![]() It was meant to be an opening for the 'live' show. It was over six minutes long and was never meant to be a hit or anything like that. The ironic thing, though, is that the song was actually written for the fans. Apparently, it has been used a lot and it was nice to hear. Sometimes, you hear it on the streets or someone has it on their mobile phone or something… it's a nice feeling! Actually, I did an interview about a year ago with a newspaper from America and they talked about how much it's been used in sports in America… which I didn't know so much about. When their record company Epic Records suggested, however, that it should be the first single, the band decided to release it. "The Final Countdown" was written to be an opening song for concerts, and they never thought it would be a hit. The band had not originally planned to release the song as a single, and some members wanted " Rock the Night" to be the first single. When it was time to choose the first single from the album The Final Countdown, Tempest suggested the song "The Final Countdown". The sound of the keyboard riff used in the recording was achieved by using a Yamaha TX-816 rack unit and a Roland JX-8P synthesizer, as described by Michaeli: "I made a brassy sound from the JX-8P and used a factory sound from the Yamaha, and just layered them together." The song's lyrics were inspired by David Bowie's song " Space Oddity". But in the end, I fought hard to make sure it got used." Tempest described their uncertainty: "Some of the guys in the band thought it was too different for a rock band. At first, the members expressed mixed reactions to it, including guitarist John Norum who was put off by the synth intro but said that he was glad that they didn't listen to him. Tempest recorded a demo version of the song and played it for the other band members. In 1985, bassist John Levén suggested that Tempest should write a song based on that riff. The song was based on a keyboard riff which Joey Tempest had written, as early as 1981 or 1982, on a Korg Polysix keyboard which he had borrowed from keyboardist Mic Michaeli. ![]() The video features footage from the band's two concerts at Solnahallen in Solna, as well as extra footage of the sound checks and footage from Stockholm. The music video by Nick Morris, made to promote the single, has become iconic with 1 billion views on YouTube. Originally made to just be a concert opener, it is the first single and title track from the band's third studio album. Written by lead singer Joey Tempest, it was based on a keyboard riff he made in the early 1980s, with lyrics inspired by David Bowie's " Space Oddity". ** Single print order can either print or save as PDF." The Final Countdown" is a song by Swedish rock band Europe, released in 1986. If "play" button icon is greye unfortunately this score does not contain playback functionality. Simply click the icon and if further key options appear then apperantly this sheet music is transposable.Īlso, sadly not all music notes are playable. In order to check if 'Final Countdown' can be transposed to various keys, check "notes" icon at the bottom of viewer as shown in the picture below. * Not all our sheet music are transposable. When this song was released on it was originally published in the key of. ![]() Be careful to transpose first then print (or save as PDF). If your desired notes are transposable, you will be able to transpose them after purchase. If you selected -1 Semitone for score originally in C, transposition into B would be made. This means if the composers started the song in original key of the score is C, 1 Semitone means transposition into C#. If it is completely white simply click on it and the following options will appear: Original, 1 Semitione, 2 Semitnoes, 3 Semitones, -1 Semitone, -2 Semitones, -3 Semitones. ![]() You can do this by checking the bottom of the viewer where a "notes" icon is presented. Most of our scores are traponsosable, but not all of them so we strongly advise that you check this prior to making your online purchase. If not, the notes icon will remain grayed. If transposition is available, then various semitones transposition options will appear. In order to transpose click the "notes" icon at the bottom of the viewer. After you complete your order, you will receive an order confirmation e-mail where a download link will be presented for you to obtain the notes. This week we are giving away Michael Buble 'It's a Wonderful Day' PDF sheet music completely free.
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