EUROPE Perform "The Final Countdown" In New Geico Commercial; Behind-The-Scenes Footage And Interview Available
September 13, 2015, 8 years ago
Swedish rockers Europe are featured in a new Geico commercial performing their breakthrough hit "The Final Coutdown". It can be viewed below along with behind-the-scenes video from the shoot.
Following is an excerpt from an interview conducted by Geico.com with the band.
Currently touring in support of their 10th studio album, the punchy, hard-hitting War of Kings—their fifth album since formally reuniting in 2004—Europe is far from being portrayed as a nostalgia act, merely trading on past glories.
“We usually turn most of these things down, but this one was interesting,” says Tempest. “It’s going to be good for us—people can get reacquainted with us before we come on tour.”
The old joke among concertgoers is that it’s usually time to head to the bathroom or the concession stand when bands announce, “We’d like to play you something from our new album.” Europe is playing four or five new songs on the current tour, but Tempest says they’re being greeted enthusiastically, even inspiring sing-alongs in some venues, as War of Kings has garnered largely positive reviews in the rock press.
Tempest says there are no immediate plans to stop recording or touring. “We have talked about doing five or 10 more years and then we’ll talk about it again, [but] we don’t have a stop in mind,” he says. “We just want to be on the journey as long as we can. We’re enjoying it at the moment.”
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