At the end of the 80s, The Look proved to be Roxette's
breakthrough single and gave the band their first hit single outside
their home country of Sweden.
Chart-wise, the song reached #7 in the UK during April
1989, but topped the charts in 24 countries including the US and
Canada. It featured on the album Look Sharp! which peaked at #4
in the UK and sold 300,000 copies. Worldwide 9 million copies of the
album were sold. Other hits from the album were Dressed For Success, Listen To Your Heart and Dangerous.
A remix of The Look was released in 1995 (UK only) to coincide with the release of the band's greatest hits album entitled Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus! - Roxette's Greatest Hits. The Look '95 reached #28 in the UK singles chart.
Even though the Look Sharp! album was extremely successful during the late 1980's, Roxette's 1991 album Joyride was their most successful and sold 11 million copies worldwide.
