"Carrie" is a

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by the Swedish

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band

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released in 1987. It was the third single released internationally from the album '' The Final Countdown'', and 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. It also reached #36 on the ''

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chart. The track on the

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of the 7" single was " Love Chaser". The song was written by

Joey Tempest Rolf Magnus Joakim Larsson (born 19 August 1963), known professionally as Joey Tempest, is a Swedish singer best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Europe. He has written the band's great hits such as " The Final Countdown", " Rock the ...

and

Mic Michaeli Gunnar Mathias "Mic" Michaeli (born 11 November 1962) is a Swedish musician best known as the keyboardist for the rock band Europe. Like many of the other Europe members he grew up in Stockholm suburb Upplands Väsby. He joined the band for thei ...

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

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. 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 ''Live from the Dark'' is a DVD released by the Swedish hard rock band Europe. The main feature is a concert filmed at the Hammersmith Apollo in London, England on November 15, 2004. A bonus disc with extra material is included, and there is ...

'' DVD and a performance of the album version can be found on the '' Live at Shepherd's Bush, London'' DVD.

Personnel

− vocals *

John Norum John Norum (born 23 February 1964) is a Norwegian-Swedish guitarist and one of the founders of the rock band Europe. Concurrent to his role with Europe, he also maintains a career as a solo artist. Biography As an infant, Norum moved with his p ...

− guitar *

John Levén John Gunnar Levén (born 25 October 1963 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish bassist in the Swedish rock band Europe. Levén and vocalist Joey Tempest are the only band members who have performed on all of Europe's studio albums. Career When Lev� ...

− bass *

− keyboard *

Ian Haugland Jan-Håkan "Ian" Haugland (born 13 August 1964) is the drummer in the Swedish rock band Europe. When he was eight months old, he and his family moved to the Stockholm suburb of Märsta, Sweden. He joined Europe in the summer of 1984, replacing ...

− drums

Chart positions

References

1986 songs 1987 singles 1980s ballads Glam metal ballads Europe (band) songs Epic Records singles Songs written by Joey Tempest Songs written by Mic Michaeli {{1980s-rock-song-stub