The Final Countdown: The Best of Europe

Released

1 July 2009^[1]

Recorded

1983–1999

Genre

Hard rock

Length

74:00/75:00

Label

Sony Music, Camden Deluxe

Europe chronology

Almost Unplugged
(2008)

The Final Countdown: The Best of Europe
(2009)

Last Look at Eden
(2009)

The Final Countdown: The Best of Europe is a compilation album by Swedish rock band Europe, released in 2009 by Sony Music and Camden Deluxe.^[2] It contains some songs from the band's debut album and albums through 1999. It contains 36 songs with 18 on each CD.

Track listing

All songs were written by Joey Tempest, except where noted.

Disc 1
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Final Countdown"		5:12
2.	"Carrie"	Tempest, Mic Michaeli	4:32
3.	"Rock the Night"		4:06
4.	"Superstitious"		4:35
5.	"Love Chaser"		3:28
6.	"Cherokee"		4:42
7.	"Open Your Heart"		4:03
8.	"Let the Good Times Rock"		4:05
9.	"Sign of the Times"		4:16
10.	"More Than Meets the Eye"	Tempest, Kee Marcello, Michaeli	3:22
11.	"Tomorrow"		3:06
12.	"Prisoners in Paradise" (single version)		4:31
13.	"I'll Cry for You"	Tempest, Nick Graham	4:11
14.	"Halfway to Heaven"	Tempest, Jim Vallance	4:08
15.	"Sweet Love Child"	Tempest, Marcello, Michaeli	4:59
16.	"The Final Countdown 2000"		3:49
17.	"Time Has Come"		4:00
18.	"Heart of Stone"		3:48
Total length:			74:00

Disc 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"On Broken Wings"	Tempest	3:43
2.	"In the Future to Come"		5:02
3.	"Seven Doors Hotel"		5:17
4.	"Stormwind"		4:25
5.	"Scream of Anger"	Tempest, Marcel Jacob	4:06
6.	"Dreamer"		4:21
7.	"Ninja"		3:47
8.	"Coast to Coast"	Tempest, Marcello, Michaeli	4:01
9.	"Ready or Not"		4:05
10.	"Seventh Sign"	Tempest, Marcello, Michaeli	4:43
11.	"Got Your Mind in the Gutter"	Tempest, Beau Hill, Marcello	5:00
12.	"Aphasia" (Instrumental)	John Norum	2:31
13.	"A Long Time Comin'"		3:56
14.	"Girl from Lebanon"		4:22
15.	"Wings of Tomorrow"		3:59
16.	"Danger on the Track"		3:47
17.	"Never Say Die"		4:02
18.	"Lights and Shadows"		4:05
Total length:			75:00

Personnel

Joey Tempest – vocals, keyboards (all tracks)
John Norum – guitar, backing vocals
Kee Marcello – guitar, backing vocals
John Levén – bass (all tracks)
Mic Michaeli – keyboards, backing vocals (all tracks except 2–3 on disc 2)
Tony Reno – drums (tracks 2–6, 12, 15 on disc 2)
Ian Haugland – drums, backing vocals (all tracks except 2–6, 12, 15 on disc 2)

References

v t e Europe
Joey Tempest John Norum John Levén Mic Michaeli Ian Haugland Tony Reno Marcel Jacob Kee Marcello
Studio albums	Europe Wings of Tomorrow The Final Countdown Out of This World Prisoners in Paradise Start from the Dark Secret Society Last Look at Eden Bag of Bones War of Kings Walk the Earth
Live albums	The Final Countdown Tour 1986 Extended Versions Almost Unplugged Live at Shepherd's Bush, London Live at Sweden Rock – 30th Anniversary Show
Compilations	1982–1992 Definitive Collection Super Hits 1982–2000 Rock the Night: The Very Best of Europe The Final Countdown: The Best of Europe
Videography	The Final Countdown Tour 1986 Rock the Night: Collectors Edition Live from the Dark The Final Countdown Tour 1986: Live in Sweden – 20th Anniversary Edition
EPs	On the Loose
Singles	"Seven Doors Hotel" "Dreamer" "Stormwind" "The Final Countdown" "Love Chaser" "Rock the Night" "Carrie" "Cherokee" "Superstitious" "Open Your Heart" "Let the Good Times Rock" "More Than Meets the Eye" "Prisoners in Paradise" "I'll Cry for You" "Halfway to Heaven" "Got to Have Faith" "Hero" "Always the Pretenders" "Last Look at Eden" "New Love in Town" "Not Supposed to Sing the Blues" "Firebox"
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