Song · Santana
“Europa” by Santana
Released 1993
“Europa” by Santana appears on 12 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2002 and 2016. It was first released in 1993. Its best result is #54 on the WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,658 indie & aaa song of all time.
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"Europa" began life as a scrap: after watching a friend go through a bad mescaline trip, Carlos Santana wrote a piece called "The Mushroom Lady's Coming to Town", and its opening lick sat in a drawer until he dug it out on tour with Earth, Wind & Fire in Manchester, England. Tom Coster helped him with the chords, and the instrumental that became "Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile)" landed on the album Amigos, going all the way to the top in Spain in July 1976.
Underneath runs a 16-bar progression that walks the circle of fifths, much like "Autumn Leaves", with every other verse resolving on a Picardy cadence. The recording credited here, first issued in 1993, was produced by Santana with Chester Thompson, and Jim Gaines engineered and mixed it.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
Classic Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 718 | 92.3 KGON | KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) | 923 |
| 2004 | 719 | 92.3 KGON | KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) | 923 |
| 2004 | 496 | WXPN | WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) | 885 |
| 2009 | 54 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) | 885 |
| 2011 | 753 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) | 1100 |
| 2012 | 778 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) | 1200 |
| 2013 | 442 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2013) | 500 |
| 2013 | 199 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) | 1000 |
| 2014 | 623 | WXPN | WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) | 885 |
| 2014 | 623 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) | 1000 |
| 2015 | 199 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) | 1007 |
| 2016 | 595 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 | 1007 |
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