1988Released
3:57

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Interesting facts and trivia about The Look. By Songfacts®.

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.

The duo said of the song: Marie Fredriksson: "This is still one of my all time favorites, maybe the best thing we've ever done - it sticks out as much now as it did then." Per Gessle: "Our first American #1 and of course the Big Break. It topped the charts in some 30 countries but at the time I just thought it was a throwaway." Marie Fredriksson: "I couldn't sing it, it suited Per perfectly. But he didn't believe in himself as a singer in those days." Per Gessle: "'Walking like a man, hitting like a hammer'... the first two verses are guide lyrics, words just scribbled down to have something to sing. Couldn't come up with anything better, so we kept them. Everybody gets lucky sometimes."

The name Look Sharp! comes from Joe Jackson's 1979 album of the same name. Per Gessle liked the title and decided that Roxette should use it for their own album.

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of The Look.
DKey
MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
95BPM

Album

The album The Look is released on.

Released By

The record label that has released The Look.
WM Sweden
© 1988 Parlophone Music Sweden a division of Warner Music Sweden AB
℗ 1988 Parlophone Music Sweden a division of Warner Music Sweden AB

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