Crash! Boom! Bang! (song)

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"Crash! Boom! Bang!"
Single by Roxette
from the album Crash! Boom! Bang!
Released9 May 1994 (1994-05-09)
RecordedSeptember–October 1993
Studio
GenrePop rock
Length
  • 5:02
  • 4:25 (radio edit)
LabelEMI
Songwriter(s)Per Gessle
Producer(s)Clarence Öfwerman
Roxette singles chronology
"Sleeping in My Car"
(1994) 		"Crash! Boom! Bang!"
(1994) 		"Fireworks"
(1994)
Music video
"Crash! Boom! Bang!" on YouTube

"Crash! Boom! Bang!" is a song by Swedish pop music duo Roxette, released in May 1994 by EMI as the second single from the duo's fifth studio album, Crash! Boom! Bang! (1994). The song became a moderate hit in several European countries, peaking in the top 20 in Austria, Belgium, Finland and Sweden. It spent over five months on the German Singles Chart, peaking at number 31. The accompanying music video for the song, directed by Michael Geoghegan, had to be filmed twice before release, due to technical issues.[1]

Critical reception[edit]

AllMusic editor Bryan Buss described the song as "tender", complimenting it as "one of the best ballads they've recorded".[2] 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." He also felt that frontwoman Marie Fredriksson "has developed into an impressive singer, rising above a buzzing stew of sitars and strings with ease."[3] Chuck Campbell from Knoxville News Sentinel commented, "Despite its name, "Crash! Boom! Bang!" is an easy listen (though an overlong one) as Gessle's fine pop sensibilites guide the twosome over the smooth terrain of catchy hooks and polished ballads. Fredriksson's sweet vocals are the fuel."[4]

In his weekly UK chart commentary, James Masterton said, "Roxette have made some gorgeous ballads in the past but this one drifts by without ever grabbing the attention and so seems destined to become one of their smaller hits."[5] Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "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!"[6] Alan Jones from Music Week gave it four out of five, naming it as "one of Roxette's gentler songs, a slowly building ballad similar to some of Heart's hits. A grower rather than an instant hit, but likely to prove bigger than "Sleeping in My Car"."[7] A reviewer from People Magazine complimented Fredriksson's vocals on the song as "subtle and graceful".[8] Mark Sutherland from Smash Hits called it a "soppy" ballad and "a lovely title track for the weeds."[9]

Music video[edit]

Irish filmmaker Michael Geoghegan, who would go on to direct a total of four music videos for the duo, directed the song's accompanying video, which 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.[10] 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 [the first version] as a £250,000 rehearsal. Ah, the music biz in those days."[1] The music video was A-listed on Germany's VIVA in July 1994.[11]

Formats and track listings[edit]

All songs were written by Per Gessle.

  • 7-inch single and cassette (Australia 8650847 · Europe 8650844 · UK TCEM324 · US 4KM-58240)
  1. "Crash! Boom! Bang!" (Radio Edit) – 4:25
  2. "Joyride" (Unplugged Version) – 5:35
  • CD single (Australia · Europe 8650852)
  1. "Crash! Boom! Bang!" – 4:25
  2. "Joyride" (Unplugged Version) – 5:35
  3. "Run to You" (Demo, December 1992)– 3:45
  • UK CD1 (CDEMS324)
  1. "Crash! Boom! Bang!" – 5:02
  2. "Joyride" (7" Version) – 3:59
  3. "The Look" – 3:56
  • UK CD2 (CDEM324)
  1. "Crash! Boom! Bang!" – 4:25
  2. "Joyride" (Unplugged Version) – 5:35
  3. "Run to You" (Demo) – 3:45
  4. "It Must Have Been Love" – 4:18

Personnel[edit]

Personnel are adapted from the liner notes of Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus![12]

Charts[edit]

Release history[edit]

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Europe 9 May 1994
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
 EMI [citation needed]
United Kingdom 23 May 1994
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 [32]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "PG about songs". RoxetteBlog. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  2. ^ Buss, Bryan. "Roxette - Crash! Boom! Bang!". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  3. ^ Flick, Larry (17 September 1994). "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  4. ^ Campbell, Chuck (3 June 1994). "Sweden Strikes Again With New Roxette Release". Knoxville News Sentinel.
  5. ^ Masterton, James (29 May 1994). "Week Ending June 4th 1994". Chart Watch UK. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  6. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 4 June 1994. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  7. ^ Jones, Alan (21 May 1994). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 18. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Picks and Pans Review: Crash! Boom! Bang!". People. 10 October 1994. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  9. ^ Sutherland, Mark (13 April 1994). "New Albums". Smash Hits. p. 63. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  10. ^ 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)
  11. ^ "Station Reports > VIVA TV/Cologne" (PDF). Music & Media. 16 July 1994. p. 26. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  12. ^ "Digital booklet". Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus (liner notes). Roxette. Stockholm, Sweden: EMI Records. 1995. 7243 836203 2 6.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 240.
  14. ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 31 July 1994". ARIA, via Imgur.com. Retrieved 8 March 2016. N.B. The HP column displays the highest position reached.
  15. ^ "Roxette – Crash! Boom! Bang!" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  16. ^ "Roxette – Crash! Boom! Bang!" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  17. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2571." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  18. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 18 June 1994. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  19. ^ "Adult Contemporary Europe Top 25" (PDF). Music & Media. 16 July 1994. p. 26. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  20. ^ "Finnish Singles Charts 1961-1995: Toukokuu 1994 May". Suomen virallinen singlelista. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  21. ^ "Roxette – Crash! Boom! Bang!" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  22. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Vikan 26.5. – 01.6. '94". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 26 May 1994. p. 24. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  23. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Roxette" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  24. ^ "Roxette – Crash! Boom! Bang!" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  25. ^ "Roxette – Crash! Boom! Bang!". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  26. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  27. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  28. ^ "Roxette – Crash! Boom! Bang!". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  29. ^ "Roxette: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  30. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1994" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  31. ^ "Jaarlijsten 1994" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Archived from the original on 2 November 2003. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  32. ^ "Single Releases". Music Week. 21 May 1994. p. 27.
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