"One Wish" | ||||
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Single by Roxette | ||||
from the album Roxette Hits | ||||
B-side | "The Rox Medley" | |||
Released | 9 October 2006 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 3:01 | |||
Label | EMI/Capitol Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Per Gessle | |||
Roxette singles chronology | ||||
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"One Wish", written by Per Gessle and performed by Swedish pop duo Roxette, is the first single released from their 2006 album Roxette Hits, the first release from Roxette since 2003. Per Gessle describes the song as an uptempo duet. The B-Side is "The Rox Medley" which, prior to this release, has been available on the radio and on iTunes.
The video, also directed by Jonas Åkerlund, was a mixture of new and old images, which were taken from different music videos by Roxette over the years.
"One Wish" was tested on the Swedish hitlist "Svensktoppen", where it debuted on 15 October 2006 by entering at 4th place. The Svensktoppen visit lasted for four weeks, with a 3rd place on 22 October 2006 as best result.
The single charted at #2 in Sweden, #3 in Spain and #5 in Finland.