"Dangerous"
Single by Roxette
from the album Look Sharp!
B-side"Surrender" (live)
Released10 May 1989 (1989-05-10)
RecordedMay 1988
StudioEMI (Stockholm, Sweden)
Length3:46
LabelEMI
Songwriter(s)Per Gessle
Producer(s)Clarence Öfwerman
Roxette singles chronology
"The Look"
(1989) 		"Dangerous"
(1989) 		"It Must Have Been Love"
(1990)
Music video
"Dangerous" on YouTube

"Dangerous" is a song by Swedish pop duo Roxette. Written by Per Gessle, the song was released as the fourth and final single from their second studio album, Look Sharp! (1988). Gessle penned it just before Roxette's first tour in 1987.[1] Released in May 1989, it was the group's third top-10 single on the US Billboard Hot 100, reaching number two. It also entered the top 10 in Australia, Canada, and six European countries. The music video was recorded in the ruins of Borgholm Castle. In the UK and Ireland, "Dangerous" was released as a double A-side with "Listen to Your Heart".[2]

Critical reception

Bryan Buss from AllMusic described the song as "A/C-leaning".[3] Bill Coleman from Billboard stated that this "undeniably infectious popper will no doubt keep the super-hot duo in heavy pop radio rotation well into the winter."[4] Pan-European magazine Music & Media viewed the song as "another melodic, radio-friendly effort", that's "already doing well in the US."[5]

Music video

The accompanying music video for "Dangerous" was filmed during Roxette's concert at Borgholm Castle in Öland, Sweden, in July 1989. It is a mix of rehearsal and live performance footage from that show, and was directed by Doug Freel.[6]

Track listings

All songs were written and composed by Per Gessle except "Joy of a Toy", composed by Gessle and Mats Persson.

  1. "Dangerous" (LP version) – 3:50
  2. "Dangerous" (12-inch version) – 6:26
  1. "Dangerous" (7-inch version) – 3:46
  2. "Dangerous" (Waste of Vinyl 12-inch mix) – 6:26
  3. "Surrender" (live) – 3:12
  4. "Joy of a Toy" (live) – 4:10
  1. "Dangerous" (7-inch version) – 3:46
  2. "Surrender" (live) – 3:12
  3. "Neverending Love" (live) – 3:20
  1. "Dangerous" (Power Mix – long) – 7:02
  2. "Dangerous" (Power Mix – short) – 3:39
  3. "Dangerous" (dub) – 3:50
  4. "I Could Never (Give You Up)" – 3:49
  1. "Dangerous" (7-inch version) – 3:46
  2. "Dangerous" (Waste of Vinyl 12-inch mix) – 6:26
  3. "Surrender" (live) – 3:12
  4. "Neverending Love" (live) – 3:20
  5. "Joy of a Toy" (live) – 4:10
  6. "Sleeping Single" (live) – 4:15
  1. "Listen to Your Heart" (Swedish single version) – 5:12
  2. "Dangerous" – 3:46
  3. "Listen to Your Heart" (U.S. mix) – 4:53
  4. "Dangerous" (U.S. club edit) – 3:46

Credits

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

Studio

Musicians

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[33] Gold 35,000^
Sweden (GLF)[34] Gold 25,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Ref.
Sweden 10 May 1989 [2]
West Germany 19 February 1990
Australia 25 February 1990
US and Canada
UK and Ireland 4 August 1990

References

  1. ^ Dangerous Songfacts
  2. ^ a b Thorselius, Robert (May 2003). The Look for Roxette: The Illustrated Worldwide Discography & Price Guide (1st ed.). Sweden: Premium Förlag Publishing. ISBN 978-9197189484.
  3. ^ Buss, Bryan. "Roxette – Look Sharp!". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  4. ^ Coleman, Bill (6 January 1990). "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. p. 79. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Previews: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 7, no. 8. 24 February 1990. p. 12. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  6. ^ 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)
  7. ^ "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)
  8. ^ "Roxette – Dangerous". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  9. ^ "Roxette – Dangerous" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  10. ^ "Roxette – Dangerous" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  11. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 9210." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  12. ^ "Top 3 Singles in Europe". Music & Media. Vol. 6, no. 32. 12 August 1989. p. VII.
  13. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 7, no. 14. 7 April 1990. p. V. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  14. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Roxette". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  15. ^ "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 3 June 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Roxette".
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  19. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
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  21. ^ "Roxette – Dangerous". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  22. ^ "Roxette: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  23. ^ "Roxette Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  24. ^ "Roxette Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  25. ^ "Top 100 Singles". Cash Box. Vol. LIII, no. 32. 3 March 1990. p. 33.
  26. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Roxette – Dangerous" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  27. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Singles for 1990". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  28. ^ "Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1990". RPM. 22 December 1990. Retrieved 17 November 2016 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  29. ^ "Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 1990" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  30. ^ "Jaahroverzichten 1990" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  31. ^ "1990 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 102, no. 51. 22 December 1990. p. YE-14.
  32. ^ "Awards: Top 50 Pop Singles". Cash Box. Vol. LIV, no. 22. 29 December 1990. p. 9.
  33. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1990 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  34. ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
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