Take, for example, the case of Swedish rock band Europe's 1986 hit "The Final Countdown." Released on the group's 1986 album of the same name, the song went on to hit number one in 25 countries, climbing to the #8 spot on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
In a 2011 Rolling Stone reader's poll, "The Final Countdown" was named the second worst song of the '80s, with writer Andy Greene calling the keyboard part "catchy in an irritating way," but going on to note that the "whole thing is just incredibly annoying."
"The Final Countdown" might owe some of its enduring popularity to the fact that it's been played at countless sporting events; the song was also featured prominently in a GEICO ad and on the series Arrested Development.
'The Final Countdown' was inspired by a David Bowie classic
"One of the first singles that I bought was 'Space Oddity,'" Tempest recalled. "I also liked 'Starman' a lot. I was fascinated with Bowie’s fascination with space and space travel. I got really into it myself. So when I was working on the lyrics for 'The Final Countdown,' I played it probably a hundred times, singing until the right words came. One day, it just came, 'The Final Countdown,' after that drum fill."
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