Carrie (song)
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| Single by Europe | ||||
| from the album The Final Countdown | ||||
| B-side | "Love Chaser" | |||
| Released | January 1987 | |||
| Format | CD single 7" single 12" single |
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| Recorded | 1986 | |||
| Length | 4:30 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Writer(s) | Joey Tempest, Mic Michaeli | |||
| Producer | Kevin Elson | |||
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"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.
[edit] Personnel
- Joey Tempest − vocals
- John Norum − guitars
- John Levén − bass guitar
- Mic Michaeli − keyboards
- Ian Haugland − drums
[edit] Chart positions
| Year | List | Peak | Ref. |
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| 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] |
[edit] References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Canadian Chart". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/index-e.html. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
- ^ "Irish Singles Chart". The Irish Charts. http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ "Swiss Album Chart". swisscharts.com. http://hitparade.ch/search.asp?search=Europe&cat=s. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ "French Album Chart". lescharts.com. http://lescharts.com/search.asp?search=Europe&cat=s. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ "Italian Singles Chart". hitparadeitalia. http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/hp_yends/hpe1987.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ "De Nederlandse Top 40, week 15, 1987". http://www.radio538.nl/web/show/id=44685/chartid=5842. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
- ^ "Austrian Chart". austriancharts.com. http://austriancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Europe. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ "German Album Chart". charts-surfer. http://www.charts-surfer.de/musiksearch.php. Retrieved 2008-06-24.[dead link]
- ^ "UK Album Chart". Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=4710. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
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