Firebox (song)

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"Firebox"
Europe Firebox cover.jpg
Single by Europe
from the album Bag of Bones
Released18 August 2012
Genre Hard rock [1] [2]
Length3:46
Label Gain, earMUSIC
Songwriter(s) Joey Tempest, Mic Michaeli
Producer(s) Kevin Shirley
Europe singles chronology
"Not Supposed to Sing the Blues"
(2012)
"Firebox"
(2012)
"Bring It All Home"
(2013)
Music video
"Firebox" on YouTube

"Firebox" is the second single to be released from the Swedish rock band Europe's ninth studio album, Bag of Bones . It was released as a digital download on August 18, 2012.

Contents

Music video

The music video was directed by Patric Ullaeus.

Track listing

  1. "Firebox"

Personnel

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