It Must Have Been Love

~ Recording by Roxette

Annotation

:( Includes a pile of cover versions due to bad merging... 😒

Annotation last modified on 2023-04-17 16:52 UTC.

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.5It Must Have Been Love4:17RoxettePretty Woman: Original Motion Picture SoundtrackVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • US1990-02-14
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)E4-93492
1.5It Must Have Been Love4:22RoxettePretty Woman: Original Motion Picture SoundtrackVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • US1990-04-17
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)CDP 79 34922, CDP-7-93492-2
1.1It Must Have Been Love (LP version)4:20RoxetteIt Must Have Been LoveRoxetteSingle
  • GB1990-05-21
EMI Records USA (formerly EMI USA, renamed since early 1990s)EM 141
1.1It Must Have Been Love (LP version)4:19RoxetteIt Must Have Been LoveRoxetteSingle
  • GB1990-05-21
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)CDEM 141
1.18It Must Have Been Love4:18RoxetteAbsolute Music 10Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • SE1990-10-31
Absolute (compilation series brand used by Stockholm-based EVA Records)353963
1.4It Must Have Been Love4:19RoxetteNow That’s What I Call Music! 18Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1990-11-19
PolyGram, Virgin EMI (80s–early 00s UK compilations)CD NOW 18
1.4It Must Have Been Love4:19RoxetteNow That’s What I Call Music! 18Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1990-11-19
PolyGram, Virgin EMI (80s–early 00s UK compilations)TC NOW 18
1.4It Must Have Been Love4:19RoxetteNow! That’s What I Call Music 18Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1990-11-19
PolyGram, Virgin EMI (80s–early 00s UK compilations)NOW 18
2.4It Must Have Been Love4:18RoxetteActual Pop Music 4/90Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sonocord39 932-9
2.5It Must Have Been Love4:18RoxetteDie Stars und Hits des Jahres ’90Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
SR International69 620 3, 69 621 1, 69 622 9
1.4It Must Have Been Love4:19RoxetteFormel Eins: Cool Fun!Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)686 7 95679 2
2.8It Must Have Been Love4:18RoxetteHet beste uit de Top 40 van ’90Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EVA (for use with NL/BE/FR releases only. see annotation)
1.11It Must Have Been Love4:18RoxetteHit Fascination 5/90Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Top 13 Music-Club65 823 7
1.3It Must Have Been Love4:19RoxetteHit News 90, Volume 3Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
K‐tel (International budget record label)CD 3686
1.1It Must Have Been Love4:18RoxetteIt Must Have Been LoveRoxetteSingle
Electrola, Parlophone560-13 6380 2
1.1It Must Have Been Love4:18RoxetteIt Must Have Been LoveRoxetteSingle
Parlophone060-13 6380 6
1.1It Must Have Been Love4:19RoxetteMissing You: An Album of LoveVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)CDEMTV 53, CDP7953882
1.5It Must Have Been Love4:18RoxettePretty WomanVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)E1-93492
1.5It Must Have Been Love4:22RoxettePretty Woman: Original Motion Picture SoundtrackVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
EMI USA (renamed EMI Records USA in the beginning of the 1990s)CDP 593492
1.5It Must Have Been Love4:22RoxettePretty Woman: Original Motion Picture SoundtrackVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
EMI USA (renamed EMI Records USA in the beginning of the 1990s), EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)CDMTL 1052, CDP 79 34922, CDP-7-93492-2
1.5It Must Have Been Love4:22RoxettePretty Woman: Original Motion Picture SoundtrackVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
EMI USA (renamed EMI Records USA in the beginning of the 1990s)CDP-593492
1.2It Must Have Been Love4:17RoxetteThe Greatest Hits 3, Part 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Magnum (Dutch Joint Venture from 1990-1997)17-467535-10, 467 535-2, 467535-2
1.1It Must Have Been Love4:20RoxetteWOW! 90 Simply the Best of the Year 1990Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI Music Germany GmbH & Co. KG (do not use this as a release label!)EMI 686- 7 95487 2
1.5It Must Have Been Love4:16RoxetteForever Young: The Very Best of Pop and ClassicVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE1991-02-22
EastWest Records America (this label only briefly used between 1990–91, please read annotations before use)9548-30404-2
2.4It Must Have Been Love4:18RoxetteHeart Rock: Rock für’s Herz, Volume 3Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE1991-09-16
Ariola (German label, used worldwide in the past)354 232
1.1It Must Have Been Love4:19RoxetteAbsolute Music 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.3It Must Have Been Love4:18RoxetteDaydreamsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
wea (has logo with just “wea” on it)9548-30670-2
1.5It Must Have Been Love4:16RoxetteForever Young: The Very Best of Pop and ClassicVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EastWest Records America (this label only briefly used between 1990–91, please read annotations before use)9548-30404-4
1.5It Must Have Been Love4:15RoxetteFree SpiritVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)MOODCD16
1.12It Must Have Been Love4:18RoxetteIn Love: Greatest Love 5Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Telstar Records (UK, mostly compilations)TCD 2510
1.1It Must Have Been Love4:17RoxetteKuschelrock 5Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)469001 2
1.2It Must Have Been Love4:19RoxetteLove at the MoviesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
TCD (100% compilations)TCDH 2545
1.1It Must Have Been Love4:19RoxetteMissing YouVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)796699 2
1.1It Must Have Been Love4:19RoxetteMissing You: An Album of LoveVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)7961342
1.6It Must Have Been Love4:19RoxetteNow This Is ChristmasVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.10It Must Have Been Love4:19RoxetteSlow Motion: Die schönsten Liebeslieder der FilmgeschichteVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)PD 75185
1.4It Must Have Been Love4:18RoxetteThe Big L.RoxetteSingle
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)13 6435 2, CDEM 204
1.12It Must Have Been Love4:19RoxetteThe Brits 1991: The Magic of British MusicVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Telstar Records (UK, mostly compilations)TCD 2481
2.3It Must Have Been Love4:18RoxetteAbsolute CinemaVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • SE1992-10-05
EVA Records (Sweden)354 585
1.6It Must Have Been Love4:16RoxetteBanda Sonora OriginalVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)MCD 18908
1.11It Must Have Been Love4:19RoxetteMystic Music: Cool RockVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
CEMA Special Markets (a division of Capitol‐EMI Music, Inc.), Mystic MusicS22-18168
1.6It Must Have Been Love (Christmas for the Broken Hearted)4:18RoxetteNow This Is ChristmasVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.3It Must Have Been Love4:18RoxettePlay My Music, Volume 21 (Release Me)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EVA (for use with NL/BE/FR releases only. see annotation)7992742
1.1It Must Have Been Love (LP Version)4:21RoxetteIt Must Have Been LoveRoxetteSingle
  • GB1993-09-06
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)CDEM 285
1.2It Must Have Been Love4:20Roxette100 Solid Gold Hits 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.6It Must Have Been Love (Christmas for the Broken Hearted)4:18RoxetteAll You Need Is X-MasVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EVA (for use with NL/BE/FR releases only. see annotation)XMASCD 93
2.2It Must Have Been Love4:20RoxetteSchön, daß es Dich gibt !Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Polystar (Germany)
1.4It Must Have Been Love4:19RoxetteCrash! Boom! Bang!RoxetteSingle
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)CDEMS324
1.2It Must Have Been Love4:17RoxetteMissing YouVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1994-10-13
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)7243 8 31363 2 2
2.7It Must Have Been Love4:19RoxetteBravo Super Show, Vol. 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Ariola (German label, used worldwide in the past), BMG Ariola (company mostly named as distributor)74321 18221 2
2.7It Must Have Been Love4:19RoxetteBravo Supershow, Volume 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Bertelsmann Club35 117 1
1.1It Must Have Been Love4:17RoxetteKuschelRock 5 (Gold-Edition)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)469001 9
11.9It Must Have Been Love4:19RoxetteMoments of LoveVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
SR International37 666 5
1.3It Must Have Been Love4:19RoxetteThe Best of 1980–1990, Volume 10Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI Electrola GmbH (not for release label use! DE subsidiary of EMI Records from 1972–2002)7243 8 31226 2 2
18.5It Must Have Been Love4:17RoxetteThe Golden CollectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
The Golden CollectionMMCD 8001, MMCD 8002, MMCD 8003, MMCD 8004, MMCD 8005, MMCD 8006, MMCD 8007, MMCD 8008, MMCD 8009, MMCD 8010, MMCD 8011, MMCD 8012, MMCD 8013, MMCD 8014, MMCD 8015, MMCD 8016, MMCD 8017, MMCD 8018, MMCD 8019, MMCD 8020
1.3It Must Have Been Love4:19RoxetteThe No. 1 Movies AlbumVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1995-10-06
PolyGram TV (a division of PolyGram Record Operations Ltd.)525 962-2
1.7It Must Have Been Love (from the Pretty Woman soundtrack)4:19RoxetteDon’t Bore Us – Get to the Chorus! Roxette’s Greatest HitsRoxetteAlbum + Compilation
  • JP1995-10-18
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)TOCP-8678
1.7It Must Have Been Love4:19RoxetteDon’t Bore Us – Get to the Chorus! Roxette’s Greatest HitsRoxetteAlbum + Compilation
  • XW1995-10-23
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)7243 8354662 6
1.7It Must Have Been Love4:19RoxetteDon’t Bore Us – Get to the Chorus! Roxette’s Greatest Hits (embossed signature print on jewelcase)RoxetteAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)7243 8 36203 2 6
1.7It Must Have Been Love4:19RoxetteDon’t Bore Us – Get to the Chorus! Roxette’s Greatest HitsRoxetteAlbum + Compilation
EMI Music Sweden AB (not for release label use! SE subsidiary of EMI)8 36133 2
1.7It Must Have Been Love4:19RoxetteDon’t Bore Us – Get to the Chorus! Roxette’s Greatest HitsRoxetteAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)7243 8354662 6
1.1It Must Have Been Love4:17RoxetteKnuffelrock 3Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)COL 469122 9
1.1It Must Have Been Love4:17RoxetteKuschelrock 5Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)07-469001-10, 469001 2
1.14It Must Have Been Love4:20RoxetteLady in Red: A Collection of Great BalladsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)LY-Q542
1.4It Must Have Been Love4:18RoxetteNow That’s What I Call Music: The Best of 10 YearsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Virgin EMI (80s–early 00s UK compilations)CDNOWD(WT) 1994
1.13It Must Have Been Love4:18RoxetteThat’s Love: Simply the Best of LoveVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), EMI TV7243 8 36430 2 8, CDEMTVD 102
1.3It Must Have Been Love4:17RoxetteLove at the Movies... The AlbumVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Sony Music TV, EMI TV7243 8 54476 2 4, CDEMTVD 144
1.16It Must Have Been Love4:17RoxetteStarke Gefühle: Schmuse-Kuschel-Pop-BalladenVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)74321 36247 2
1.16It Must Have Been Love4:17RoxetteVIVA Interaktiv: Die Wunsch-Hit CDVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music MediaSMM 485385 9
1.10It Must Have Been Love4:18RoxetteSimply the Best Love Songs: A Timeless CollectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1997-02-03
Warner Music UK (formerly Warner Records Ltd., a branch of WEA International)9548-35112-2
1.6It Must Have Been Love4:14RoxetteKuschelrock Special Edition: Die schönsten Kuschelrock-Songs aller ZeitenVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE1997-04-10
Sony Music Media487 222 2
1.15It Must Have Been Love4:17RoxetteFetenhits: The BalladsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE1997-09-15
Polystar (Germany)555 067-2
1.13It Must Have Been Love4:20RoxetteÖ3 Greatest Hits, Volume 3Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • AT1997-10-13
Amadeo555 134-2
1.4It Must Have Been Love4:18RoxetteForever Love SongsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.7It Must Have Been Love4:21RoxetteThe No.1 90s AlbumVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
PolyGram TV (a division of PolyGram Record Operations Ltd.)5555162
1.10It Must Have Been Love4:18RoxetteHappy End: 20 oscarreife FilmhitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE1998-02-23
Ariola (German label, used worldwide in the past)74321 54437 2
1.5It Must Have Been Love4:19RoxetteThe GreatestRoxetteAlbum + Compilation
  • JP1998-03-28
EMI Music Japan Inc. (2007-06-30 to 2013-04-01 - record company, do NOT USE as release label - check the back cover or CD surface for the imprint)TOCP-51058
1.7It Must Have Been Love4:18RoxetteThe Very Best of the Love AlbumVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1998-11-02
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries), Virgin TV7243 8 46877 2 4, VTDCDX 213
1.5It Must Have Been Love4:15RoxetteThe Best 90’s Album in the World …Ever!Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1998-11-09
Virgin TVVTDCD219
1.14It Must Have Been Love4:20RoxetteBest of Super StarsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE1998-11-26
Warner Special Marketing (Germany)9548-36892-2
1.7It Must Have Been Love4:16RoxetteHerzschmerz: The Real Sad SongsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Polystar (Germany)555 552-2
1.5It Must Have Been Love4:19RoxetteSlow Motion Special Edition: Die schönsten Pop-Balladen der FilmgeschichteVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)74321 62295 2
1.15It Must Have Been Love4:19RoxetteBest of 1990–2000: Das Jahrzehnt, Volume 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE1999-04-12
Electrola Media7243 4 99957 27
1.11It Must Have Been Love4:19RoxetteRTL Millennium: Die Megastars des JahrtausendsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE1999-11-22
Polystar (Germany)545 519-2
1.1It Must Have Been Love4:17RoxetteAbsolute 90’s: The Absolute Best of the 90sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EVA Records ANS (Norway)EVACD141
1.1It Must Have Been Love4:17RoxetteKuschelrock 5Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music Media469001 2, SMM 469001 2
1.7It Must Have Been Love4:20RoxetteDon't Bore Us, Get to the ChorusRoxetteAlbum + Compilation
  • US2000-09-26
Edel America RecordsED 182052
1.7It Must Have Been Love4:20RoxetteDon’t Bore Us, Get to the ChorusRoxetteAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2000-10-09
EMI Music Sweden AB (not for release label use! SE subsidiary of EMI)7243 5297072 8
1.7It Must Have Been Love4:20RoxetteDon't Bore Us, Get to the ChorusRoxetteAlbum + Compilation
EMI Music Sweden AB (not for release label use! SE subsidiary of EMI)7243 5297074 2
1.7It Must Have Been Love4:20RoxetteDon’t Bore Us, Get to the ChorusRoxetteAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2000-11-08
EMI Music Japan Inc. (2007-06-30 to 2013-04-01 - record company, do NOT USE as release label - check the back cover or CD surface for the imprint)TOCP-65634
2.13It Must Have Been Love4:19RoxetteThe New Love AlbumVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2000-11-13
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)VTDCDX 339
1.18It Must Have Been Love4:19RoxetteDonna’s Top 2000, Volume 3Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music Belgium560 874-2
2.8It Must Have Been Love4:18RoxetteCapital Gold: LegendsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2001-06-11
Virgin TVVTDCD382
2.16It Must Have Been Love4:18RoxetteWetten dass…? - LovesongsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2001-12-14
Ariola (German label, used worldwide in the past)74321 90986 2
1.16It Must Have Been Love4:20RoxetteClassic Cuts Presents: 90’s Night: The Ultimate DJ Collection: Complete SetVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Music Factory (UK promotional remix service started in 1985)SET116
Promotion
1.2It Must Have Been Love (LP version)4:20RoxetteIt Must Have Been LoveRoxetteSingle
EMI USA (renamed EMI Records USA in the beginning of the 1990s)DPRO 4515, DPRO-4515
1.8It Must Have Been Love4:19RoxetteCinema HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI-Quint8567442
35.17It Must Have Been Love4:18RoxetteThe Radio Essential SeriesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Promo Only
Bootleg
1.7It Must Have Been Love4:19RoxetteRoxette's Greatest Hits: Don't Bore Us - Get to the Chorus!RoxetteAlbum + Compilation
1.1It Must Have Been Love4:19RoxetteBest BalladsRoxetteAlbum + Compilation
[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)[none]

Relationships

programming and producer:Clarence Öfwerman
engineer:Anders Herrlin
Alar Suurna
mixer:Humberto Gatica
drums (drum set):Pelle Alsing (from 1987 until 1990)
electric guitar [electric guitars]:Jonas Isacsson (from 1987 until 1990)
keyboard [keyboards] and synclavier:Clarence Öfwerman (from 1987 until 1990)
vocals:Marie Fredriksson (from 1987 until 1990)
Per Gessle (Swedish singer and guitarist) (from 1987 until 1990)
remixer:Humberto Gatica
phonographic copyright (℗) by:EMI Svenska AB (not for release label use!) (in 1990)
recorded at:Audio Sweden in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden (from 1987 until 1990)
EMI Studios (Stockholm) in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden (from 1987 until 1990)
mixed at:Ground Control Studios in Santa Monica, California, United States
edits:It Must Have Been Love (single version)
recording of:It Must Have Been Love (from 1987 until 1990)

Related works

It Must Have Been Love

lyricist and composer:Per Håkan Gessle (Swedish singer and guitarist)
publisher:EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated)
Jimmy Fun Music
referred to in medleys:Roxette (order: 6)
later translated versions:No sé si es amor