ruled." Alan Jones from Music Week stated that "the combination of two old favourites is bound to win favour with many people, and new dance mixes by Roger Sanchez will ease the track's path to success now it is a single." James Hamilton from the magazine's RM Dance Update noted the "galloping good Hi-NRG 0-134bpm Motiv 8 Club Vocal and Hell Razor Dub". Pop Rescue concluded that this cover "definitely belts it out – vocally and musically". Track listings UK CD single "I Will Survive" - 4:48 "I Will Survive" (Roger Sanchez Atmospheric Mix) - 4:31 "I Will Survive" (Motiv 8 Radio Mix) - 3:58 "Voice of the Heart" - 4:55 European CD maxi single "I Will Survive" (Album Version) - 4:46 "I Will Survive" (Roger Sanchez Radio Edit) - 4:02 "I Will Survive" (Motiv 8 Radio Edit) - 3:56 "I Will Survive" (Sure Is Pure Vocal) - 8:58 Charts Cake version American rock band Cake covered "I Will Survive" in a soft rock-style for their second album, Fashion Nugget (1996). In addition to many subtle changes, lead singer John McCrea altered the lyrics. In an interview, Gaynor stated she did not like Cake's version of the song because it used "profanity" (McCrea changed the phrase "I should've changed that stupid lock" to "...that fucking lock"). The music video of Cake's version features McCrea as a city parking enforcement officer driving around in a Cushman three-wheeled scooter as he leaves tickets on various cars. Their version peaked at number 28 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart in March 1997. Critical reception Daina Darzin from Cash Box felt that the band is "at its bizarre best" on "the thoroughly and charmingly mangled version" of the Gloria Gaynor disco classic. A reviewer from Music Week rated the song three out of five, describing it as "a straight-up cover". The magazine's Alan Jones wrote, "I Will Survive is one of those songs l've always hated, but hot on the heels of Chantay Savage's sublime R&B-flavoured rendition which won favour last year, there's another highly enjoyable version from rising stars Cake. Lifted from their album, Fashion Nugget, it's powered by a funky bassline which dodges in and out of the vocals of John McCrea, whose tongue-in-cheek rendition is enhanced by his habit of letting his vocals trail a little behind the rest of the track." Track listing CD single "I Will Survive"