You can watch the Official Music Video on YouTube. Chart Performance (1991–1992) Peak Position Germany Canada Sweden Australia United Kingdom United States (Hot 100)

Per Gessle famously wrote both "Spending My Time" and the upbeat hit "Joyride" on the same day in May 1990.

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Music video by Roxette performing Spending My Time. Listen to all of Roxette's biggest hits on Spotify: YouTube·Roxette Spending My Time is the Listen To Your Heart of Joyride

Top 10 in Germany, Canada, and Italy; Top 20 in Australia and Sweden Song Meaning and Origin

💡 Per Gessle believes the song would have reached the Top 5 in the U.S. if not for major internal restructuring at EMI Records during its release. If you'd like, I can help you with: The full lyrics to the song Details on other hits from the Joyride album A look at Marie Fredriksson's solo work

The song describes the feeling of isolation and loss after a breakup, following a character’s thoughts from morning until night.