Ace of Base

Songwriter: Jonas Berggren

Producer: Jonas Berggren

If you walk in the red light at night
In the black velvet hour
If you look you will see their delight
They're the purest of flowers

They've got love for sale
The money they earn when everybody wants them
Money for pleasure, pleasure and pain
They've got love for sale

Money and sex, addicted to drugs
Pleasure and pain ¨c together they walk
Money and sex, addicted to drugs
Pleasure and pain ¨c together they walk

What they get is addicted to drugs
To ease all their sorrows
What they get is addicted to drugs
To ease all their sorrows

They've got love for sale
The money they earn when everybody wants them
Money for pleasure, pleasure and pain
They've got love for sale

Illusions for your mind
They are just illusions for your mind...

Theyve got love for sale
The money they earn when everybody wants them
Money for pleasure, pleasure and pain
They've got love for sale

Money and sex, addicted to drugs
Pleasure and pain ¨c together they walk
Money and sex, addicted to drugs
Pleasure and pain ¨c together they walk

Ace of Base Is a Swedish pop group who scored a string of international hits in the early-to-mid 1990s. They’re best known for their upbeat reggae-tinged dance-pop songs, including “The Sign”, which was the biggest hit of 1994, according to The Billboard US chart.

The group’s core lineup consisted of producers Ulf “Buddha” Ekberg and Jonas “Joker” Berggren, along with singers Malin “Linn” Berggren and Jenny Berggren (the three Berggrens are siblings). In the early ’90s, their debut single “Wheel of Fortune” became a hit in Scandinavia, which led to the group connecting with producer Denniz Pop (who would later spawn the careers Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears, and Max Martin).

After the group’s 1992 debut Happy Nation became an international hit (going on to sell 21 million copies), it was re-released in North America in 1993 as The Sign. Three singles from the album became top five pop hits in the US, including “All That She Wants” (#2), “Don’t Turn Around” (#4), and “The Sign” (#1 for six weeks). The Sign went on to sell over 10 million copies.

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The Bridge

From the album

The Bridge (1995)

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