Europe, ‘The Final Countdown’ – Butch’s Way Back Wednesday

As a music fan there is always something new and great, but there really is something special about the songs you grew up listening to. For me, that was 70′s and 80′s classic rock. If I am in a shi**y mood, I throw in a little Zeppelin or Rush and take a trip back to rolling in my mom’s T-Bird. Now every Wednesday you get to take that trip with me. It’s Way Back Wednesday with Butch, and today’s feature goes way back 28 years to 1986… Europe's, “The Final Countdown.”

"The Final Countdown" was written by Joey Tempest, and it was the first single from the Europe's third studio album which was also named The Final Countdown. The song reached No. 1 in 25 countries. In the United States the song peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at No. 18 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart.

The song was named the 66th best hard rock song of all time by VH1. Blender included it as the 27th worst song ever, and both VH1 and Blender included it at 16 on the list of the "Most Awesomely Bad Songs...Ever".

Haters gonna hate!

Now take a trip back 28 years to 1986 with us here...