Rock the Night (song)
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| 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 |
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| Genre | Glam metal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 4:03 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Label | Epic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Joey Tempest | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Producer | Europe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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"Rock the Night" is a single released by the Swedish rock 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]
[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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| 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] |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Tengner, Anders; Michael Johansson (1987) (in Swedish). Europe - den stora rockdrömmen. Wiken. ISBN 91-7024-408-1.
- ^ (1993) Album notes for 1982–1992 by Europe [CD booklet]. Epic Records (EPC 473589-1).
- ^ "Europe - Rock the Night - Télécharger clip" (in French). VirginMega.fr. http://www.virginmega.fr/default.aspx?FicheVideo=102293311. Retrieved 2008-08-15.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Swedish Album Chart". swedishcharts.com. http://swedishcharts.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 51, 1986". http://www.radio538.nl/web/show/id=44685/chartid=6304. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Irish Singles Chart". The Irish Charts. http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ "Austrian Chart". austriancharts.com. http://austriancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Europe. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ "UK Album Chart". Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=4710. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ "German Album Chart". charts-surfer. http://www.charts-surfer.de/musiksearch.php. Retrieved 2008-06-24.[dead link]
- ^ 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.
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