music
December 15, 2025
‘Fans stole my underwear
‘We had 2,000 people outside our hotel room in Buenos Aires singing our songs all night. David Coulthard later told me that all the Formula One drivers were staying there and were annoyed because they couldn’t sleep’
TL;DR
- Per Gessle wrote 'It Must Have Been Love' initially as a Christmas song.
- EMI Germany rejected the Christmas version of the song.
- The song was later re-recorded for the movie Pretty Woman with altered lyrics.
- The re-recorded version became a global hit for Roxette.
- The song's success led to intense fan attention and admiration.
- Marie Fredriksson's powerful vocals were crucial to the song's emotional impact.
- Clarence Öfwerman, the producer, utilized a Synclavier for programming and added live drums and guitar.
- The producer improvised the piano solo and noted Marie Fredriksson's difficult but brilliant vocal performance.
- The second version of the song featured a 'lucky snare' with gated reverb.
- The song's success surprised the band, who had almost forgotten about it before the film's release.
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