Rock the Night (song)

Infobox Single
Name = "Rock the Night"


Caption =
Artist = Europe
from Album = On the Loose (EP) / The Final Countdown
A-side =
B-side = "Seven Doors Hotel"
Released = March 1985 / 1986
Format = 7" Single 12" Single
Recorded =
Genre = Hard rock
Length = 4:03
Label = Epic Records
Writer = Joey Tempest
Producer = Europe (1985)
Kevin Elson (1986)
Certification =
Chart position =
* #12 (UK)
* #30 (USA)
Last single = "Open Your Heart" (1984)
This single = "Rock the Night" (1985)
Next single = "The Final Countdown" (1986)Extra chronology
Artist = 1986 release
Last single = "Love Chaser" (1986)
This single = "Rock the Night" (1986)
Next single = "Carrie" (1986)
Misc = Audiosample
Upper caption = Audio sample
Name = Rock the Night
Audio file= Europe_-_Rock_The_Night.ogg

"Rock the Night" is a single released by the Swedish hard rock band Europe. The song was written by vocalist Joey Tempest in 1984 and premiered on the band's "Wings of Tomorrow" tour the same year.cite book |last= Tengner |first= Anders |coauthors= Michael Johansson |title= Europe - den stora rockdrömmen |publisher= Wiken |language= Swedish |year= 1987 |month= |isbn= 91-7024-408-1 ]

It was released twice; in 1985 as a single from the soundtrack to the Swedish film "On the Loose", and in 1986 as the second international single from the album "The Final Countdown."cite album-notes |title=1982–1992 |albumlink=1982–1992 |bandname=Europe |year=1993 |notestitle= |url= |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |pages= |format=CD booklet |publisher=Epic Records |publisherid=EPC 473589-1 |location= |mbid=ea6be413-fbd7-49f2-8546-e162d481e857] The 1986 version became a Top 10 hit in France, Ireland, Italy and Switzerland, and peaked at number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the USA and number 12 on the UK Singles Chart.cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=4566&model.vnuAlbumId=803208 |title=US Singles Chart |publisher=Billboard 200 |accessdate=2008-06-24 ] cite web |url=http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=4710 | title=UK Singles Chart |publisher=Chart Stats |accessdate=2008-06-24 ] cite web |url=http://lescharts.com/search.asp?search=Europe&cat=s |title=French Singles Chart |publisher=lescharts.com |accessdate=2008-06-24 ] cite web
url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement| title=Irish Singles Chart| publisher=The Irish Charts| accessdate=2008-06-24 ] cite web |url=http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/hp_yends/hpe1987.htm |title=Italian Singles Chart |publisher=hitparadeitalia |accessdate=2008-06-07] cite web |url=http://hitparade.ch/search.asp?search=Europe&cat=s |title=Swiss Singles Chart |publisher=swisscharts.com |accessdate=2008-06-24 ]

The music video for the 1986 version was shot at the Hard Rock Cafe in Stockholm. It was the first Europe music video that featured their new guitarist Kee Marcello, as their old guitarist John Norum had left the band weeks before the video shoot.

The song has been confirmed to be included in the European version of the Nintendo DS game "".cite web |url= http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=159852 |title= Guitar Hero: On Tour European track list |publisher= Eurogamer |date= 2008-06-26 |accessdate= 2008-06-26 |first= Tom |last= Bramwell]

Personnel

*Joey Tempest − vocals
*John Norum − guitars
*John Levén − bass guitar
*Mic Michaeli − keyboards
*Ian Haugland − drums

References