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[[File:Europe_the_band_2010_2_7276.jpg|frame|Clockwise from left: Ian Haugland, Mic Michaeli, Joey Tempest, John Levén, John Norum.]]
'''Europe''' are a Swedish melodic hard rock band mostly known for the mega-hit "The Final Countdown". The band's roots can be traced back to 1979 when they started out as Force, but in 1982 they started performing under the name Europe.▼
▲Europe are a Swedish melodic hard rock band mostly known for the mega-hit "The Final Countdown". The band's roots can be traced back to 1979 when they started out as Force, but in 1982 they started performing under the name Europe.
After becoming quite successful in their home country with a couple of hit albums under their belts, Europe achieved their greatest success internationally with their third album, ''The Final Countdown'', with its famous title song becoming a number one hit worldwide thanks to the growing popularity of [[Hair Metal]]. While Europe begins and ends with this song as far as a lot of people are concerned, they had other hits, such as the [[Power Ballad]] "Carrie" (which was actually a bigger hit than "The Final Countdown" in America when it was released in 1986).
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* Peter Olsson - bass (1979-1981)
▲=== Discography ===
* 1983 - ''Europe''
** The debut album, the first prize of Rock-SM 82, was recorded over two weekends whenever there was studio time available, and bassist John Levén had to take illegal absences from his military service.
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* 2012 - ''Bag of Bones''
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* [[Album Title Drop]]
* [[All Drummers Are Animals]]: '''IAN HAUGLAND'''!! His antics have included running with his pants down at parties, the pee balloon and 19(!) bottlecaps.
* [[Audience Participation Song]]: "The Final Countdown", "Rock the Night". Also, some [[Queen
* [[Author Tract]]: "Homeland" on ''Prisoners In Paradise'' and the unreleased song from the same sessions, "Mr. Government Man" might just be songs inspired by the band moving to Bahamas to avoid high Swedish taxes and Joey being charged a big sum of money for evading his country's obligatory military service. Also, "Last Look At Eden" is inspired by the political situation in the USA.
* [[Black Sheep Hit]]: Guitarist John Norum felt that way about "The Final Countdown", and the associated style, so he left the band. He eventually returned when they reunited.
* [[Break Up Song]]: "Carrie", their best known example. "Prisoners in Paradise" as well.
* [[Chorus-Only Song]]: Guess which song?
* [[Cover Version]]: Their 2008 live album, ''Almost Unplugged'', includes four covers, namely of UFO, [[
** Guitarist John Norum did a Thin Lizzy cover in each of his solo albums, bar a few.
* [[Does Not Like Shoes]]: Ian Haugland prefers to play drums barefoot.
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* [[The Four Chords of Pop]]: The chorus of "Superstitious" is a solid example.
* [[Hair Metal]]: From 1986 to 1992.
* [[Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow]]: Ian Haugland.
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: Joey Tempest even admits being this with John Norum in the bio of their official website.
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: The video for "Got To Have Faith" (2004) has the Ghost Rider, a stunt biker in Sweden with a secret identity, notorious for riding at excessively high speeds in traffic.
* [[Instant Awesome, Just Add Ninja]]: "Ninja" on ''The Final Countdown''.
* [[Instrumentals]]: "Boyazont" on ''Europe'', "Aphasia" on ''Wings of Tomorrow''.
* [[Intercourse
* [[Lighter and Softer]]: ''The Final Countdown'', of course. Europe was a very different band, bordering on [[
* [[Lyrical Dissonance]]: Their more recent albums, particularly Start From The Dark. The music is full of dark, brooding guitar tones, with down-tuning. The lyrics, however, are very positive and encouraging.
* [[Metal Scream]]: Heard often on their first two albums.
* [[New Sound Album]]: ''Start from the Dark'' being the most obvious example.
* [[One
* [[One Steve Limit]]: Averted by John Norum and John Levén.
* [[One
* [[Performance Video]]: "The Final Countdown".
* [[The Pete Best]]: Tony Reno.
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* [[Porn Stache]]: Averted. UNLESS YOU DIG TOO DEEP INTO THEIR HISTORY.
* [[Rock Me, Amadeus]]: Not on albums, but Ian Haugland's live drum solos have contained ''[[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Eine Kleine Nachtmusik]]'' and the William Tell Overture.
* [[Self
** Kee, Mic and Joey were credited as a backup vocal group on ''Prisoners In Paradise'', named "The Lame Swedes".
* [[Self-Titled Album]]: Big in Japan.
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