- Eye of the Tiger
Infobox Single
Name = Eye of the Tiger
Artist = Survivor
from Album = Eye of the Tiger
Released = 1982
Format = 7"
Recorded = 1981
Genre =Hard rock
Length = 4:06
Label =Scotti Brothers Records EMI
Writer =Frankie Sullivan &Jim Peterik
Producer = Foreigner
Certification =
Chart position = * #1 (US, UK, Ireland,Finland ,Australia ,Norway )
Last single = "Summer Nights" (1982)
This single = "Eye of the Tiger" (1982)
Next single = "American Heartbeat" (1982)"Eye of the Tiger" is a song performed by the American rock group Survivor, and is taken from the album of the same name. It was released on
January 1 1982 , and was written at the request ofSylvester Stallone for the film "Rocky III ". The original mix of the song, heard in the film, features tiger growls, though the single omits them.The song topped the
Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks fromJuly 24 1982 . It was preceded by "Don't You Want Me " byHuman League and followed by "Abracadabra" by the Steve Miller Band. It also topped theMainstream Rock Tracks . "Eye of the Tiger" also reached number one in the UK, Irish and Australian charts. The song won aGrammy Award , an Academy Award nomination, and was voted "Best New Song" by thePeople's Choice Awards .The song was listed at #21 on "Billboard's All Time Top 100." [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/specials/hot100/charts/top100-titles-30.shtml]
Cover versions
* In 1995, the year of his world championship, Boxer
Frank Bruno released a cover version. It reached #28 in the UK charts.
* In 1999, Germanpower metal /neoclassical metal bandAt Vance included a cover of the song for their debut album "No Escape".
* American indie artistJosh Joplin recorded an acoustic folk cover of the song.
* In 2006, the song was covered byAmel Bent where it reached #2 in France, #13 in Belgium and #32 in Switzerland. ["Eye of the Tiger", by Amel Bent, in various singles charts [http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?key=210650&cat=s Lescharts.com] (RetrievedMay 16 ,2008 )]
*Alt rock bandGreen Day performed the intro of the song on several occasions.
* RappersDMX andIce Cube covered the song.
* In 2006, Australian pop artistLee Harding included a cover of the song on his debut album "What's Wrong with This Picture?"Parodies, appearances in other media
* A parody by
"Weird Al" Yankovic entitled, "Theme from Rocky XIII (The Rye or the Kaiser)", was included on his "In 3-D" album from 1984.
* An altered version of the song was featured on a Starbucks commercial for canned coffee.
* The song is the official theme of the National Rugby League Team The Wests Tigers. It is played when they come out onto the field in every rugby league game.
* A version of the song is featured in the 2007 filmPersepolis , performed by Chiara Mastroianni.
* An episode of the Canadian show is named after this song.
* Featured as a track in "Rock Band 2 " and "Guitar Hero World Tour ".
* Played inFamily Guy when Quagmire and Cleveland parody Rocky.
* Hulk Hogan once used it as a theme song.fact|date=September 2008
* Was played in an episode ofThe Boondocks .
* Is used during a comedy montage in the episode entitled 'Fat' of series five of the BBC comedy 'Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps'.
* John McCain used this song to open and close campaign rallies during the 2008 U.S. Presidential campaign.
* Conservative talk show hostSean Hannity uses the introduction as background music for his radio show's third hour (which is referred to as the "world-famous final hour free-for-all".)
* In 2001, A Song byDMX &Ice Cube was Remixed with Eye of the tiger, named "We Be Clubbin' (Eye of the Tiger Remix) for "The 24th Letter" by DMX.
* The song is sung in the movieAsterix and the Vikings .References
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