During a run of increasingly successful singles from the duo's 1988 album Look Sharp!, Touchstone Pictures approached Roxette and their label about contributing a song to the soundtrack of the upcoming romantic comedy release Pretty Woman, starring Richard Gere and then-Oscar nominee Julia Roberts.[8] The film was released in March 1990 and went on to make more than US$460 million at the worldwide box office.[9] The corresponding soundtrack album was also a commercial success,[8] which was certified triple-platinum in the US.[10] The soundtrack went on to sell more than nine million copies worldwide.[11]