Editing Roxette (section)

=== 1999–2001: ''Have a Nice Day'' and ''Room Service'' ===
Gessle and Fredriksson reunited in 1998 to record material for a new Roxette album, ''[[Have a Nice Day (Roxette album)|Have a Nice Day]]'', which was released in February 1999 and gave Roxette a comeback in continental Europe. It entered at No.&nbsp;1 in Sweden and No.&nbsp;2 in Germany.<ref name=Swedishcharts/> The first single, "[[Wish I Could Fly]]", became their highest-charting UK single since 1993 (No.&nbsp;11). In Sweden it charted at No.&nbsp;4, their best position since "Sleeping in My Car".<ref name="OCC"/><ref name=Swedishcharts/> Although the second single, "[[Anyone (Roxette song)|Anyone]]", did not chart well in Europe, "[[Stars (Roxette song)|Stars]]", the third single, charted well in Scandinavian and German-speaking countries. ''[[NME]]''{{'}}s review called ''Have a Nice Day'' "...another clever-clever bastard of an album which defies Doctor Rock."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/roxette/889 |title=NME's review of ''Have a Nice Day'' |work=[[NME]]|date=19 March 1999 |access-date=29 November 2010}}</ref> A review of "I Wish I Could Fly" written by Håkan Steen of ''Aftonbladet'' said, "The come-back single is a disappointment. The lyrics, which convey a sense of distance in a relationship, are not particularly engaging."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://wwwc.aftonbladet.se/noje/9901/05/roxette.html|title=Sorry, Roxette, det lyfter aldrig |trans-title=Sorry Roxette, it never lifts |first=Håkan |last=Steen |date=5 January 1999 |newspaper=Aftonbladet |access-date=29 November 2010 |language=sv}}</ref> The album, according to ''Billboard'' magazine, was under discussion for release in the US, but ultimately, it was not released there.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nw4EAAAAMBAJ&q=roxette+emi&pg=PA16 |page=16|title=After Years Together, EMI's Roxette Finds Freedom in Owning its Rights |date=21 March 1999 |first=Dominic |last=Pride |magazine=Billboard |access-date=13 January 2012}}</ref><ref name="rolling">[https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/roxette/articles/story/5923792/roxette_back_in_the_usa] {{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

In 2000, Fredriksson released a ''greatest hits'' compilation called ''[[Äntligen]]'' (''At Last''), which went on to be a big seller in Sweden, peaking at No.&nbsp;1 for three weeks.<ref name=Swedishcharts/> Meanwhile, Roxette signed a US distribution deal with [[Edel Music]], which re-released ''[[Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus!#Track list&nbsp;– 2000 Re-release|Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus!]]'' In doing so, it replaced some non-US hits with songs from ''Have a Nice Day''.<ref name=rolling/> To promote the release the duo did a small tour of The United States, performing at the Boston Mixfest and at the [[Virgin Megastore]] in [[Times Square]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.expressen.se/article.asp?id=42909 |title=USA hade inte glömt Roxette |trans-title=USA had not forgotten Roxette |date=24 September 2000 |first=Mats |last=Larsson |newspaper=Expressen |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020109200258/http://www.expressen.se/article.asp?id=42909 |archive-date=9 January 2002 |access-date=31 January 2012 |language=sv}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.expressen.se/article.asp?id=43220|title=Roxette på fest med Victoria i natt |trans-title=Roxette at a party with Victoria tonight |date=28 September 2000 |first=Karin |last=Sörbring |newspaper=Expressen |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021105053016/http://www.expressen.se/article.asp?id=43220 |archive-date=5 November 2002 |access-date=31 January 2012 |language=sv}}</ref> The single "Wish I Could Fly", included on the album, reached No.&nbsp;27 on the ''Billboard'' [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Adult Contemporary]] chart and No.&nbsp;40 on the [[Adult Top 40]] chart.<ref name=RoxBillboard/>

[[File:Roxette Concerto01.jpg|thumb|left|Roxette in a 2001 concert in Spain]]

''[[Room Service (Roxette album)|Room Service]]'' followed in 2001, to a mixed response from critics. "Probably the best Roxette album since ''[[Joyride (Roxette album)|Joyride]]''," wrote Leslie Mathew of Allmusic, ''"Room Service'' is an exciting, immediate, high-gloss pop gem that contains very little filler indeed."<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r527262|pure_url=yes}}|title=Allmusic's review of ''Room Service''|first=Leslie|last=Mathew|access-date=4 December 2010}}</ref> Per Bjurman from Swedish [[Tabloid (newspaper format)|tabloid]] ''[[Aftonbladet]]'' was critical of the album. "It is not very good." he wrote. He did praise the three singles, "[[Real Sugar]]", "[[The Centre of the Heart (Is a Suburb to the Brain)|The Centre of the Heart]]", and "[[Milk and Toast and Honey]]", but he ended the review with the prediction: "Roxette is not finished. But soon, I suspect."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/article16045.ab|title=Roxette är snart slut|trans-title=Roxette is almost over|newspaper=Aftonbladet|first=Per|last=Bjurman|date=2 April 2001|access-date=4 December 2010|language=sv}}</ref>

The album topped the Swedish charts and reached No.&nbsp;3 in Germany, but it received little attention in the UK. A planned US release through Edel America Records did not happen as the label was disbanded due to financial difficulties,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YxMEAAAAMBAJ&q=roxette+edel&pg=PA71|title=Global Music Pulse|page=71|first=Kai R.|last=Lofthus|magazine=Billboard|date=3 February 2001|access-date=25 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uBMEAAAAMBAJ&q=edel+america+records&pg=PA75|title=Germany's Edel Plans Steps to Cut Costs|page=75|first=Wolfgang|last=Spahr|date=7 April 2001|magazine=Billboard|access-date=25 January 2012}}</ref> though it did peak at No.&nbsp;2 on [[CNN]]'s Worldbeat album chart.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/WorldBeat/top30/|title=CNN's Worldbeat album chart page|publisher=CNN|access-date=5 February 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010523185724/http://www.cnn.com/WorldBeat/top30/|archive-date=23 May 2001}}</ref> The first [[Single (music)|single]], "The Centre of the Heart" topped the charts in Sweden, made the top 10 in Spain, and the top 15 in Finland.<ref name=Swedishcharts/><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nRQEAAAAMBAJ&q=roxette+spain&pg=PA59|title=Hits of the World|page=59|magazine=Billboard|date=21 April 2001|access-date=25 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://finnishcharts.com/search.asp?cat=s&artist=roxette&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts|title=Finnish charts archive|access-date=25 January 2012}}</ref> The other singles, "Real Sugar", the album's opening track and "Milk and Toast and Honey" were less successful. Roxette again went on tour, this time in Europe only, as concerts planned in [[South Africa]] were cancelled after the [[11 September 2001 attacks]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roxette.se/news.php?news_id=125|title=Roxette's official website-from archive|publisher=roxette.se|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011122222315/http://www.roxette.se/news.php?news_id=125|archive-date=22 November 2001|url-status=dead}}</ref> On reviewing their [[Löfbergs Arena|Löfbergs Lila Arena]] [[concert]], Bjurman from ''Aftonbladet'' wrote, "Roxette succeed in all cases, to never leave the 80s."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/musik/live/article45090.ab|title=Sagan Roxette är härmed slut|trans-title=Lord of Roxette is hearby finished|newspaper=[[Aftonbladet]]|date=15 November 2001|first=Per |last=Bjurman|access-date=22 December 2011|language=sv}}</ref> His review criticised Roxette's [[playlist]], which consisted of some of their early hits. Johan Lindqvist from ''[[Göteborgs-Posten]]'' was more positive, scoring their [[Munich]] concert four stars out of five.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www2.gp.se/gp/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=286&a=37107|title=Roxette har aldrig varit bättre|trans-title=Roxette has never been better|newspaper=[[Göteborgs-Posten]]|first=Johan |last=Lindqvist|language=sv|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020811214109/http://www2.gp.se/gp/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=286&a=37107|archive-date=11 August 2002|date=29 September 2001|access-date=22 December 2011}}</ref>