“When I heard the synth intro to The Final Countdown, my reaction was: ‘This is nuts, we can’t use this.’ Thank God they didn’t listen to me”: The epic story of Europe, the band who were more than just a one hit wonder

Europe posing for a photograph in 1987.

Europe will forever be associated with their1986  megahit The Final Countdown and poodle perms, but as the Swedish rockers pointed out when Classic Rock spoke to the members of the band shortly after their 2003 reunion, they could go toe-to-toe with the likes of Def Leppard and Guns N’ Roses musically… and when it came to partying.

(Image credit: )