“The Look” – Single by Roxette from the album Look Sharp!
B-side “Silver Blue” (demo)
Released 12 January 1989
Label EMI
Songwriters Per Gessle
Producers Clarence Öfwerman
Charted No.1 in US; No.1 in West Germany; No.1 in Spain; No.1 in Australia; No.1 in Denmark; No.7 in UK; No.4 in Italy; No.6 in Sweden
The music video was directed by Peter Heath and filmed in a studio in New York City. The duo perform the song in a messy, colorful room, while interacting with a group of women.
This was originally a hit in Roxette’s native Sweden and became an international hit when an American exchange student returned from Sweden and urged the Minneapolis radio station KDWB to play the song. Even though it hadn’t yet been released in the United States the song spread on cassette copies to other American radio stations. Eventually it became a #1 in Australia and Japan as well as the United States.
Musicians
Per Gessle – lead and background vocals, mixing
Marie Fredriksson – lead and background vocals
Per “Pelle” Alsing – hi-hat
Anders Herrlin – programming and engineering
Jonas Isacsson – electric guitars
Clarence Öfwerman – keyboards, programming, production, mixing
