"Joyride"
Single by Roxette
Released	1991
Genre	Pop
Length	04:22
Writer(s)	Per Gessle
Chart positions
#1 Billboard Hot 100 #4 UK Singles Chart
Roxette singles chronology
"It Must Have Been Love" (1990)	"Joyride" (1991)	"Fading Like a Flower" (1991)

"Joyride," written by Per Gessle, was the first single released from Roxette's 1991 album Joyride, the follow-up to the group's highly successful Look Sharp! The single topped the charts across Europe, in Canada and in Australia, but only reached number 4 in the United Kingdom. It spent a week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the May 11 issue. The song Joyride is both about love, and about traffic. Image File history File links JoyrideSingle. ... In music, a single is a short (usually ten minutes or less*) record, usually featuring one or two tracks as A-side, often accompanied by several B-sides, usually remixes or other songs. ... Roxette is a Swedish pop/rock band that consists of Per Gessle and Marie Fredriksson. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... For Popular music (music that is popular, rather than of a specific genre or style), see Popular music. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Per HÃ¥kan Gessle (born January 12, 1959) is the songwriter and male lead singer of the Swedish bands Gyllene Tider and Roxette. ... A record chart, also known as a music chart, is a method of ranking music according to popularity during a given period of time. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Roxette is a Swedish pop/rock band that consists of Per Gessle and Marie Fredriksson. ... It Must Have Been Love, written by Per Gessle, is Roxettes most commercially successful single and its best-charting and -selling release in the United States. ... Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave), written by Per Gessle, was the second single released from Roxettes 1991 album Joyride. ... Per HÃ¥kan Gessle (born January 12, 1959) is the songwriter and male lead singer of the Swedish bands Gyllene Tider and Roxette. ... Roxette is a Swedish pop/rock band that consists of Per Gessle and Marie Fredriksson. ... Joyride is Roxettes third album, released in 1991. ... Look Sharp! is Roxettes second album, released on October 19, 1988. ... World map showing Europe Political map Europe is one of the seven continents of Earth which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiographic one, leading to various perspectives about Europes borders. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ... Interstate 80, a freeway in California with many lanes and heavy traffic. ...