Crash! Boom! Bang!

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All lyrics are written by Per Gessle; all music is composed by Gessle, except "Lies" by Gessle and Mats MP Persson and "Go to Sleep" and "See Me" by Marie Fredriksson

Crash! Boom! Bang!
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Studio album by
Roxette
Released11 April 1994
RecordedFebruary 1993 – January 1994
Studio
Genre Pop rock
Length62:06
Label EMI
Producer Clarence Öfwerman
Roxette chronology
Tourism
(1992)		Crash! Boom! Bang!
(1994)		 Rarities
(1995)
Favorites from Crash! Boom! Bang!
Favorites From CBB.jpg
Artwork for the US edition
Crash! Boom! Bang!– Original release
No.TitleLength
1."Harleys & Indians (Riders in the Sky)"3:45
2."Crash! Boom! Bang!"5:02
3."Fireworks"3:58
4."Run to You"3:39
5."Sleeping in My Car"3:47
6."Vulnerable"5:03
7."The First Girl on the Moon"3:11
8."Place Your Love"3:09
9."I Love the Sound of Crashing Guitars"4:49
10."What's She Like?"4:16
11."Do You Wanna Go the Whole Way?"4:11
12."Lies"3:41
13."I'm Sorry"3:10
14."Love Is All (Shine Your Light on Me)"6:41
15."Go to Sleep"3:58
Total length:62:06
Crash! Boom! Bang!– Japanese release
No.TitleLength
1."Harleys & Indians (Riders in the Sky)"3:45
2."Crash! Boom! Bang!"5:02
3."Fireworks"3:58
4."Run to You"3:39
5."Sleeping in My Car"3:46
6."Vulnerable"5:01
7."The First Girl on the Moon"3:00
8."Place Your Love"3:10
9."I Love the Sound of Crashing Guitars"4:48
10."What's She Like?"4:14
11."Do You Wanna Go the Whole Way?"4:11
12."Almost Unreal"3:59
13."Lies"3:41
14."I'm Sorry"3:10
15."Love Is All (Shine Your Light on Me)"6:41
16."Go to Sleep"3:59
Total length:66:05
Favorites from Crash! Boom! Bang!– US release
No.TitleLength
1."Harleys & Indians (Riders in the Sky)"3:45
2."Run to You"3:39
3."Crash! Boom! Bang!"5:02
4."I Love the Sound of Crashing Guitars"4:48
5."Do You Wanna Go the Whole Way?"4:09
6."The First Girl on the Moon"3:02
7."Place Your Love"3:07
8."Lies"3:34
9."I'm Sorry"3:13
10."Go to Sleep"4:00
Total length:38:20
Crash! Boom! Bang!– 2009 reissue (CD bonus tracks)
No.TitleLength
16."Almost Unreal"3:54
17."Crazy About You"3:57
18."See Me"3:44
Total length:73:30
Crash! Boom! Bang!– 2009 reissue (iTunes bonus tracks)
No.TitleLength
19."Better Off on Her Own"2:47
20."Always Breaking My Heart" (Demo)3:04
Total length:79:21

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Crash! Boom! Bang!. [21]

Musicians

Technical

Charts

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for Crash! Boom! Bang!
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria) [50] Platinum50,000*
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [51] Platinum40,406 [51]
Germany (BVMI) [52] Platinum500,000^
Italy—100,000 [53]
Japan (RIAJ) [54] 2× Platinum400,000^
Netherlands (NVPI) [55] Gold50,000^
Poland (ZPAV) [56] Gold50,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [57] Platinum100,000^
Sweden (GLF) [58] 2× Platinum200,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [59] Platinum50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [60] Gold100,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) [61] Platinum1,000,000*
Worldwide—5,000,000 [2]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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