Silly Really

2008 single by Per Gessle

"Silly Really"

Single by Per Gessle

from the album Party Crasher

B-side

"I Didn't Mean To Turn You On"

Released

October 29, 2008 (2008-10-29) (Sweden)

Recorded

Vallarum (Skåne), Sweden

Genre

Pop, Synthpop, Disco

Length

3:40

Label

Elevator Entertainment AB
Capitol Records

Songwriter(s)

Per Gessle

Producer(s)

Clarence Öfwerman,
Christoffer Lundquist,
Per Gessle

Per Gessle singles chronology

"Pratar med min müsli"
(2007)

"Silly Really"
(2008)

"Sing Along"
(2009)

"Silly Really" is a pop song by Swedish singer and composer Per Gessle from his album Party Crasher. It was released as the lead single from the album on October 29, 2008.^[1] The song premiered at the Swedish radio-show MorronZoo, in the morning of October 24.^[2]

The new remix of "Silly Really" will be released on January 19 or 26. It is also supposed to be available in "all digital stores". The song is remixed by Dick Mixon.^[3]

Critical reception

Expressen's Andreas Nunstedt called Per Gessle "a pop genius" and described the song as a "happy love story where disco meets synthpop".^[4] Håkan Steen from Aftonbladet describes "Silly Really" in a similar way ("a beat that feels like Blondie in a disco mood"). Even if "the single may not sound that modern", he said the song is a sure hit for the Swedish radio.^[5]

Music video

Video produced by STARK Film & Event
Director: Mikael Wikström
Producer: Björn Fävremark
Photo & cut: Torbjörn Martin

Track listing

Swedish CD single
(50999 265629 2 6; October 29, 2008)

"Silly Really" – 3:40
"I Didn't Mean To Turn You On" – 3:35

Europe digital remix
(January 2009)

"Silly Really" (Right Into Your Bed Remix) (Remixed by Dick Mixon) – 6:31

Credits

Vocals by Per Gessle & Helena Josefsson.
Played and produced by Clarence Öfwerman, Christoffer Lundquist & Per Gessle.
Recorded at Aerosol Grey Machine, Vallarum, between jan. & sept. 2008.
Engineer: Christoffer Lundquist.
Mixed by Ronny Lahti.
Words & music by Per Gessle.
Published by Jimmy Fun Music.
Design by Pär Wickholm.
Photo by Åsa Nordin-Gessle (credited as "Woody").

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[6]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2008)	Position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[7]	33

References

^ New Per Gessle single "Silly Really" Archived 2008-10-15 at the Wayback Machine The Daily Roxette
^ Radio promos for the new Gessle single Archived 2012-07-23 at archive.today The Daily Roxette
^ "Silly Really (Right Into Your Bed remix)" Archived 2012-07-24 at archive.today The Daily Roxette
^ Per Gessle is a pop genius Expressen
^ Playful Gessle makes pro-pop Aftonbladet
^ "Per Gessle – Silly Really". Singles Top 100. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
^ "Årslista Singlar – År 2008" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved May 21, 2020.