Roxette-“Sleeping in My Car“-(guitar cover)

“Sleeping in My Car“ is a song by Swedish pop music duo Roxette, released on 7 March 1994 as the lead single from their fifth studio album, Crash! Boom! Bang! (1994). The song was composed by Per Gessle in under an hour, and was the final song the band recorded for the album. It is a pop rock song containing elements drawn from pop punk. Marie Fredriksson’s vocal range on the track spans over three octaves. The band performed the song at the inaugural 1994 MTV Europe Music Awards. The song was an immediate commercial success in numerous territories, including Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. It became the duo’s second number one single in their home country and peaked within the top 20 in 15 other territories. It also peaked at number seven on Billboard’s European Hot 100 Singles. In Canada, the song reached the top three on two different national charts. In contrast, it was the duo’s final song to enter the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 50.
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