On 28 November 2011, the record was re-released as Charm School Revisited, with a bonus disc containing demo versions of every song from the album, plus remixes of "She's Got Nothing On (But the Radio)" and subsequent single "Speak to Me".

Roxette released their seventh studio album, Room Service, in 2001, and it was promoted by their first concert tour in six years.

[1] On 11 September 2002, vocalist Marie Fredriksson collapsed in her bathroom; the impact of the fall fractured her cranium, and she had an epileptic seizure.

[5] After waiting several weeks for the fracture to subside, she underwent successful surgery to remove the malignant tumour, followed by months of chemotherapy and radiation treatment.

[9][10] Roxette's other permanent member, Per Gessle, also released several critically and commercially successful solo albums during this period, including Mazarin (2003) and Son of a Plumber (2005), as well as Gyllene Tider's Finn 5 fel!

[19] She also curated exhibitions of her artwork in Stockholm and Gothenburg,[20][21] while Gessle released two more solo albums: En händig man in 2007 and Party Crasher in 2008.

[22] On the 4 May 2009 date of Gessle's "Party Crasher Tour" in Amsterdam, he and his band were joined on-stage by Fredriksson to perform renditions of "The Look" and "It Must Have Been Love".

Immediately after this gig, Gessle announced to Swedish publication Aftonbladet that Roxette would perform at the 2009 edition of Night of the Proms, which began on 23 October 2009 and consisted of 42 dates in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands.

"[13] Every song on the record was composed solely by Gessle,[26] making it the first Roxette studio album to not feature writing contributions from either Fredriksson or Persson.

[13] Deluxe CD editions of the album included a bonus disc of 12 live tracks, recorded in Saint Petersburg, Halmstad and Stavanger during their 2010 tour.

This edition included a bonus disc containing demo recordings of every song on the original album, plus remixes of "Speak to Me" and "She's Got Nothing On (But the Radio)" by Bassflow, Adrian Lux and Adam Rickfors.

"[52] This sentiment was echoed by Västerbottens Folkblad, who wrote that it contained "the same straight and easily accessible pop that made them famous all over the world.

[51] Ulf Gustavsson from Upsala Nya Tidning commended Charm School for mixing various styles from Roxette's discography, from the "early power pop model 'The Look', and also their less popular but musically more adventurous mid-term, as well as drawing on Per Gessle's romantic psychedelia on [his] solo project, Son of a Plumber."

[58] Östgöta Correspondenten praised Gessle's songwriting for incorporating elements of 1960s rock and roll, 1970s R&B and other contemporary influences.

[59] It received a positive review from BBC Music critic Chris Roberts, who commented: "Charm School is loaded with punchy, hook-riddled anthems that can only be described as absolute belters.

From the opening surge of 'Way Out', a sonic sibling to Joan Jett's 'I Love Rock 'n' Roll' only even bigger, louder and dumber, this album consummately achieves its goals and then some.

[62] The record performed well commercially upon release, topping the charts in numerous territories including the Czech Republic, Germany and Switzerland.

[70] It also performed well in the duo's native Sweden, peaking at number two and eventually being certified gold by the Swedish Recording Industry Association for shipments in excess of 20,000 units.

[34][73] The album also performed well internationally, peaking within the top twenty in Denmark,[74] Greece,[75] Hungary,[76] Poland,[77] Russia and Spain.

[78][79] It peaked at number 49 on the ARIA Charts to become Roxette's first top fifty studio album in Australia since 1994's Crash!