"Fingertips '93", is a song by Swedish pop duo

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, released as the third and final single from their fourth studio album ''

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'' on 26 January 1993. The single was only released in a select few countries, and charted moderately in territories such as Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and Spain. The song would be given a wider release when it was issued as one of the b-sides on the duo's proceeding single, " Almost Unreal", which was released four months later in May 1993.

Music video

The

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was Roxette's first collaboration with director

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, who would go on to direct a total of twelve music videos for the duo.

Formats and track listings

All music and lyrics by

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, except "Hotblooded", music by

Marie Fredriksson Gun-Marie Fredriksson (; 30 May 1958 – 9 December 2019) was a Swedish singer, songwriter, pianist and painter, who was best known internationally as the lead vocalist of pop rock duo Roxette, which she formed in 1986 with Per Gessle. The duo a ...

and Gessle. * 7" single and cassette (Europe 8650237) # "Fingertips '93" – 3:42 # "

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" (Live from the

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on 13 December 1991) – 4:49 * CD single (Australia · Europe 8650222) # "Fingertips '93" – 3:42 # "Dressed for Success" (Live from Sydney) – 4:49 #"Hotblooded" (Live from Sydney) – 3:55 #"The Voice" – 4:27

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''

'' and '' Rarities''. * Original album version recorded at Nas Nevans Recording Studio,

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in May 1992 * Single version remixed at EMI Studios, Stockholm in December 1992 Musicians *

–

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and

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– lead vocals,

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, programming and mixing * Per "Pelle" Alsing –

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* Dave Edwards – psychedelic voice (single version only) * Anders Herrlin –

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and programming * Jonas Isacsson – acoustic and

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s and

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* Clarence Öfwerman – keyboards,

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and mixing * Staffan Öfwerman – backing vocals * Alar Suurna –

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, engineering and mixing Technical * Paulo Junqueiro – engineer * Antoine Midani – assistant engineer

Charts

References

{{authority control 1992 songs 1993 singles Roxette songs Songs written by Per Gessle Song recordings produced by Clarence Öfwerman EMI Records singles Music videos directed by Jonas Åkerlund