Speak to Me (Roxette song) explained

Speak to Me
Cover:	Roxette_-_Speak_To_Me_(Front).jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Roxette
Album:	Charm School
Released:	18 April 2011
Recorded:	July–October 2010
Length:	3:42
Prev Title:	She's Got Nothing On (But the Radio)
Prev Year:	2011
Next Title:	Way Out
Next Year:	2011

"Speak to Me" is a song by Swedish pop music duo Roxette, released on 18 April 2011 as the second commercial single from their eighth studio album, Charm School. The single version of the track was a remix created by Swedish producer Bassflow. The song was released internationally, excluding in Germany and Austria, where "Way Out" was released as the second and final single from the album.^[1] The track failed to appear on any international sales charts,^[2] although it peaked in the top twenty of Finland's Radiosoittolista chart, and also entered the Russian TopHit chart. The music video was directed by Mikael Sandberg.^[3]

Formats and track listings

All songs written by Per Gessle.

• Download

1. "Speak to Me" – 3:35
2. "Stars" – 4:07

• Promo CD

1. "Speak to Me" – 3:42
2. "Speak to Me" – 3:35
3. "Speak to Me" – 3:35

• CD single

1. "Speak to Me" – 3:35
2. "Speak to Me" – 3:42
3. "Stars" – 4:07

• 7" single

1. "Speak to Me" – 3:35
2. "Speak to Me" – 3:42
3. "She's Got Nothing On (But the Radio)" – 5:34
4. "She's Got Nothing On (But the Radio)" – 3:30

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Charm School Revisited.^[4]

• Demo recorded at Tits & Ass Studio in Halmstad, Sweden on 13 July 2010
• Backing track and Per Gessle's vocals recorded at The Aerosol Grey Machine in Vallarum, Sweden in August 2010
• Marie Fredriksson's vocals recorded at Atlantis Studio in Stockholm, Sweden in October 2010

Musicians

• Marie Fredriksson – lead and background vocals
• Per Gessle – lead and background vocals, production
• Peter Boström – additional production and remixing
  • Tom Coyne – mastering Christoffer Lundquist – bass, guitars, keyboards, programming, engineering, production and mixing
• Clarence Öfwerman – keyboards, programming and production
• Mats "M.P." Persson – engineering

Charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
Finnish Airplay (Radiosoittolista)^[5]	18
Polish Airplay (ZPAV)^[6]	3
Russian Airplay (TopHit)^[7]	168

Notes and References

1. Web site: Not one, but two new singles . The Daily Roxette . Thomas Evensson . 29 April 2011 . 20 February 2018.
2. Web site: Swedishcharts.com – Roxette – "Speak To Me" . Hung Medien . 16 January 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180117131310/http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Roxette&titel=Speak+To+Me&cat=s . 17 January 2018 . dmy-all.
3. Web site: Speak To Me video is out . The Daily Roxette . 20 August 2011 . 13 September 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130702061841/http://www.dailyroxette.com/2011/speak-me-video-out/ . 2 July 2013 . dmy-all .
4. Charm School Revisited. Charm School (Roxette album). Roxette. 2011. CD liner notes. Capitol Records. 50999 091594–2 6.
5. Web site: Radiosoittolista: Kuumuutta kesään 31.5.2011 . . Radio Monitor . 31 May 2011 . 16 January 2018 . Finnish . Radio Playlist: Summer heat 31.5.2011 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180117131407/http://listablogi.blogspot.com/2011/05/kuumuutta-kesaan.html . 17 January 2018 . dmy-all .
6. Web site: ZPAV :: Bestsellery i wyróżnienia - AirPlays 18.06–24.06.2011 . Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. 24 June 2011. 20 February 2021.
7. Web site: Roxette - Speak To Me (Radio Edit) . Russian . . 16 January 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180117070338/https://www.tophit.ru/en/tracks/31832/view?Speak%20To%20Me%20(Radio%20Edit)-Roxette . 17 January 2018 . dmy-all.