The Final Countdown: The Best of Europe

Released

July 1, 2009^[1]

Recorded

1983-1999

Length

74:00/75:00

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 Europe, released in 2009 by Sony Music and Camden Deluxe.^[2]

This album contains some songs from their debut album and albums through 1999. This album contains 36 songs with 18 on each CD.

Track listing

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

Disc 01
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, Elton John, Tim Rice	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

Joey Tempest – Vocals, keyboards (All tracks)
John Norum – Guitars, background vocals
Kee Marcello – Guitars, background vocals
John Levén – Bass (All tracks)
Mic Michaeli – Keyboards, background vocals (All tracks, except 2-3 on Disc 02)
Tony Reno – Drums (Tracks 1 on Disc 01 and 2-6, 12, 15 on Disc 02)
Ian Haugland – Drums, background vocals (All tracks, except 1 on Disc 01 and 2-6, 12, 15 on Disc 02)

Europe

Joey Tempest John Norum John Levén Mic Michaeli Ian Haugland Tony Reno Peter Olsson Marcel Jacob Kee Marcello

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) Bag of Bones (2012) War of Kings (2015)

EPs	On the Loose (1985)

Live albums	The Final Countdown Tour 1986 (1986) Extended Versions (2007) Almost Unplugged (2009) Live! At Shepherd’s Bush, London (2011) Live Look at Eden (2011) Live at Sweden Rock – 30th Anniversary Show (2013)

Compilations	1982–1992 (1993) Definitive Collection (1997) 1982–2000 (1999) Rock the Night: The Very Best of Europe (2004) The Final Countdown: The Best of Europe (2009)

Videography	The Final Countdown Tour 1986 (2004) Rock the Night: Collectors Edition (2004) Live from the Dark (2005) The Final Countdown Tour 1986: Live in Sweden – 20th Anniversary Edition (2006) Almost Unplugged (2009) Live! At Shepherd’s Bush, London (2011) Live at Sweden Rock – 30th Anniversary Show (2013)

Related articles	Discography On the Loose Swedish music abroad