"Silly Really" is a

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singer and composer

Per Gessle Per Håkan Gessle (; born 12 January 1959) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known as the male half and primary songwriter of the Swedish pop rock duo Roxette, which he formed with Marie Fredriksson in 1986 and which was ...

from his album '' Party Crasher''. It was released as the lead single from the album on October 29, 2008. The song premiered at the Swedish radio-show MorronZoo, in the morning of October 24. The new remix of "Silly Really" will be released on January 19 or 26. It is also supposed to be available in "all digital stores". The song is remixed by Dick Mixon."Silly Really (Right Into Your Bed remix)"
''The Daily Roxette''

Critical reception

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's Andreas Nunstedt called Per Gessle "a pop genius" and described the song as a "happy love story where disco meets synthpop".Per Gessle is a pop genius
''Expressen'' Håkan Steen from

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describes "Silly Really" in a similar way ("a beat that feels like Blondie in a disco mood"). Even if "the single may not sound that modern", he said the song is a sure hit for the Swedish radio.Playful Gessle makes pro-pop
''Aftonbladet''

Music video

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*Director: Mikael Wikström *Producer: Björn Fävremark *Photo & cut:

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Track listing

Swedish CD single
(50999 265629 2 6; October 29, 2008) # "Silly Really" – 3:40 # "I Didn't Mean To Turn You On" – 3:35 Europe digital remix
(January 2009) # "Silly Really" (Right Into Your Bed Remix) (Remixed by Dick Mixon) – 6:31

Credits

*Vocals by Per Gessle &

Helena Josefsson Helena Marianne Josefsson (born 23 March 1978) is a Swedish singer and songwriter. She is the lead vocalist in the band Sandy Mouche and has collaborated with Per Gessle, Roxette, Arash Labaf, The Ark and various other Swedish musical projects ...

. *Played and produced by Clarence Öfwerman, Christoffer Lundquist & Per Gessle. *Recorded at Aerosol Grey Machine, Vallarum, between jan. & sept. 2008. *Engineer: Christoffer Lundquist. *Mixed by Ronny Lahti. *Words & music by Per Gessle. *Published by Jimmy Fun Music. *Design by Pär Wickholm. *Photo by Åsa Nordin-Gessle (credited as "Woody").

Charts

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References

External links

* * {{Authority control 2008 singles Per Gessle songs Number-one singles in Sweden Songs written by Per Gessle