Rock the Night (song)
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| Single by Europe | ||
| from the album On the Loose (Soundtrack) / The Final Countdown | ||
| B-side(s) | "Seven Doors Hotel" | |
| Released | 1985 / 1986 | |
| Format | 7" Single 12" Single |
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| Genre | Hard Rock | |
| Length | 4:03 | |
| Label | Epic Records | |
| Writer(s) | Joey Tempest | |
| Producer(s) | Europe (1985)
Kevin Elson (1986) |
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| Europe singles chronology | ||
| "Open Your Heart" (1984) |
"Rock the Night" (1985) |
"On the Loose" (1985) |
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| "Love Chaser" (1986) |
"Rock the Night" (1986) |
"Carrie" (1986) |
| 1986 single cover | ||
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"Rock the Night" is a single released by the Swedish hard rock band Europe. The song was written by vocalist Joey Tempest in 1984.
It was released twice; in 1985 as a single from the soundtrack to the Swedish movie On the Loose, and in 1986 as the second international single from the album The Final Countdown The 1986 version was number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the USA and number 12 in the UK.
The music video for the 1986 version was filmed at the Hard Rock Cafe in Stockholm. It was the first Europe music video that featured their new guitarist Kee Marcello, as their old guitarist John Norum had left the band weeks before the video shoot.
[edit] Personnel
- Joey Tempest - Vocals
- John Norum - Guitar
- John Levén - Bass guitar
- Mic Michaeli - Keyboards
- Ian Haugland - Drums
[edit] Samples
- "Rock the Night" (file info) — play in browser (beta)
- Sample of "Rock the Night", from The Final Countdown.
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