{"id":820346,"date":"2026-07-23T07:14:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T07:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/820346\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T07:14:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T07:14:14","slug":"roxettes-it-must-have-been-love-enters-youtubes-billion-views-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/820346\/","title":{"rendered":"Roxette\u2019s \u2018It Must Have Been Love\u2019 Enters YouTube\u2019s Billion Views Club"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tAlmost 40 years after its release, Roxette<\/a>\u2019s \u201cIt Must Have Been Love\u201d has finally been granted entry to YouTube<\/a>\u2019s Billion Views Club.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe official music video crosses the threshold this week, and is the Swedish pop duo\u2019s first to do so. Originally issued in 1987, \u201cIt Must Have Been Love\u201d features clips from the romcom Pretty Woman, after a version of the song appeared on its official soundtrack and was heard in a pivotal emotional moment near the end of the movie.<\/p>\n

\n\tWhen Pretty Woman opened in cinemas in 1990, movie-goers fans fell hard for Roxette\u2019s power ballad, and for late singer Marie Fredriksson\u2019s powerhouse vocals. It\u2019s a transcendent performance from Fredriksson, one that that strikes the perfect balance of melodrama and restraint.<\/p>\n

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\n\tIn the United States, the single logged two weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100 in 1990, and logged 25 weeks on the chart. It\u2019s one of four Roxette leaders in the United States, and the only cut to land multiple weeks at No. 1. Across the Atlantic, the single peaked at No. 3 on the Official U.K. Singles Chart, and stayed in the frame for 14 weeks.<\/p>\n

\n\tDuring her lifetime, Fredriksson enjoyed 12 appearances on the Hot 100 with Roxette,\u00a0and three titles on the Billboard 200. Fredriksson was diagnosed with a severe brain tumor in 2002, and received aggressive treatment that took its toll, reportedly leaving her nearly\u00a0blind in one eye\u00a0and with limited\u00a0hearing<\/a>. She returned to the stage for a Roxette comeback tour in 2009, but called time on live performances in 2016, on doctors\u2019 advice. The talented artist died in 2019 following a 17-year long battle with cancer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tRoxette is currently touring Europe for the Live \u2013 Back Again! 2026<\/a> tour, celebrating the 40th anniversary of their debut album, with a lineup featuring founder and main songwriter Per Gessle and Swedish star Lena Philipsson taking on female lead vocals.<\/p>\n

\n\tWatch the official music video for \u201cIt Must Have Been Love\u201d below. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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