Fingertips '93

"Fingertips '93"
"Fingertips '93"
Single by Roxette
from the album Tourism
Released	26 January 1993
Recorded	May; December 1992
Studio	Nas Nuvens Studio, Rio de Janeiro; EMI Studios, Stockholm;
Genre	Pop rock
Length	3:42
Label	EMI
Songwriter(s)	Per Gessle
Producer(s)	Clarence Öfwerman
Roxette singles chronology
Music video
	"Fingertips '93" on YouTube

"Fingertips '93", is a song by Swedish pop duo Roxette, released as the third and final single from their fourth studio album Tourism on 26 January 1993. The single was only released in a select few countries, and charted moderately in territories such as Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and Spain. The song would be given a wider release when it was issued as one of the b-sides on the duo's proceeding single, "Almost Unreal", which was released four months later in May 1993.

Music video[]

The music video was Roxette's first collaboration with director Jonas Åkerlund, who would go on to direct a total of twelve music videos for the duo.^[1]

Formats and track listings[]

All music and lyrics by Per Gessle, except "Hotblooded", music by Marie Fredriksson and Gessle.

7" single and cassette (Europe 8650237)

"Fingertips '93" – 3:42
"Dressed for Success" (Live from the Sydney Entertainment Centre on 13 December 1991) – 4:49

CD single (Australia · Europe 8650222)

"Fingertips '93" – 3:42
"Dressed for Success" (Live from Sydney) – 4:49
"Hotblooded" (Live from Sydney) – 3:55
"The Voice" – 4:27

Personnel[]

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Tourism and Rarities.^[2]^[3]

Original album version recorded at Nas Nevans Recording Studio, Rio de Janeiro in May 1992
Single version remixed at EMI Studios, Stockholm in December 1992

Musicians

Marie Fredriksson – lead and backing vocals
Per Gessle – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, programming and mixing
Per "Pelle" Alsing – drums
Dave Edwards – psychedelic voice (single version only)
Anders Herrlin – bass guitar, engineering and programming
Jonas Isacsson – acoustic and electric guitars and mandolin
Clarence Öfwerman – keyboards, production and mixing
Staffan Öfwerman – backing vocals
Alar Suurna – percussion, engineering and mixing

Technical

Paulo Junqueiro – engineer
Antoine Midani – assistant engineer

Charts[]

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[4]	29
Germany (Official German Charts)^[5]	45
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)^[6]	2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[7]	32
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[8]	39
Spain (AFYVE)^[9]	30

References[]

^ Ballad & Pop Hits - The Complete Video Collection (DVD liner notes). Roxette. EMI. 2003. 7243 4 90946 9 7.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Digital booklet". Tourism (liner notes). Roxette. Stockholm, Sweden: EMI Records. 1992. 7777 99929 2 8.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Digital booklet". Rarities (liner notes). Roxette. Stockholm, Sweden: EMI. 1995. 368 832277-2.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Ultratop.be – Roxette – Fingertips '93" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Roxette – Fingertips '93" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 | Roxette - Fingertips '93". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Roxette – Fingertips '93" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Roxette – Fingertips '93". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.

[1] Ballad & Pop Hits - The Complete Video Collection (DVD liner notes). Roxette. EMI. 2003. 7243 4 90946 9 7.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[2] "Digital booklet". Tourism (liner notes). Roxette. Stockholm, Sweden: EMI Records. 1992. 7777 99929 2 8.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[3] "Digital booklet". Rarities (liner notes). Roxette. Stockholm, Sweden: EMI. 1995. 368 832277-2.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[sc_Flanders_Roxette-4] "Ultratop.be – Roxette – Fingertips '93" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 17 February 2017.

[sc_Germany_Roxette-5] "Offiziellecharts.de – Roxette – Fingertips '93" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 17 February 2017.

[6] "Nederlandse Top 40 | Roxette - Fingertips '93". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 17 February 2017.

[sc_Dutch100_Roxette-7] "Dutchcharts.nl – Roxette – Fingertips '93" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 17 February 2017.

[sc_Sweden_Roxette-8] "Swedishcharts.com – Roxette – Fingertips '93". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 17 February 2017.

[9] Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.

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