releasing singles happened in Have a Nice Day. I think that this album had a big potencial and it could have been better in charts if Crush on you was released instead of Anyone.
Songs like The sweet hello, Perfect day and My world my love my life are others that I think that should’ve been Rox singles.
Mfan28179-Jason said on February 3, 2002 17:58:
When I came to this board about a year ago, I remember reading a lot of talk about HAND having the wrong singles. Now a year later after heavily listening to the album, I think they did release the right singles in the right order. I guess I may be the only one who agrees, but that’s what I think. In terms of other singles, I agree that “Crush On You” should have been a single...the 5th.
animalkingdom said on February 4, 2002 05:23:
I would have loved to have seen “You can’t put your arms around what’s already gone”, “Crush on you”, AND “Waiting for the rain” released off HAND.
“Salvation” I would’ve left out. They could’ve released one double A-side single if 6 singles were too many...
coyboyusa said on February 4, 2002 05:36:
ok here i have o say it was the order of the singles that ruined things and they and emi at one point both said coy was to be a single...the single itself was mastered then withdrawn...emi sucks
roxtexanet said on February 4, 2002 07:31:
The biggest miss is “My World, My Love, My Life.” The song is just fantastic. We definitely could have done without “Anyone” as a single (especially second)... “Crush On You” was an obvious choice, it’s a shame that EMI UK screwed it up for everyone.
Stormkeeper said on February 4, 2002 08:52:
WAITING FOR THE RAIN
thanks for a great song, Marie!
COOPER
gesslefan_no1 said on February 4, 2002 09:07:
Someone said they shouldn´t have released Salvation but I think that´s the very best song on HAND and a great choice of single!!! Stars was not...I really don´t like that one.
About Anyone, I don´t know really...maybe it would have been better to chose COY instead, even though Anyone is one of my personal favourites
gyllene_tjej said on February 4, 2002 12:29:
Crush on you would be a perfect choice! What kind of great impact it had on me as a RS tour opener!!!!!
Then...Cinnamon street, The heart shaped sea, What’s she like.... damn it, much more!!!
deja_vu said on February 4, 2002 19:42:
Siler Blue, Crazy about you, It takes u no time to get here, MWMLML,several others..
erweetiran said on February 5, 2002 00:21:
1. Hotblooded instead of Do you get excited?
2. Crush on you instead of Anyone
3. 727 instead of Salvation
4. Silver Blue instead of queen of rain
5. I’m Sorry instead of Run to you
6. TTTTake it should have been on DBUGTTC and You dont understand me should have been left out
roxette-lover said on February 5, 2002 03:05:
things will never be the same - should have been released everywhere.
727, i don‘t think it is had been a hitsingle.
it sounds like the twatg-album and i think we all now that these single haven‘t been hits.
but its a nice sing i agree,got warm after listing to it about 10 times.
j_karlsson2 said on February 5, 2002 06:46:
Secrets that she keeps
Knocking on every door
Crush on you
Jefferson/My world, my love, my life
nedved said on February 5, 2002 08:20:
“fool”, “my world, my love, mi life”, “crush on you”, “do you wanna go the whole way?”, “knockin´on every door”, “crazy about you”.
coyboyusa said on February 5, 2002 13:45:
see this is where the dvd disappointed me i was hoping for a rare unseen video to a song meant to be a single. they could curl up with wayne isham some where and record whats she like ....it seems so many people wanted that one. they werre all set to shoot a crush video and possibly a waiting for jane video ...welli think i cant be sure....and a really cool hotblooded video woulda ruled
daniel_alv said on February 6, 2002 15:02:
HAND singles should have been:
WICF
Stars
COY
Salvation
RS singles should have been:
TCOTH
RS
MATAH
MMHGP
also Come back (before you leave) should have been a single
ABBAle said on February 6, 2002 16:37:
HARLEY & INDIANS
I’M SORRY
THE SWEET HELLO THE SAD GOODBYE
THINGS WILL NEVER BE THE SAME
FROM ONE HEART TO ANOTHER
CRUSH ON YOU
JoyRidErno said on February 6, 2002 20:37:
Queen Of Rain and You Don’t Understand Me are very good songs!!!
Mfan28179-Jason said on February 6, 2002 21:27:
“Looking For Jane” - great single. Would be perfect for the US market.
Buko said on February 7, 2002 14:21:
In my opinion, Real sugar shouldn’t have been a single. Matah was supposed to be the 2nd from RS, and after My world my love my life and then Make my head go pop.
rox74ever said on February 7, 2002 21:23:
@coyboyusa:
do you mean:
1- waitting for the rain
2- looking for jane
?
Buko said on February 12, 2002 15:39:
Looking for you would also have been a great single, maybe a hit if Roxette knew how to do a good promotion not only in Europe.
Gessle said on February 12, 2002 17:00:
Hej,
Well... I miss “Crush On You”, “It Will Take A Long Long Time” and “Looking For Jane”... and I can’t believe they released songs like “Stars”, “TCOTH” and “Anyone” as singles. (Anyone is a great song, don’t get me wrong, I just don’t think it was a good choice for single).
And if you look at their B-Sides... man, it gets worst... “Crazy About You”, “The Sweet Hello The Sad Goodbye”, “Better Off On Her Own”.. ahhhh, I miss them all !!!!
See ya
PiterPam said on February 13, 2002 09:23:
My list for HAND
1. Crush on you (a great begining after 5 years, with a new modern sound. In my opinion that song is “the look 1999”)
2. Wish I could fly ( the best power ballad on Hand)
3. Stars ( another new image song. Its not my favorite but it was good enough to be a single, but i would choose the almighty version)
4. YCPYAAWAG or Pay the price ( the other ballads like anyone or salvation were boring)
My list for RS:
1. Real Sugar (it would be the smashing hit since how do you do...with a good promotion.)
2. M&T&H (sweet melody, with a really good marie voice. And really a “Wake-up-and-get-breakfast-song)
3.Fool (soundtrack for a comedyfilm a la American Pie or something)
4. MW,ML,ML (super ballad to close an album and a Roxette-year)
PP
kiwijazza said on June 12, 2002 08:43:
Songs I think that would’ve made great singlesin their time:
1. Surrender
2. From One Heart To Another
3. Paint
4. Cry
5. (I Could Never) Give You Up
6. Shadow Of A Doubt
7. The Voice
8. Silver Blue
9. (Do You Get) Excited?
10. The Sweet Hello, The Sad Goodbye
11. Spending My Time (electric dance version)
12. The Rain
13. Cinnamon Street
14. Come Back (Before You Leave)
15. Crazy About You
16. Seduce Me
17. Harleys & Indians (Riders In The Sky)
18. What’s She Like?
19. I’m Sorry
20. I Don’t Want To Get Hurt
21. Waiting For The Rain
22. Jefferson
23. Try (Just A Little Bit Harder)
24. My World, My Love, My Life
:)
christian said on June 12, 2002 08:48:
From HAND they should have erleased COY first, then WICF, Stars and 7twenty 7 and Salvation.
Room Service.
Making all right. a fourth single were Jefferson
xarrrr said on June 12, 2002 09:25:
i really think Pay The Price should have been released as a single. the guitar solo is WICKED!
also, Cinnamon Street and Small Talk would have been cool...
Keep on Roxin’
coyboyusa said on June 12, 2002 12:30:
actually if they ever released you cant put ur arms out as a single thy would have been laughed off the radio that song sucks!.
Hand was a mess single wise. I love anyone BUT...if they had done hand correctly it woulda been like this
crush
salvation : I rember them saying this was gonna be an x mas single so maybe it shoulda been last who knows
Pay the price: only cause emi at first though it should be a single in asia hence the double a-side single with anyone
wicf: this would take alot of people off guard and kept interest in the album
stars: lets be honest people stars be it simple writing or a goofy dance song still is one of the best songs they’ve done
as for other albums...cbb they coulda left out vulnerable for whats she like
tourism: hmm keep me waiting woulsa been nice
joyride: hotblooded since they opened every show on that tour with it
ls: paint: cause the wierd 80’s video they woulda done for it would have been funny
freshold said on February 3, 2002 14:54:
add “What’s she like” to the list ! I was dying to hear it’s a single and I even imagined a video clip for it....they should get a better manager ;)