"Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave)" is a song by Swedish pop duo Roxette from their third studio album, Joyride (1991). Written by Per Gessle and produced by Clarence Öfwerman, the power ballad was released as the second single from Joyride on 29 April 1991 by EMI Records. It became the duo's fifth consecutive top-10 hit single in the United States, peaking at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. The song reached the top 10 in an additional 12 countries. The accompanying music video was filmed in Stockholm, Sweden.