Carrie (song)

"Carrie"
Single by Europe
from the album The Final Countdown
B-side "Love Chaser"
Released January 1987
Format CD single
7" single
12" single
Recorded 1986
Genre Rock, soft rock
Length 4:30
Label Epic
Writer(s) Joey Tempest, Mic Michaeli
Producer Kevin Elson
Europe singles chronology
"Rock the Night"
(1986)		 "Carrie"
(1987)		 "Cherokee"
(1987)

"Carrie" is a 1987 hit single and power ballad released by the Swedish heavy metal band Europe. It was the third single released internationally from the album The Final Countdown, and it is their highest charting song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart -- peaking at #3 during the fall of 1987. The track on the B-side of the 7" single was "Love Chaser".

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.

On recent Europe tours, an acoustic version of "Carrie" has been played, with Tempest performing the song on an acoustic guitar.

Personnel

Chart positions

Year List Peak Ref.
1987 Billboard Hot 100 3 [1]
Canadian Singles Chart 9 [2]
Irish Singles Chart 10 [3]
Swiss Singles Chart 10 [4]
French Singles Chart 11 [5]
Italian Singles Chart 11 [6]
Dutch Top 40 14 [7]
Austrian Singles Chart 15 [8]
German Singles Chart 22 [9]
UK Singles Chart 22 [10]
Mainstream Rock Tracks 35 [1]

References

  1. ^ a b "US Album Chart". Billboard 200. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=4566&model.vnuAlbumId=803208. Retrieved 2008-06-24. 
  2. ^ "Canadian Chart". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/index-e.html. Retrieved 2009-01-31. 
  3. ^ "Irish Singles Chart". The Irish Charts. http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement. Retrieved 2008-06-24. 
  4. ^ "Swiss Album Chart". swisscharts.com. http://hitparade.ch/search.asp?search=Europe&cat=s. Retrieved 2008-06-24. 
  5. ^ "French Album Chart". lescharts.com. http://lescharts.com/search.asp?search=Europe&cat=s. Retrieved 2008-06-24. 
  6. ^ "Italian Singles Chart". hitparadeitalia. http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/hp_yends/hpe1987.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-24. 
  7. ^ "De Nederlandse Top 40, week 15, 1987". http://www.radio538.nl/web/show/id=44685/chartid=5842. Retrieved 2009-01-31. 
  8. ^ "Austrian Chart". austriancharts.com. http://austriancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Europe. Retrieved 2008-06-24. 
  9. ^ "German Album Chart". charts-surfer. http://www.charts-surfer.de/musiksearch.php. Retrieved 2008-06-24. 
  10. ^ "UK Album Chart". Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=4710. Retrieved 2008-06-24. 
Europe
Studio albums
Europe (1983) • Wings of Tomorrow (1984) • The Final Countdown (1986) • Out of This World (1988) • Prisoners in Paradise (1991) • Start from the Dark (2004) • Secret Society (2006) • Last Look at Eden (2009)
EPs
Live albums
Compilations
Videography
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Europe singles
Singles
"Seven Doors Hotel" • "Lyin' Eyes" • "Dreamer" • "Stormwind" • "Open Your Heart" • "Rock the Night" • "The Final Countdown" • "Love Chaser" • "Rock the Night" • "Carrie" • "Cherokee" • "Superstitious" • "Open Your Heart" • "Let the Good Times Rock" • "More Than Meets the Eye" • "Sign of the Times" • "Tomorrow" • "Prisoners in Paradise" • "I'll Cry for You" • "Halfway to Heaven" • "Sweet Love Child" • "The Final Countdown 2000" • "Got to Have Faith" • "Hero" • "Always the Pretenders" • "Last Look at Eden" • "New Love in Town"
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