The Centre of the Heart

"The Centre of the Heart"
Single by Roxette
from the album Room Service
Released	March 19, 2001
Format	CD
Recorded	May 1998
Genre	Pop
Length	3:22
Label	EMI
Writer(s)	Per Gessle
Producer(s)	Clarence Öfwerman
Certification	Platinum (Sweden)
Roxette singles chronology
"Salvation" (1999) "The Centre of the Heart" (2001) "Real Sugar" (2001) The Centre of The Heart Remix cover
Music video "The Centre of the Heart" on YouTube

"The Centre of the Heart" is a song by Swedish duo Roxette's 2001 album Room Service. The single was only released commercially in Europe, except in the UK. It was the group's third number 1 in Sweden where it remained on the top spot for 4 weeks. However, its success was limited elsewhere, not managing to reach higher than the top 30 or top 40 in most European countries.

The song was originally considered as the first single and the 10th track from the group's Have a Nice Day album in 1999 but ultimately became an outtake.

This song is also known as "The Centre of My Heart" or "The Centre of the Heart [Is the Suburb to the Brain]".

On 23 February 2001, Roxette performed "The Centre of the Heart" at the break during the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2001.

A remix CD was released to promote the single.

The Stonebridge ClubMix of this song was featured in Dance Dance Revolution 6th Mix: Max in 2001^[1]

Music video

The video directed by Jonas Åkerlund, was shot at The Madonna Inn in California. It is the most expensive Roxette video ever produced. Roxette are seen performing from a room inside The Madonna Inn.

Track listing

European Maxi CD^[2]

1. "The Centre of the Heart" — 3:22
2. "Entering Your Heart" — 3:59

European Maxi CD Remix^[3]

1. "The Centre of the Heart" (Original Version) — 3:21
2. "The Centre of the Heart" (Stonebridge Club Mix Edit) — 3:37
3. "The Centre of the Heart" (Stonebridge Club Mix) — 7:49
4. "The Centre of the Heart" (Yoga Remix) — 3:29
5. "The Centre of the Heart" (Stonebridge Peak Hour Dub) — 6:36
6. "The Centre of the Heart" (Stonebridge More Vox Dub) — 6:36

Charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position	Certification
Swedish Singles Chart[4]	1	Platinum[5]

External links

• The Centre of the Heart at MusicBrainz (list of releases)

References

1. DDRMAX Dance Dance Revolution 6thMix#The Centre of the Heart .28Stonebridge Clubmix.29
2. "The Centre Of The Heart (EU Maxi CD Single)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
3. "The Centre Of The Heart (Remix)(EU Maxi CD Single)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
4. "Swedish charts archive". swedishcharts.com.
5. "IFPI Sweden's 2001 certifications list" (PDF). www.ifpi.se.