Rock the Night (song)

"Rock the Night"
Single by Europe
from the album The Final Countdown & On The Loose
B-side "Seven Doors Hotel"
Released March 1985
Format 7" Single
12" Single
Genre Glam metal
Length 4:03
Label Epic
Writer(s) Joey Tempest
Producer Europe
Europe singles chronology
"Open Your Heart"
(1984)		 "Rock the Night"
(1985)		 "The Final Countdown"
(1986)
"Rock the Night"
Single by Europe
from the album The Final Countdown
B-side "Seven Doors Hotel"
Released November 1986
Format 7" single
12" single
Genre Glam metal
Length 4:03
Label Epic
Writer(s) Joey Tempest
Producer Kevin Elson
Europe singles chronology
"Love Chaser"
(1986)		 "Rock the Night"
(1986)		 "Carrie"
(1986)

"Rock the Night" is a single released by the Swedish heavy metal band Europe. The song was written by vocalist Joey Tempest in 1984 and premiered on the band's Wings of Tomorrow tour the same year.[1]

It was released twice; 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.[2] The B-side for both releases was a 1985 re-recording of the band's debut single, "Seven Doors Hotel".

The 1986 release became a Top 10 hit in France, Ireland, Italy and Switzerland, and peaked at #12 on the UK Singles Chart and #30 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the USA. The music video was directed by Nick Morris[3] and shot at the Hard Rock Cafe in Stockholm.[1] It was the first Europe music video that featured the band's new guitarist Kee Marcello, since the original guitarist John Norum had left the band weeks before the video shoot.[1]

The song was included in the 2007 film Hot Rod and the European version of the Nintendo DS game Guitar Hero: On Tour.[4]

Personnel

Chart positions

Year List Peak Ref.
1985 Swedish Singles Chart 4 [5]
1986 Italian Singles Chart 4 [6]
Dutch Top 40 6 [7]
Swiss Singles Chart 6 [8]
French Singles Chart 7 [9]
Irish Singles Chart 9 [10]
Austrian Singles Chart 11 [11]
UK Singles Chart 12 [12]
German Singles Chart 17 [13]
Mainstream Rock Tracks 22 [14]
Billboard Hot 100 30 [14]
Canadian Singles Chart 64 [15]

References

  1. ^ a b c Tengner, Anders; Michael Johansson (1987) (in Swedish). Europe - den stora rockdrömmen. Wiken. ISBN 91-7024-408-1. 
  2. ^ (1993) Album notes for 1982–1992 by Europe [CD booklet]. Epic Records (EPC 473589-1).
  3. ^ "Europe - Rock the Night - Télécharger clip" (in French). VirginMega.fr. http://www.virginmega.fr/default.aspx?FicheVideo=102293311. Retrieved 2008-08-15. 
  4. ^ Bramwell, Tom (2008-06-26). "Guitar Hero: On Tour European track list". Eurogamer. http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=159852. Retrieved 2008-06-26. 
  5. ^ "Swedish Album Chart". swedishcharts.com. http://swedishcharts.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 51, 1986". http://www.radio538.nl/web/show/id=44685/chartid=6304. Retrieved 2009-01-31. 
  8. ^ "Swiss Album Chart". swisscharts.com. http://hitparade.ch/search.asp?search=Europe&cat=s. Retrieved 2008-06-24. 
  9. ^ "French Album Chart". lescharts.com. http://lescharts.com/search.asp?search=Europe&cat=s. Retrieved 2008-06-24. 
  10. ^ "Irish Singles Chart". The Irish Charts. http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement. Retrieved 2008-06-24. 
  11. ^ "Austrian Chart". austriancharts.com. http://austriancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Europe. Retrieved 2008-06-24. 
  12. ^ "UK Album Chart". Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=4710. Retrieved 2008-06-24. 
  13. ^ "German Album Chart". charts-surfer. http://www.charts-surfer.de/musiksearch.php. Retrieved 2008-06-24. 
  14. ^ 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. 
  15. ^ "Canadian Chart". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/index-e.html. Retrieved 2009-01-31. 
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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