The Final Countdown

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lyricist and composer:Joey Tempest (Swedish singer)
publisher:Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!)
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
EMI Music Sweden AB (not for release label use! SE subsidiary of EMI)
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Seven Doors Music
lyrics page:https://genius.com/Europe-the-final-countdown-lyrics [info]
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/3765 [info]
Wikidata:Q1165771 [info]
later parody versions:Final Countdown (parody by Der Familie Popolski)
Final Countdown (parody by Кирилл Немоляев)
Final Cuntdown
Hiivasieni
The Bible Countdown
The Final Grinddown
The Final Sound
later translated parody versions:Jääkärihumppa
Scapo via de casa (Radiosboro)
Te peto el cacas
later translated versions:De zon in de winter
Der letzte Countdown
later versions:FINAL LOVE SONG
The Final Countdown for Clubbers
inspired the name of work:The Final Clowntdown (Soleil twins’ theme)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1987-04-22The Final CountdownliveEurope5:13
1987-07-13 – 1987-07-31The Final Countdowncover and instrumentalLondon Symphony Orchestra5:25
1988The Final Countdowncover and instrumentalLars Roos3:21
1996-12-02Final Countdown (live, 1996-12-02: Batschkapp, Frankfurt, Germany)cover and liveLaibach5:37
1999-07-02The Final Countdown / One Girl Army (1999‐07‐02: Cornerstone Farm, Bushnell, IL, USA)cover, instrumental, live and partialFive Iron Frenzy3:38
2004-04-03The Final Countdown (live, 2004-04-03: Altenriet, Stuttgart, Germany)cover and liveLollies1:16
2008-01-26The Final Countdown (live, 2008-01-26: Nalen - Stora Salen, Stockholm, Sweden)liveEurope6:00
2008-08-09The Final Countdowncover and liveUnlimiteD7:19
2008-08-09The Final Countdowncover and liveUnlimiteD4:46
2011-02-19The Final Countdown (live, 2011-02-19: Shepherd's Bush Empire, London, England)liveEurope?:??
2012Final Countdown (live, 2012: Aleksanterin teatteri, Helsinki, Finland)cover and liveFORK5:09
2022-09The Final Countdown (double bass version)instrumentalHerbert Mayr, José Trigo, Dominik Wagner, Christoph Wimmer5:07
– 2023-05-12The Final Countdowncover and instrumentalPaweł Zadrożniak5:21
7 Days / Final Songcover, live and medleyBastille4:25
80s Medleycover and medleyMambo Kurt4:00
Europe - Final Countdowncovermoondabor5:26
Final Countdowncover and instrumentalLeonardo3:49
Final CountdowncoverNorther4:21
Final CountdownLeif Garrett6:01
Final CountdowncoverLaibach?:??
Final Countdown (live)liveEurope5:14
Final CountdowncoverLaibach3:33
Final CountdownEurope4:28
Final Countdowncover, instrumental and lived’Housemusi4:49
Final CountdowncoverLaibach5:41
Final CountdowncoverS.U.M.P.2:35
Final Countdown (live)cover and liveLaibach5:38
Final Countdown (live)liveEurope1:37
Final CountdowncoverPinnball vs. Corban Dallas4:36
Final CountdowncoverS.U.M.P.4:19
Final CountdowncoverDie Zorros2:47
Final CountdownS.U.M.P.3:50
Final CountdowncoverS.U.M.P.3:49
Final CountdowncoverGods Tower4:51
Final CountdowncoverThe Axel Boys Quartet3:31
Final CountdowncoverDolapdere Big Gang4:18
Final CountdownEurope4:20
Final CountdownEurope3:59
Final Countdown (7" Euro mix)coverLaibach3:32
Final Countdown (7" Euro mix)coverLaibach?:??
Final Countdown (12" Mark Stent alternate mix)coverLaibach5:49
Final Countdown (12" Mark Stent extended mix)coverLaibach?:??
Final Countdown (Fortran 5 version I)coverLaibach7:07
Final Countdown (Fortran 5 version II)coverLaibach?:??
Final Countdown (Fortran 5 version II)coverLaibach?:??
Final Countdown (Juno Reactor version (Beyond the Infinite mix))coverLaibach?:??
Final Countdown (Juno Reactor version (Beyond the Infinite mix))coverLaibach7:38
Final Countdown (live mix)live and partialPretty Lights14:01
Final Countdown (LP version)coverLaibach?:??
Final GrindowncoverExcrementory Grindfuckers1:01
Latin-FormationmedleyJoe Williams Band5:10
MY FINAL COUNTDOWNcoverDolomites7:11
Of Light and Darkness / The Final CountdowncoverVision Divine11:50
The final countdowncoverScarlet Aura5:39
The Final CountdowncoverBossa Nova All-Star Ensemble3:54
The Final CountdowncoverWisecräcker2:13
The Final Countdowncover and instrumentalWe Come One3:29
The Final CountdowncoverDispatched3:41
The Final Countdowninstrumental[unknown]3:18
The Final CountdowncoverNICOTINE3:49
The Final CountdowncoverTom Helsen3:00
The Final CountdowncoverThe Social Services4:33
The Final CountdowncoverMinniva4:16
The Final CountdowncoverThe Social Services4:28
The Final CountdowncoverTwang Gang3:35
The Final CountdowncoverFurillo4:08
The Final Countdown (live, 2010-07-30: Sonisphere UK, Knebworth House, Stevenage, England)liveEurope6:04
The Final CountdowncoverThe Toy Dolls3:03
The Final Countdown (part of “DJ Yoda’s How to Cut & Paste: ’80s Edition” DJ-mix)Europe2:45
The Final CountdowncoverRock the World5:08
The Final CountdowncoverThe BB Band?:??
The Final Countdown (live, 2013-06-07: Sweden Rock Festival, Norje Havsbad, Norje, Sweden)liveEurope6:24
The Final CountdowncoverUnlimiteD4:29
The Final CountdowncoverDan Vasc5:00
The Final CountdownEurope4:38
The Final CountdowncoverVision Divine5:09
The Final CountdowncoverFeuerschwanz4:43
The Final Countdown (part of “Popmix” dj-mix by Ben Liebrand)Europe1:38
The Final Countdowncover and instrumentalGeoffrey Downes3:58
The Final CountdowncoverUnicante3:44
The Final Countdowncover[unknown]3:54
The Final CountdownEurope4:08
The Final CountdowncoverNancy Vandal3:11
The Final CountdownEurope4:53
The Final CountdownEurope3:45
The Final Countdowncover[unknown]4:24
The Final CountdowncoverChiara3:19
The Final CountdowncoverDispatched4:13
The Final CountdowncoverRock Da House3:55
The Final CountdowncoverDusty Cowshit4:43
The Final CountdownEurope4:01
The Final CountdowncoverLeif Norbergs orkester3:01
The Final Countdowncover and instrumentalBéla Fleck & Abigail Washburn3:35
The Final CountdowncoverLeo Moracchioli4:33
The Final CountdowncoverAble-X5:27
The Final CountdownEurope3:34
The Final CountdowncoverDispatched4:11
The Final CountdowncoverPatty Ryan3:36
The Final CountdownDolomites6:42
The Final CountdowncoverCaptain Cozmo3:32
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