Carrie (Europe song)
| "Carrie" | ||||
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| Single by Europe | ||||
| from the album The Final Countdown | ||||
| B-side | "Love Chaser" | |||
| Released | January 1987
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| Length | 4:30 (album version) 3:09 (radio edit) 3:50[2] (demo version) | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Kevin Elson | |||
| Europe singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Carrie" on YouTube | ||||
"Carrie" is a power ballad by the Swedish rock band Europe released in 1987. It was the third single released internationally from the album The Final Countdown and was a Top 30 hit in several territories worldwide. In the US, it is their highest-charting song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart—peaking at #3 (#1 on the Radio and Records chart) during the fall of 1987, outperforming the band's most internationally successful song, The Final Countdown. It also reached #36 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.[3] The track on the B-side of the 7" single was "Love Chaser".
The song was written by Joey Tempest and 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 Europe tours following the band's reunion in 2003, an acoustic version of "Carrie" has been played, with Tempest performing the song on an acoustic guitar. In recent years, however, the band has switched back to the arrangement of the album version. A performance of the acoustic version can be found on the Live from the Dark DVD and a performance of the album version can be found on the Live at Shepherd's Bush, London DVD.
Personnel
[edit]- Joey Tempest − vocals
- John Norum − guitar
- John Levén − bass
- Mic Michaeli − keyboard
- Ian Haugland − drums
Chart positions
[edit]| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Singles Chart[4] | 15 |
| Canada RPM Top 100 Singles[5] | 9 |
| Dutch Top 40[6] | 14 |
| French Singles Chart[7] | 11 |
| German Singles Chart[8] | 22 |
| Irish Singles Chart[9] | 10 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[10] | 10 |
| Poland (LP3)[11] | 1 |
| UK Singles Chart[12] | 22 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[13] | 3 |
| US Album Rock Tracks (Billboard)[14] | 35 |
| US Billboard Adult Contemporary[3] | 36 |
| Year-end chart (1987) | Position |
|---|---|
| Poland (LP3)[15] | 20 |
| US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[16] | 56 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Europe singles".
- ^ "3 - Europe - Carrie 1st version". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
- ^ a b "Europe". Billboard. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ "Austrian Chart". Austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ "Canadian Chart". RPM. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
- ^ "De Nederlandse Top 40, week 15, 1987". Retrieved 2009-01-31.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "French Album Chart". lescharts.com. Archived from the original on 2008-08-04. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ "German Album Chart". charts-surfer. Archived from the original on October 29, 2007. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ "Irish Singles Chart". The Irish Charts. Archived from the original on 2009-06-02. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ "Swiss Album Chart". Swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ "Lista Przebojów Programu 3" (in Polish). LP3. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ "UK Album Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ "Europe Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "US Album Chart". Billboard 200. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ "Podsumowanie roku 1987 na LP3". Lp3.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ "1987 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. 99 (52). December 26, 1987.
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