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"The Final Countdown" is a song by Swedish rock band Europe, released in 1986. Written by 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 Originally made to just be a concert opener, it is the first single and title track from the band's third studio album. The music video by Nick Morris, made to promote the single, has become iconic with 1 billion views on YouTube. The video features footage from the band's two concerts at Solnahallen in Solna, as well as extra footage of the sound checks and footage from Stockholm.
The song was based on a keyboard riff which Joey Tempest had written, as early as 1981 or 1982, on a Korg Polysix keyboard which he had borrowed from keyboardist Mic Michaeli. In 1985, bassist John Levén suggested that Tempest should write a song based on that riff.
Tempest recorded a demo version of the song and played it for the other band members.
At first, the members expressed mixed reactions to it, including guitarist John Norum who was put off by the synth intro but said that he was glad that they didn't listen to him.
Tempest described their uncertainty: "Some of the guys in the band thought it was too different for a rock band. But in the end, I fought hard to make sure it got used."
The song's lyrics were inspired by David Bowie's song "Space Oddity". The sound of the keyboard riff used in the recording was achieved by using a Yamaha TX-816 rack unit and a Roland JX-8P synthesizer, as described by Michaeli: "I made a brassy sound from the JX-8P and used a factory sound from the Yamaha, and just layered them together."

When it was time to choose the first single from the album The Final Countdown, Tempest suggested the song "The Final Countdown".
The band had not originally planned to release the song as a single, and some members wanted "Rock the Night" to be the first single. "The Final Countdown" was written to be an opening song for concerts, and they never thought it would be a hit.
When their record company Epic Records suggested, however, that it should be the first single, the band decided to release it.

The Final Countdown è un singolo del gruppo musicale svedese Europe, pubblicato il 10 febbraio 1986 come primo estratto dall'album omonimo.
Scritto interamente dal cantante Joey Tempest, il brano ha raggiunto il primo posto in 25 paesi, incluso il Regno Unito, in cui è stato certificato disco di platino per le vendite. Negli Stati Uniti d'America il singolo si è piazzato all'ottavo posto della Billboard Hot 100 e alla diciottesima posizione della Mainstream Rock Songs. In Italia è rimasto per nove settimane consecutive al primo posto in classifica, risultando essere il secondo singolo più venduto dell'anno 1987.

La canzone è stata strutturata su un riff di tastiera che Joey Tempest aveva scritto già tra il 1981 e il 1982, usando un sintetizzatore Korg Polysix datogli in prestito dal tastierista Mic Michaeli. «Il bassista John Levén suggerì il tempo ritmico galoppante a Tempest che registrò una versione demo della canzone e la fece ascoltare agli altri membri della band. In un primo momento, i suoi compagni espressero reazioni contrastanti al riguardo.

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