![]() Nothing compares to it among present songs. I am at present 20+ yr old and I love the entire parts that make this song up! I don't know if there are young people who like this though, but I don't care. ![]() Shandroise De Laeken from Davao City, - Norway,Me : Not only in Iceland, this song is also often played (several times a week) in many radio stations here in Philippines.George from Vancouver, CanadaA key song from the '80s.George from Vancouver, read the facts given sat the top of the page' they give what the band said the song is about.Īnything else is just speculation as to subconscious influences.Dave from Greer, ScNorther did a pretty neat death metal cover of this song (It's really not as bad as it sounds). ![]() Don from Sevierville, TnI thought this song resembled the Rainbow song "Street of Dreams" from 1983.Siahara Shyne Carter from United StatesI always see this in the song book.Despite the success of "Carrie," the band is often considered a one-hit wonder in America for "The Final Countdown," which proved far more enduring. Their third single, " Carrie," ended up being their biggest hit in the States, reaching #3 in October. It peaked at #8 in March 1987, and in April the band started their tour of the States, with "Rock The Night" released as the follow-up single. ![]() The tour continued into Japan and Germany, and in November, the song was released in America. It took a while to break the band: they started their Final Countdown tour in Sweden in 1986, and when their video for this song was filmed in May, an Epic executive from New York was on hand, ready to bring the excitement to a larger audience. "The Final Countdown" was the first single Epic released, and it broke the band worldwide, going to #1 in the UK and #8 in America. The signing was a fortuitous one for the label, as the band was on the cutting edge of the hair metal trend, with a slick, keyboard-driven sound and an MTV-friendly look. Europe released two album on the Swedish label Hot Records before getting a deal with Epic in 1985. ![]()
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