"The Final Countdown" was written to be an opening song for concerts, and they never thought it would be a hit. The band had not originally planned to release the song as a single, and some members wanted " Rock the Night" to be the first single. When it was time to choose the first single from the album The Final Countdown, Tempest suggested the song "The Final Countdown". The sound of the keyboard riff used in the recording was achieved by using a Yamaha TX-816 rack unit and a Roland JX-8P synthesizer, as described by Michaeli: "I made a brassy sound from the JX-8P and used a factory sound from the Yamaha, and just layered them together." The song's lyrics were inspired by David Bowie's song " Space Oddity". But in the end, I fought hard to make sure it got used." Tempest described their uncertainty: "Some of the guys in the band thought it was too different for a rock band. At first, the members expressed mixed reactions to it, including guitarist John Norum who was put off by the synth intro but said that he was glad that they didn't listen to him. Tempest recorded a demo version of the song and played it for the other band members. In 1985, bassist John Levén suggested that Tempest should write a song based on that riff. The song was based on a keyboard riff which Joey Tempest had written, as early as 1981 or 1982, on a Korg Polysix keyboard which he had borrowed from keyboardist Mic Michaeli. The video features footage from the band's two concerts at Solnahallen in Solna, as well as extra footage of the sound checks and footage from Stockholm.
The music video by Nick Morris, made to promote the single, has received 1 billion views on YouTube.
Originally made to just be a concert opener, it is the first single and title track from the band's third studio album. Written by lead singer Joey Tempest, it was based on a keyboard riff he made in the early 1980s, with lyrics inspired by David Bowie's " Space Oddity". " The Final Countdown" is a song by Swedish rock band Europe, released in 1986.
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