"Carrie"
Single by Europe
From the album The Final Countdown
Released	1986
Format	CD single 7" Single 12" Single
Genre	Hard Rock
Length	4:30
Label	Epic Records
Writers	Joey Tempest / Mic Michaeli
Producer	Kevin Elson
Video director	Nick Morris
Chart positions	#3 (USA) #22 (UK)
Europe singles chronology
"Rock the Night" (1986)	"Carrie" (1986)	"Cherokee" (1986)

"Carrie" is a 1986 hit single released by the Swedish 80's rock band Europe. It was the third single released internationally from the album The Final Countdown, and was number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the USA. Image File history File linksMetadata Europe_Carrie_single. ... Europe is a Swedish hard rock band originally assembled as a progressive rock group; they later added keyboards to their sound in order to soften it, in hopes of gaining radio airplay. ... The Final Countdown is Europes third album, released May 26, 1986, by Epic Records. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A CD single is a music single in the form of a compact disc. ... In music, a single is a short (usually ten minutes or less*) record, usually featuring one or two tracks as A-side, often accompanied by several B-sides, usually remixes or other songs. ... In music, a single is a short (usually ten minutes or less*) record, usually featuring one or two tracks as A-side, often accompanied by several B-sides, usually remixes or other songs. ... Musical genres are categories which contain music which share a certain style or which have certain elements in common. ... Hard rock is a form of rock and roll music which finds its closest roots in early 1960s garage rock. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in producing, manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and sometimes video recordings (especially music videos), on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... Epic Records is a record label launched originally as a jazz and classical music label in 1953 by CBS. Its bright-yellow, black and blue logo became a familiar trademark for many jazz and classical releases. ... A songwriter is someone who writes either the lyrics or the music for songs. ... Joey Tempest in 2004 Joey Tempest, born as Rolf Magnus Joakim Larsson on August 19th, 1963 in Upplands Väsby, Sweden. ... Mic Michaeli in 2004 Mic Michaeli, born as Gunnar Mathias Michaeli on November 11th, 1962 in Stockholm, Sweden. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... A music-video director is someone who directs a music video, supervising the filming and editing of the work. ... Top 40 is a radio format based on frequent repetition of songs from a constantly-updated list of the forty best-selling singles. ... Rock the Night is a 1986 hit single released by the Swedish hard rock band Europe. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cherokee is a 1986 hit single released by the Swedish hard rock band Europe. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In music, a single is a short (usually ten minutes or less*) record, usually featuring one or two tracks as A-side, often accompanied by several B-sides, usually remixes or other songs. ... Europe is a Swedish hard rock band originally assembled as a progressive rock group; they later added keyboards to their sound in order to soften it, in hopes of gaining radio airplay. ... The Final Countdown is Europes third album, released May 26, 1986, by Epic Records. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ...

The song was co-written by vocalist Joey Tempest and keyboardist 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 music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... Joey Tempest in 2004 Joey Tempest, born as Rolf Magnus Joakim Larsson on August 19th, 1963 in Upplands Väsby, Sweden. ... A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. ... Mic Michaeli in 2004 Mic Michaeli, born as Gunnar Mathias Michaeli on November 11th, 1962 in Stockholm, Sweden. ... This article is about the year. ... A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. ...

Credits

• Written by Joey Tempest / Mic Michaeli
• Produced by Kevin Elson
• Lead and background vocals by Joey Tempest
• Guitar by John Norum
• Keyboards by Mic Michaeli
• Bass by John Levén
• Drums by Ian Haugland

Joey Tempest in 2004 Joey Tempest, born as Rolf Magnus Joakim Larsson on August 19th, 1963 in Upplands Väsby, Sweden. ... Mic Michaeli in 2004 Mic Michaeli, born as Gunnar Mathias Michaeli on November 11th, 1962 in Stockholm, Sweden. ... John Norum in 2004 John Norum, born as John Terry Norum on February 23rd, 1964 in Vardø, Norway. ... John Levén John Levén, born as John Gunnar Levén on October 25th, 1963 in Stockholm, Sweden. ... Ian Haugland in 2004 Ian Haugland, born as Jan Håkan Haugland on August 13, 1964 in Nordreisa, Norway. ...

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Lyrics

Trivia

• On recent Europe tours, an acoustic version of "Carrie" has been played, featuring Joey Tempest's vocals and an acoustic guitar.

An acoustic guitar is a modern form of guitar descended from the Classical guitar, but generally strung with steel strings for a brighter, louder sound. ...