Eye of the Tiger (song)
| Eye of the Tiger | |
|---|---|
| Survivor | |
| publication | May 31, 1982 |
| length | 3:45 (single version) 4:05 (album version, 12 "-maxi) 5:58 (Special Extended European Version) |
| Genre (s) | skirt |
| Author (s) | Frankie Sullivan , Jim Peterik |
| Producer (s) | Frankie Sullivan, Jim Peterik |
| Label | EMI , Scotti Brothers Records |
| album | Rocky III (Soundtrack) / Eye of the Tiger |
Eye of the Tiger is a song by the band Survivor and written by Frankie Sullivan and Jim Peterik for the film Rocky III - The Eye of the Tiger (1982). It was released as a single in May 1982.
background
The original plan was to use the Queen title Another One Bites the Dust in the film, but Queen denied Sylvester Stallone the rights. Stallone knew the title Poor Man's Son and the album Premonition by Survivor and commissioned them to write an adequate title for the beginning of the film. To do this, he transmitted the first three minutes of the film to the band, on which the Queen hit could be heard. He only gave the band the requirement that the song should have a "strong beat". The song title comes from a saying by Rocky's trainer Mickey, who said in the film: "Stay focused and keep the eye of the tiger." The drumbeat of the song is supposed to reflect the punch of the boxer (left - left, right, left). Although Stallone had the band write a third verse - in addition to a few other suggestions for improvement - due to the tight schedule, according to Jim Peterik, the demo version was used for the intro of the film.
There is also a track on Survivor's debut album called Young Blood , which has a similar intro .
reception
Awards
Survivor won with the song in 1983 at the Grammy Awards in the category of best performance by a duo or a group with singing - rock , and the song was also nominated for an Oscar in the category of best movie song in 1983 .
Charts and chart placements
The song was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks in the summer of 1982 and also topped the list in Australia , Ireland and the United Kingdom .
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Chart placements | ||
 Germany (GfK)
|
13 (30 weeks) | 30th |
 Austria (Ö3)
|
2 (15 weeks) | 15th |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
|
6th (33 weeks) | 33 |
 United Kingdom (OCC)
|
1 (33 weeks) | 33 |
 United States (Billboard)
|
1 (25 weeks) | 25th |
Awards for music sales
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
||
 Denmark (IFPI)
|
 platinum
|
90,000 |
 France (SNEP)
|
 gold
|
500,000 |
 Italy (FIMI)
|
2 × platinum
|
60,000 |
 Canada (MC)
|
2 × platinum
|
200,000 |
 Mexico (AMPROFON)
|
gold
|
30,000 |
|
United States (RIAA)
|
 2 × platinum (physical)+  8 × platinum (digital)+ gold (instrumental)
|
10,500,000 |
|
United Kingdom (BPI)
|
platinum
|
600,000 |
| All in all |
3 × gold 16 × platinum |
11,980,000 |
Cover versions
- 1982: Nighthawk
- 1984: Weird Al Yankovic (Rye Or The Kaiser)
- 1985: Round One (Theme from Rocky)
- 1990: The Shadows
- 1993: Koto
- 1996: Frank Bruno
- 1997: Gloria Gaynor
- 1997: Shaggy (Sexy Body Girl)
- 1998: Jive Bunny & the Mastermixers (Rock the Party)
- 1999: At Vance
- 2001: CKY
- 2003: DMX feat. Ice Cube
- 2003: DJ Quicksilver Remix
- 2005: Paul Anka
- 2006: Gleiszwei (Chömed use go spille)
- 2006: Amel Bent
- 2008: Ten Masked Men
- 2010: Great White
- 2015: Weena Morloch
- 2018: Tom Gaebel
- 2018: Bonfire
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ release date
- ↑ Phil Chapman: The Dead Straight Guide to Queen , 2017
- ↑ Jon Kutner, Spencer Leigh: 1,000 UK Number One Hits , 2010
- ↑ Survivor - Eye of the Tiger Chart Placement Germany. GfK Entertainment , accessed on September 16, 2019 .
- ↑ Survivor - Eye of the Tiger chart placement Austria. In: Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien, accessed September 16, 2019 .
- ↑ Survivor - Eye of the Tiger chart placement Switzerland. In: Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien, accessed September 16, 2019 .
- ↑ Survivor - Eye of the Tiger Charthistory United Kingdom. Official Charts Company , accessed September 16, 2019 .
- ↑ Survivor - Eye of the Tiger chart placement United States. Billboard , accessed September 16, 2019 .
- ^ Award in Denmark
- ^ Award in France
- ↑ Award in Italy
- ↑ Award in Canada
- ^ Award in Mexico
- ↑ Distinction in the United States
- ↑ Award in the United Kingdom