Nummer

The Final Countdown

Nummer van Europe
Origineel op album The Final Countdown (1986)

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The Final Countdown is een rock-nummer van de Zweedse band Europe. Het nummer is op 14 februari 1986 eerst in thuisland Zweden, Spanje, Nederland en België op single uitgebracht. Op 3 oktober dat jaar volgden het Verenigd Koninkrijk, Ierland en de rest van Europa en in november de VS, Canada, Australië, Nieuw-Zeeland en Japan.

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"The Final Countdown" is a song by the Swedish rock band Europe, released in 1986. Written by their lead singer Joey Tempest, it was based on a keyboard riff he made in the early 1980s, with lyrics inspired by David Bowie's "Space Oddity". Originally intended only to be a concert opener, it is the first single and title track from the band's studio album of the same name.

The music video by Nick Morris, made to promote the single, has received over 1.2 billion views on YouTube. The video features footage from the band's two concerts at Solnahallen in Solna, Sweden as well as extra footage of the sound checks and footage from Stockholm.

The song "Pictures", from the 2017 album Walk the Earth, is a sequel to "The Final Countdown".