Crash! Boom! Bang! (song)


"Crash! Boom! Bang!" is a song by Swedish pop music duo Roxette, released on 9 May 1994 as the second single from their fifth studio album, Crash! Boom! Bang!. It became a moderate hit in several European countries, peaking in the top 20 in Austria, Belgium, Finland and Sweden. The song spent over five months on the German Singles Chart, peaking at number 31.

Critical reception

editor Bryan Buss described the song as "tender" and noted that it is "one of the best ballads they've recorded". Larry Flick from Billboard wrote that "given the song's title, you might expect a pop/rocker. However, Swedish duo goes in the opposite musical direction, opting for a twangy, quasi-psychedelic ballad. Frontwoman Marie Fredrickson has developed into an impressive singer, rising above a buzzing stew of sitars and strings with ease." Music & Media commented that "sometimes the vocabulary used is a bit confusing. Despite the cartoon-esque words, the title track of the new CD is everything but an earth-shattering rocker. Forget it, it's a classy ballad!"

Music video

The song's music video was directed by Irish filmmaker Michael Geoghegan, who would go on to direct a total of four music videos for the duo. It was inspired by the work of Polish director Zbigniew Rybczyński, and consists of one continuous shot of Marie Fredriksson ascending a never-ending circular staircase. Per Gessle commented that the video had to be recorded twice due to technical issues: "The first version turned out to have technical problems with the audio sync. We had to re-shoot the entire video! The director, Michael, and the insurance company almost had heart attacks. We had to start all over again. No big deal. We regarded as a £250,000 rehearsal. Ah, the music biz in those days."

Formats and track listings

All songs written by Per Gessle.
  1. "Crash! Boom! Bang!" – 4:25
  2. "Joyride" – 5:35
  1. "Crash! Boom! Bang!" – 4:25
  2. "Joyride" – 5:35
  3. "Run to You" – 3:45
  1. "Crash! Boom! Bang!" – 5:02
  2. "Joyride" – 3:59
  3. "The Look" – 3:56
  1. "Crash! Boom! Bang!" – 4:25
  2. "Joyride" – 5:35
  3. "Run to You" – 3:45
  4. "It Must Have Been Love" – 4:18

    Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus!

Weekly charts

Year-end charts