"Almost Unreal" is a pop rock song by Swedish pop duo Roxette released on May 10th, 1993 as the lead single of the official Super Mario Bros. Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. The song peaked at number 94 on the Billboard Hot 100 in North America,[1] and reached 29 in Canada.[2] It is featured in the Super Mario Bros. film as the first song played during the credits, and is the first song on the official soundtrack's album.
Reportedly, the song was written by Per Gessle intended to be used as the theme song to the Walt Disney Pictures film Hocus Pocus.[3] The song was transferred to be used in the Super Mario Bros. film instead, and the lyrics were slightly reworked to remove most references to Hocus Pocus.
The song was later featured on the Japanese release of Roxette's 1994 album Crash! Boom! Bang! and would later be featured on their 1995 greatest hits album Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus!, which features liner notes about the band's feelings towards the song. Marie Fredriksson referred to the track as "not one of our most inspired moments", while Per Gessle stated, "I still like the song, in a way... but if you wanted to make a parody of Roxette, it would probably sound something like this."
Music videos
There are two versions of the music video, one with references to the film and one without. The former includes images from the film and several minor references, including one of the king's Mushrooms and several warnings of de-evolution. The video ends with the main character being De-Evolved into a lizard, which crawls out of his clothes. The scene of the lizard is cut out of the latter version of the video, along with the De-Evolution warning. In both videos the main character plays a video game, progressing through levels as the video continues.
Single release tracklisting
- Almost Unreal (4:00)
- The Heart Shaped Sea (4:09)
Lyrics
Babe
Come in from the cold
And put that coat to rest
Step inside
Take a deep breath
And do what you do best
Yeah
Kick off them shoes
And leave those city streets
I do believe
Love came our way
And fate did arrange
For us to meetI love when you do
The hocus-pocus to me
The way that you touch
You've got the power to heal
You give me that look
It's almost unreal
It's almost unrealHey
We can't stop the rain
Let's find a place by the fire
Sometimes I feel
Strange as it seems
You've been in my dreams
All my lifeI love when you do
The hocus-pocus to me
The way that you touch
You've got the power to heal
You give me that look
It's almost unreal
It's almost unrealIt's a crazy world out there
Let's hope our prayers
Are in good hands tonightOh, I love when you do
The hocus-pocus to me
The way that you touch
You've got the power to heal
You give me that look
It's almost unreal
It's almost unreal
So unrealYeah come on and do
The hocus-pocus to me
The way that you touch
You've got the power to heal
You give me that look
It's almost unreal
It's almost unreal
Gallery
Single CD
Back of single case
Links
References
- ^ "Roxette Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ Canada Top Singles RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
- ^ 15 Things You Didn't Know About Hocus Pocus. ScreenRant. Published Oct 21, 2016.
| Super Mario Bros. film | |
|---|---|
| Protagonists | Mario • Luigi • Toad • Princess Daisy • The King • Daniella • Yoshi |
| Antagonists | President Koopa • Lena • Iggy • Spike • Sergeant Simon • Big Bertha • Anthony Scapelli |
| Minor characters | Angelica • Daisy's mother • Egon • Hat Check Girl • James • Old lady • Pizza Delivery Boy |
| Species | Dinohattanite • Fungus Unit • Goombas • Snifits |
| Locations | Dinohattan • Devo 4 • Devo Chamber • Koopa Square • Boom Boom Bar • Koopa's Tower • Koopahari Desert |
| Companies | Mario Brothers Plumbing • Scapelli Construction |
| Objects, items, etc. | Bob-ombs • De-evolution • Devolution Gun • Fireball gun • Meteorite piece • Sludge Gulper • Thwomp Stompers |
| Music | Original Motion Picture Soundtrack • Almost Unreal • Walk the Dinosaur |
| Manga | Super Mario: Makai Teikoku no Megami • Bakudan Kinoko |
| Miscellaneous | Deleted scenes • ERTL Merchandise • Gallery • The Making of... Super Mario Bros. • Staff • Trading Cards |