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Eye of the Tiger
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| "Eye of the Tiger" | ||
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| Single by Survivor | ||
| from the album 'Eye of the Tiger Rocky III Original Motion Picture Soundtrack' |
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| Released | 1982 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 03:45 | |
| Label | Scotti Brothers Records EMI |
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| Writer(s) | Frankie Sullivan & Jim Peterik | |
| Producer(s) | Survivor | |
| Chart positions | ||
| Survivor singles chronology | ||
| "Summer Nights" | "Eye of the Tiger" | "American Heartbeat" |
"Eye of the Tiger" is a song performed by the American rock group Survivor. It was released on January 1, 1982 and was written at the request of Sylvester Stallone for the film Rocky III. The song became a popular sporting event anthem, especially in boxing, and was for a short time the entrance theme for professional wrestler Hulk Hogan, who also appeared in Rocky III. This song has also been used satirically, such as the trailer and ad campaign for the Will Ferrell film Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, released in August 2006.
The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks from July 24, 1982. It was preceded by "Don't You Want Me" by the Human League and followed by "Abracadabra" by the Steve Miller Band. "Eye of the Tiger" also reached number one in the UK and Australian charts. The song won a Grammy Award, an Academy Award nomination, and was voted "Best New Song" by the People's Choice Awards.
- Parodied by Survivor themselves in a Starbucks commercial.[1]
- Covered by The Temptations at the 55th annual Academy Awards, when the song was nominated for song of the year.
- Parodied by CKY (featuring Brandon DiCamillo on vocals) in the movie Landspeed: CKY. The song is only available on CKY Vol. 2, which is out of print.
- Parodied by "Weird Al" Yankovic on his second album In 3-D. Entitled "Theme from Rocky XIII (The Rye or the Kaiser)". It was also later released on The Food Album.
- Gloria Gaynor on her 1983 failed comeback self-titled covers album.
- Covered in heavy metal form by Vomitron.
- Covered in death metal by Ten Masked Men.
- Paul Anka recorded a big-band swing version for his album Rock Swings.
- Parodied in a Cockney style as part of a Cockney medley by Bill Bailey on his album Bewilderness.
- Alvin and The Chipmunks also recorded a version of this song.
- Rockapella recorded and performed this song.
| Preceded by "Don't You Want Me" by Human League |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single July 24, 1982- August 28, 1982 |
Succeeded by "Abracadabra" by Steve Miller Band |
| Preceded by "Come on Eileen" by Dexys Midnight Runners |
UK number one single August 29, 1982 |
Succeeded by "Pass the Dutchie" by Musical Youth |