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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 ".
The Final Countdown is the third studio album by the Swedish rock band Europe.Released on 26 May 1986 through Epic Records, the album was a commercial success, peaking at number 8 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart and reaching high positions in charts worldwide.
The song was written by Joey Tempest and Mic Michaeli in 1985. An early version of the song that consisted of just keyboards and vocals, was played on a tour in Sweden the same year. The demo version was similar, but the final version that was included on the album The Final Countdown included the whole band playing.
In the NBC version, Ray Chew introduces this concluding round by announcing in song: "It's the Final Countdown!" Up to 7 songs are performed in a similar manner to the first round, but the contestant knows nothing about the song, (artist, title, year) and thus must use the lyrics in order to win the big money.
The quintessential Christmas crush song, Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" finally hit No. 1 in 2019—25 years after its initial release! ... Band Aid's well-intentioned hit has ...
The Saraba Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Countdown Original Soundtrack (さらば仮面ライダー電王 ファイナル・カウントダウン オリジナルサウンドトラック, Saraba Kamen Raidā Den'ō: Fainaru Kauntodaun Orijinaru Saundotorakku) was released on November 26, 2008, and featured "Climax Jump the Final" and the score for ...
The song was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe and won a Grammy in 2006. Groban even performed the song at the Oscars with Beyoncé the year it was nominated.
The song was released in two different versions, just more than a year and a half apart from each other- in 1985 as a single from the soundtrack to the Swedish film On the Loose, and in 1986 as the second international single from the album The Final Countdown. [3]