This 2006 single saw Europe returning to a more guitar-driven hard rock sound, a deliberate move away from the synth-heavy elements of their earlier international success. It served as the lead single for their comeback album "Secret In The Dark".
- The single was released on the independent label T&T, marking a departure from their major-label past.
- "Always the Pretenders" was the first new music from Europe in over a decade.
- The song harkens back to the band's 1980s rock sound, with prominent guitar riffs and a driving beat.
Europe is a Swedish hard rock band, best known for their 1986 hit "The Final Countdown." "Always the Pretenders" was released in 2006, during the band's second active era after their initial breakup in the early 1990s.
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