spending my time
My friends keep telling me: Hey, life will go on, time will make sure I get over you. My friends keep telling me, "hey, life will go on". (0) Chord Imperfect. It was created by Jonas Åkerlund, who would go on to direct a total of twelve music videos for the duo. You play, you win only to lose. A translated version of "Spending My Time", titled "Un Día Sin Ti" ("A Day Without You"), was released in November 1996 as the album's lead single. "[12] At the end of 1991, EMI merged with other record companies to form EMI Records Group North America. Roxette released a Spanish-language compilation album, Baladas en Español, in 1996. The TV's on, but the only thing showing is a picture of you. A Spanish version of the song, titled "Un Día Sin Ti" ("A Day Without You"), was released in 1996 as the lead single from the duo's Spanish-language compilation album Baladas en Español. I see the sky, it's so beautiful and blue. [3] Dave Sholin from the Gavin Report wrote, "In a Top 40 world starved for pop music, Per and Marie can be considered a delicacy. "Spending My Time" is a song by Swedish duo Roxette, released as the fourth single from their third studio album, Joyride (1991). Spending My Time. Please enable Cookies and reload the page. //]]>, Sorry, we have to make sure you're a human before we can show you this page. What better time than now to spend time in prayer? While this is a rather uncharacteristic and even silly of a post for me to write, I was inspired to write one of the ways I love spending my time alone based on some discussions I’ve had with several different people over the years, especially while I was living abroad. Prayer gone blind. The single attained moderate success, reaching the top ten in Germany and Italy, and the top twenty in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Finland, Sweden and Switzerland, while peaking at number twenty-two on the UK Singles Chart and thirty-two on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. Un Día Sin Tí (Spending My Time) Roxette. I'm spending my time (I'm spending my time) Watching the sun go down. Capo on the 2nd fret. [Refrão] D D4 D Spending my time watching A The days go by Bm Feeling so small G I stare at the wall Em Hoping that you G A Think of me too D D4 D I'm spending my time A Watching the sun go down Bm I fall asleep to the sound G Of "Tears of a Clown" Em A A prayer gone blind Bm (A) Em I'm spending my time [Solo] E|-----9--| B|-0-5-7-9-7----| G|-----| D|-----| A|-----| E|-----| [Ponte] Em G My friends keep telling me D C Hey life will go on Em G Time … "Spending My Time" is a song by Swedish duo Roxette, released as the fourth single from their third studio album, Joyride (1991). I'm spending my time. Acoustic guitar part of the great song from Joyride album. I'm spending my time. [7] Brendon Veevers from Renowned for Sound called it "the greatest musical creation of all time", adding the song as "such an emotional charged and exquisitely delivered song". "[10], The song was not as commercially successful as the duo's preceding singles. The TV's on but the only thing showing. Follow @genius on Twitter for updates I'm spending my time [D] watching the sun go down [A] [Bm] I fall [G] asleep to the sound of "Tears of a Clown". – Roxette's Greatest Video Hits, Ballad & Pop Hits – The Complete Video Collection, Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spending_My_Time&oldid=1006294630, CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes), Articles with unsourced statements from December 2020, Singlechart usages for Canadaadultcontemporary, Singlechart usages for Billboardadultcontemporary, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz work identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, "Spending My Time" (Electric Dance Remix) – 5:27, "The Sweet Hello, The Sad Goodbye" – 4:49, "Spending My Time" (Electric Dance Remix/Instrumental) – 5:27, This page was last edited on 12 February 2021, at 03:20. He said, "I couldn't sing it very well, I don't know why. [6] Music & Media described it as a "melancholic ballad". Time will make sure I'll get over you. I fall asleep to the sound of "Tears of a Clown", a prayer gone blind. Seems it's already morning. This silly game of love you play, you win only to lose. I'll be taking my time, spending my life Falling deeper in love with you So tell me that you love me too In the summer, as the lilacs bloom Love flows deeper than the river Every moment that I spend with you We were sat upon our best friend's roof I had both of my arms round you … A Collection of Roxette Hits: Their 20 Greatest Songs! "[2] Swedish newspaper Expressen called it a "high-pitched melancholy ballad". And he also produced the track along with someone he worked with frequently, Mats Persson. Writer (s): Mats Persson, Luis Gomez Escolar, Per Gessle. 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