Cherokee (Europe song) - Misplaced Pages

"Cherokee" is a single by the Swedish rock band Europe, released in 1987. It was the fourth single released internationally from their third studio album The Final Countdown, and reached number 72 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States.

The song was written by vocalist Joey Tempest in 1985, and was in fact the last song written for the album. The video for "Cherokee" was filmed in September 1987, in Almería, Spain. It was filmed a half mile from where Sergio Leone shot the famous Clint Eastwood Spaghetti Western A Fistful of Dollars. When filming the scene where the horses run through the valley, someone accidentally set some brush near the set on fire. The entire video crew, including band members, had to fight the fire by quickly digging a trench around the fire to stop it spreading. The video is very historically inaccurate. It showed the Cherokee as plains Indians, living in teepees on the desert. The Cherokee originally lived in the wooded, southern Appalachian Mountains. They were forcibly moved to the wooded, rolling hills of eastern Oklahoma. The Cherokee never used teepees.

On 30 July 2007, "Cherokee" and "The Final Countdown" were used in a preview for Superbad following Raw.

At the beginning of the song, drummer Ian Haugland says: "Nu ska vi spela!" which means "We're gonna play now!" in Swedish.

Cover versions

"Cherokee" was sampled in the song "I Believe" by the French electropop duo Galleon.

Personnel

Joey Tempest − vocals
John Norum − guitar
John Levén − bass
Mic Michaeli − keyboard
Ian Haugland − drums

Chart positions

Year	List	Peak	Ref.
1987	Billboard Hot 100	72

References

"Europe singles".
"Discogs".
"Inlounge". Archived from the original on 2008-06-09. Retrieved 2008-08-15.
"US Album Chart". Billboard 200. Retrieved 2008-06-24.

v t e Europe
Joey Tempest John Norum John Levén Mic Michaeli Ian Haugland Tony Reno Marcel Jacob Kee Marcello
Studio albums	Europe Wings of Tomorrow The Final Countdown Out of This World Prisoners in Paradise Start from the Dark Secret Society Last Look at Eden Bag of Bones War of Kings Walk the Earth
Live albums	The Final Countdown Tour 1986 Extended Versions Almost Unplugged Live at Shepherd's Bush, London Live at Sweden Rock – 30th Anniversary Show
Compilations	1982–1992 Definitive Collection Super Hits 1982–2000 Rock the Night: The Very Best of Europe The Final Countdown: The Best of Europe
Videography	The Final Countdown Tour 1986 Rock the Night: Collectors Edition Live from the Dark The Final Countdown Tour 1986: Live in Sweden – 20th Anniversary Edition
EPs	On the Loose
Singles	"Seven Doors Hotel" "Dreamer" "Stormwind" "The Final Countdown" "Love Chaser" "Rock the Night" "Carrie" "Cherokee" "Superstitious" "Open Your Heart" "Let the Good Times Rock" "More Than Meets the Eye" "Prisoners in Paradise" "I'll Cry for You" "Halfway to Heaven" "Got to Have Faith" "Hero" "Always the Pretenders" "Last Look at Eden" "New Love in Town" "Not Supposed to Sing the Blues" "Firebox"
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