When a relationship is on the brink of breakup, there's nothing more accurate than listening to a power ballad on full blast. The Swedish rock duo Roxette released a track in 1988 that would become a staple as a heartbreak anthem with its resonating lyrics that would reach the top of the charts.
In a list by UltimateRockClassic, they listed "Listen to Your Heart" at No. 24 as one of the best power ballads to have ever been released. According to reports, the track was developed while listening to another power ballad, although which one has never been revealed. Some fans have debated the song's similarity in beat and lyrics to Heart's "What About Love." Roxette co-founder Per Gessle created the track alongside former Gyllene Tider guitarist Mats "M.P." Persson, with Marie Fredriksson on vocals.
In 2024, Gessle told Billboard that the track's overall inspiration was “about a good friend of mine who went through a difficult divorce." He recalls having spent the entire night listening to and discussing his friend's problems. The lyrics to "Listen to Your Heart" focus on wanting to hold on to a relationship while knowing deep down it may be over. Lines about trusting your feelings and facing a painful truth give it that classic heartbreak vibe.
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"Listen to Your Heart" topped the Billboard Hot 100 charts at No. 1 and landed at No. 2 on the Adult Contemporary charts. Gessle recalls the positive that came out of the song when his friend sent him a fax over the excitement of the track becoming a chart-topper in the U.S. The track became one of the rock duo's biggest successes and most popular singles of 1989.
The Roxette song also has some interesting firsts for the late '80s. It made history as the first No.1 track to have been released only on a cassette at the time, and not available for purchase on vinyl. According to Billboard, "Listen to Your Heart" totaled over two billion in radio airplay in the U.S. by 2024.
It later re-entered the charts when the Belgian dance group DHT released a dance cover of "Listen to Your Heart." The cover was released in 2003 as the first single of their debut album, and reached No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Airplay chart and the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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