Seven Doors Hotel
1983 single by Europe / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Seven Doors Hotel", written by Joey Tempest, was the first single released from the Swedish heavy metal band Europe's self-titled debut album. It was a big hit in Japan, reaching the Top 10. It was one of the first songs he ever wrote.
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Quick Facts Single by Europe, from the album Europe ...
"Seven Doors Hotel" | ||||
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Single by Europe | ||||
from the album Europe | ||||
B-side | "Words of Wisdom" | |||
Released | 1983 | |||
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Length | 5:17 | |||
Label | Victor Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Joey Tempest | |||
Producer(s) | Europe, Erik Videgård, Thomas Erdtman | |||
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Tempest was inspired to write the song after watching the Italian horror film The Beyond.[3]
In 1985 Europe recorded a new version of the song, which was used as a B-side for the single "Rock the Night". Later the version was included in Rock Candy Records reissue of The Final Countdown.