| One Wish | |
| Cover: | Roxette One wish.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Roxette |
| Released: | 9 October 2006 |
| Recorded: | June 2006 |
| Studio: | The Aerosol Grey Machine, Skåne |
| Genre: | Pop rock |
| Length: | 3:01 |
| Prev Title: | Opportunity Nox |
| Prev Year: | 2003 |
| Next Title: | Reveal |
| Next Year: | 2007 |
"One Wish" is a song by Swedish pop music duo Roxette, released on 9 October 2006 as the lead single from the duo's fourth greatest hits compilation album, It was recorded in June 2006, and was one of the first songs recorded by the duo since vocalist Marie Fredriksson's brain tumour diagnosis in 2002. Longtime collaborator Jonas Åkerlund directed the song's music video. The single performed well in several territories, particularly in Scandinavia. It ended 2006 as one of the twenty best-selling singles in Sweden.
Written by Per Gessle and produced by him with frequent collaborators Clarence Öfwerman and Christoffer Lundquist, the song was recorded in June 2006 at The Aerosol Grey Machine in Skåne. It was one of the first songs recorded by the duo since vocalist Marie Fredriksson's brain tumour diagnosis in 2002.[1] Gessle described the song as an uptempo duet.[2]
The single is backed by several b-sides, including a megamix of several previously released singles. "The Rox Medley" was arranged, produced and mixed by Lundquist, Öfwerman and Jimmy Monell, and is made up of portions of "The Look", "Joyride", "Listen To Your Heart", "Dangerous", "It Must Have Been Love" and "Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave)". It had been released earlier in 2006 through digital retailers such as iTunes.[3] Also included on the maxi single was the original 1987 single "It Must Have Been Love (Christmas for the Broken Hearted)", along with its original b-side, the Fredriksson-composed "Turn to Me".[4]
Jonas Åkerlund directed the song's music video. It was a mixture of new and old images, taken from numerous other music videos created by Roxette over the years. The single performed well in Scandinavian territories. On the Swedish airplay chart Svensktoppen, it peaked at number three,[5] and reached number two on the national Sverigetopplistan sales chart. It ended 2006 as the 18th best-selling single in the country. It also peaked within the top five on the Finnish Singles Chart, and at number three in Spain. It charted moderately in several European territories, reaching number 50 in Germany, and number 56 in both Austria and Switzerland.
All lyrics by Per Gessle; all music by Gessle, except "Turn to Me" by Marie Fredriksson.
Credits adapted from the liner notes of .[6]
Musicians
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| European Hot 100 (Billboard)[7] | 33 |
| Portugal (Portuguese Singles Chart) | 14 |
| Russian Airplay (Tophit)[8] | 103 |