when was the eye of the tiger song made
May 29, 1982
title: Eye of the Tiger text: Eye of the Tiger "Eye of the Tiger" is a song composed by American rock band Survivor. It was released as a single from their third album of the same name "Eye of the Tiger" and was also the theme song for the film "Rocky III", which was released a day before the single. The song was written by Survivor guitarist Frankie Sullivan and keyboardist Jim Peterik, and was recorded at the request of "Rocky III" star, writer, and director Sylvester Stallone, after Queen denied him permission to use "Another One Bites the Dust", the song Stallone intended as the title: Eye of the Tiger text: at the top of the UK Singles Chart for four consecutive weeks. The song is also the title song to the 1986 film of the same name. It was certified platinum in August 1982 by the RIAA, signifying sales of 2 million vinyl copies. The song had sold over 4.1 million in digital downloads in the United States alone by February 2015. It was voted VH1's 63rd greatest hard rock song. Combined sales of original vinyl release and digital downloads total over 9 million copies. In an interview with Songfacts, co-writer Jim Peterik, who shared writing credit with Frankie Sullivan, title: Eye of the Tiger text: "Rocky III" theme. The version of the song that appears in the movie is the demo version of the song. The movie version also contained tiger growls, something that did not appear on the album version. It features original Survivor singer Dave Bickler on lead vocals. It gained tremendous MTV and radio airplay and topped charts worldwide during 1982. In the United States, it held No. 1 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart for six consecutive weeks and was the No. 2 single of 1982, behind Olivia Newton-John's "Physical". It spent fifteen consecutive weeks in the top ten, the second title: Eye of the Tiger text: That hook is so strong, and "rival" doesn't have to be a perfect rhyme with the word "tiger". We made the right choice and went with "Eye of the Tiger". The song was nominated for the 1982 Academy Award for Best Original Song, the only Oscar nomination for "Rocky III". It lost to "Up Where We Belong" from "An Officer and a Gentleman". The song was also nominated for the 1983 Grammy Award for Song of the Year, but lost to the Willie Nelson hit "Always on My Mind". In 2012, Survivor sued Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich in Illinois title: Man Against the World text: Man Against the World "Man Against the World" is a song by American rock band Survivor. It was the fourth track and the third single released from their 1986 album "When Seconds Count". The song was originally to be included on the soundtrack to the 1985 film "Rocky IV" but was cut. The song did appear as a bonus track on the 2006 reissue of the "Rocky IV soundtrack" album, along with Survivor's two other Rocky-related singles - the #1 hit "Eye of the Tiger" (the smash hit from "Rocky III") and "Burning Heart," which was the song ultimately chosen