"Neverending Love", written by Per Gessle

Per Gessle

Per Håkan Gessle is a Swedish pop singer-songwriter, guitarist, and harmonicist. He is the lead singer of the Swedish pop group Gyllene Tider and formed Roxette with Marie Fredriksson...

, was the first release by the Swedish

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 pop duo Roxette

Roxette

Roxette are a Swedish pop music duo, consisting of Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle . Formed in 1986, the duo became an international act from the late 1980s, when they released their breakthrough album Look Sharp!...

, and was later included on their debut album Pearls of Passion

Pearls of Passion

-Singles:*"Neverending Love":*#"Neverending love"*#"Neverending Love" *"Goodbye To You":*#"Goodbye To You"*#"So Far Away"*"Soul Deep":*#"Soul Deep" *#"Pearls Of Passion"*"I Call Your Name":*#"I Call Your Name"...

. Originally the single was only meant to be released outside of Sweden but EMI eventually changed their minds and released it in Sweden too. It peaked at #3 on the singles chart in Sweden.

The song was originally called "Svarta Glas" and had been written for another Swedish artist, Pernilla Wahlgren

Pernilla Wahlgren

Pernilla Nina Elisabeth Wahlgren is a Swedish singer, actress and presenter. In 2004, she received the Ulla Billquist award.-Family:...

. She turned it down and gave it to her brother, Niclas Wahlgren

Niclas Wahlgren

Niclas Hans Ivar Wahlgren is a Swedish artist and actor born on 8 July 1965 in Gustavsberg, Värmdö, Stockholm County, Sweden. His sister is Pernilla Wahlgren. He participated in Melodifestivalen 2006 with "En droppe regn", and was knocked out in the second chance round. On 6 March 2010, he married...

, who decided to record it. The release of this version was cancelled, however, at the request of Roxette's record company EMI

EMI

The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...

, because Gessle had recorded an English version of the song together with fellow Roxette member Marie Fredriksson

Marie Fredriksson

is a Swedish pop singer-songwriter and pianist, best known for forming one half of the pop duo Roxette, which she created together with Per Gessle in 1986...

. The song's new title was "Neverending Love".

There are two music videos for "Neverending Love". The first video was shot in Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...

 in 1986 and features a red-haired Marie Fredriksson. The second video was directed by Rikard Petrelius and was shot in Sweden one year later.

Track listing

• Side A

1. "Neverending Love"

• Side B

1. "Neverending Love" (Love Mix)
2. "Voices" (Montezuma Version) (12" maxi)

Charts

Chart (1986)	Peak Position
Swedish Single Charts Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association ....	3