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Open Your Heart (Europe song)

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B-side
  
"Wings of Tomorrow"

Format
  
7" single

Length
  
4:10

Released
  
October 1984

Genre
  
Heavy metal

Label
  
Epic

"Open Your Heart" is a power ballad released by the Swedish heavy metal band Europe. It was released twice; in 1984 as a single from the album Wings of Tomorrow, and in 1988 as a single from the album Out of This World. The music video for the 1988 release was directed by Jean Pellerin and Doug Freel and shot in London, England.

Contents

The lyrics are nearly identical in both these versions, except for one verse:

1984: "Oh girl, before I fall... Maybe the sun will continue to shine, maybe the rain will continue to fall, maybe you want to leave me behind, maybe you'll change and give me a call."

1988: "Before we lose it all... Maybe the time has its own way of healing, maybe it dries the tears in your eyes, but never change the way that I'm feeling, only you can answer my cries."

1984 version

  • Joey Tempest − vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards
  • John Norum − guitar
  • John Levén − bass guitar
  • Tony Reno − drums
  • 1988 version

  • Joey Tempest − vocals
  • Kee Marcello − lead-& solo guitar
  • John Levén − bass guitar
  • Mic Michaeli − keyboards
  • Ian Haugland − drums
  • Charts

    Belgium 1988 #31 [1]

    NL 1988 #42[2]

    France 1988 #67[3]

    UK 1988 #86 [4]

    References

    Open Your Heart (Europe song) Wikipedia