The Actor (Michael Learns to Rock song)

"The Actor"
Single by Michael Learns to Rock
from the album Michael Learns to Rock
B-side	"African Queen"
Released	11 November 1991 (1991-11-11) [1]
Length	4:34
Label	Medley Impact
Songwriter(s)	Jascha Richter
Producer(s)	Jens Hofman Oli Poulsen
Michael Learns to Rock singles chronology
"I Still Carry On" (1991) "The Actor" (1991) "Sleeping Child" (1993)
Music video
The Actor on YouTube

"The Actor" is a song by Danish soft rock band Michael Learns to Rock, from their 1991 debut album Michael Learns to Rock. ^[2] It was released as a single on 11 November 1991. "The Actor" peaked at number four in Denmark, reached number one in Norway, and topped Indonesia's airplay chart. The band has played the song regularly during their Asian tours. ^{[3] [4]}

Chart performance

"The Actor" had success on several European charts. The song peaked at number one on the Norwegian Singles Chart and entered the top 10 on the Danish and Swedish charts, peaking at numbers four and seven respectively. The song also reached the top 40 on the Swiss Singles Chart, peaking at number 32, and peaked at number 54 on the Eurochart Hot 100.

Track listings

Standard ^{[5] [6] [7]}

1. "The Actor" – 4:35
2. "African Queen" – 4:11

Dutch maxi-CD single ^[8]

1. "The Actor" – 4:35
2. "Gone After Midnight" – 4:12
3. "African Queen" – 4:11

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1992) Peak position Denmark (IFPI) [9] 4 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [10] 54 Indonesia (Indonesian Airplay Chart) [1] [11] 1 Norway (VG-lista) [12] 1 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [13] 7 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [14] 32

Year-end charts Chart (1992) Position Sweden (Topplistan) [15] 29

References

1. "Spotlight – Michael Learns to Rock" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 9, no. 4. 25 January 1992. p. 17. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
2. "The Actor". Allmusic . Retrieved 15 March 2009.
3. Prashanth, G.N. (26 September 2005). "Their numbers still rock the music world". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 2 March 2006. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
4. Gunawardana, Anushika. "...and they rocked". The Sundaytimes. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
5. The Actor (Danish CD single liner notes). Michael Learns to Rock. Medley Records. 1991. MdSCD 511.
6. The Actor (Scandinavian 7-inch single vinyl disc). Michael Learns to Rock. Medley Records. 1991. MdS 511.
7. The Actor (European 7-inch single vinyl disc). Michael Learns to Rock. Impact American. 1991. 745031-7.
8. The Actor (Dutch maxi-CD single liner notes). Michael Learns to Rock. Impact Records. 1992. 745031-2.
9. "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 9, no. 5. 1 February 1992. p. 18. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
10. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 9, no. 34. 22 August 1992. p. 23. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
11. "Spring Track Attack – Michael Learns to Rock" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 9, no. 5. 1 February 1992. p. 9. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
12. "Michael Learns to Rock – The Actor". VG-lista. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
13. "Michael Learns to Rock – The Actor". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
14. "Michael Learns to Rock – The Actor". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
15. "Årstopplistan 1992, Singlar" (in Swedish). Grammotex. Archived from the original on 25 February 2001. Retrieved 7 April 2025.