who wrote the song eye of the tiger
Jim Peterik Frankie Sullivan
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: Frankie Sullivan text: Frankie Sullivan Frank Michael "Frankie" Sullivan III (born February 1, 1955) is an American guitarist and songwriter. Best known for being a member of the band Survivor, he has been the only fixture in its lineup since the band's 1977 inception. Along with former bandmate, keyboardist and vocalist Jim Peterik, Sullivan co-wrote many of the group's hits, including "Eye of the Tiger" and "Burning Heart" from the "Rocky III" and "IV" movie soundtracks. According to pianist and keyboardist Jimmy Tranchitella of Northlake, Illinois, Sullivan's musical career began in his early teens. As he sat in on local garage-band practices and title: Jim Peterik text: Jim Peterik James Michael "Jim" Peterik (born November 11, 1950) is an American musician and songwriter. He is best known as the founder of the band Survivor, as vocalist and songwriter of "Vehicle" by the Ides of March, and as co-writer of the anthem "Eye of the Tiger", the theme from the motion picture "Rocky III". Peterik has co-written songs for 38 Special (Rockin' Into The Night, Hold On Loosely), Lynyrd Skynyrd, Blackhawk, Cheap Trick, Sammy Hagar (Heavy Metal), Cathy Richardson, Van Zant, Brian Wilson, REO Speedwagon, and The Beach Boys. He is currently fronting the melodic rock band Pride 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: 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,