The music used in the movie God of Gamblers when entering and exiting is "thefinal countdown", a Swedish song written and sung by the band Europe, which was released on February 14, 1986.
Lyrics
We'releavingtogether,?Butstillit'sfarewell
Andmaybewe'llcomeback,?Toearth,whocantell?
Iguessthereisnoonetoblame?We' releavingground
Willthingseverbethesameagain?It'sthefinalcountdown...
We'reheadingforVenusandstillwestandtall?Causemaybethey'veseenusandwelcomeusall
Withsomanylightyearstogoandthingstobefound?I'msurethatwe'llallmissherso.
It'sthefinalcountdown...?(solo)
Thefinalcountdown?It'sthefinalcountdown...
It'sthefinalcountdown?We'releavingtogether
Thefinalcountdown? We'llallmissherso
It'sthefinalcountdown...?It'sthefinalcountdown
Europe was founded in Sweden in 1981. The original band name was "Force". It was led by core member Joey Tempest (vocalist), John Norum (guitar) and John Leven (bass). Won the championship in a Swedish national amateur rock band competition and received a record contract. Later, the band name was changed to Europe and two albums "Europe" were released in Sweden. " and "Wings of Tomorrow".
The band signed with the famous record label Epic. Guitarist John Norum left the band and KeeMarcello took his place. Drummers Ian Haughland and Michael Michaeli joined.
The band signed with the famous record label Epic. Guitarist John Norum left the band and Kee Marcello took his place. Drummers Ian Haughland and Michael Michaeli joined.
In 1986, the band released the album "The Final Countdown". In the album, Michael Michaeli's keyboard became a highlight of the band. Their unique beautiful melody, which was deeply influenced by European classical art, the explosive power of heavy metal, the high-pitched and delicate voice of the lead singer, and the simple song form made them a huge success. The album also ranked in the top ten of the British and American charts." The Final Countdown" and "Carrie" also won the best single. Two years later, the album "Out of This World continued" achieved another success.
In 1991, the band released the album "Prisoners of Paradise" and then disbanded.