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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Carrie
| cover = Europe Carrie single.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Europe
| album = The Final Countdown
| B-side = Love Chaser
| released = January 1987
*April 1987 (UK)
*July 1987 (US)
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = *Glam metal
| length = 4:30
3:09
3:50
| label = Epic
| writer =
| producer = Kevin Elson
| prev_title = Rock the Night
| prev_year = 1986
| next_title = Cherokee
| next_year = 1987
| misc =
}}
"'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 it is their highest-charting song on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 chartpeaking at #3 (#1 on the Radio and Records chart) during the fall of 1987. It also reached #36 on the 'Billboard' Adult Contemporary chart. 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
*Joey Tempest vocals
*John Norum guitar
*John Levn bass
*Mic Michaeli keyboard
*Ian Haugland drums
Chart positions
{|class="wikitable"
!Chart (1987)
!Peak
position
|-
|Austrian Singles Chart
|align="center"|15
|-
|Canada 'RPM' Top 100 Singles
|align="center"|9
|-
|Dutch Top 40
|align="center"|14
|-
|French Singles Chart
|align="center"|11
|-
|German Singles Chart
|align="center"|22
|-
|Irish Singles Chart
|align="center"|10
|-
|Swiss Singles Chart
|align="center"|10
|-
|Poland (LP3)
|align="center"|1
|-
|UK Singles Chart
|align="center"|22
|-
|-
|US Album Rock Tracks ('Billboard')
|align="center"|35
|-
|US 'Billboard' Adult Contemporary
|align="center"|36
|}
References
Category:1985 songs
Category:1987 singles
Category:1980s ballads
Category:Glam metal ballads
Category:Europe (band) songs
Category:Epic Records singles
Category:Songs written by Joey Tempest
Category:Songs written by Mic Michaeli
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