''Eye of the Tiger'' is the third

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by American rock band Survivor, released in 1982. It reached #2 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart.Eye of the Tiger USA chart history
Allmusic. Retrieved July 19, 2013. It features the

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, which is the theme song of the film ''

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''. The single went to #1 in both the US and UK, while "American Heartbeat" reached #17 in the US. Both singles also made the charts in Germany. Following the temporary disbandment of Survivor in 1989,

Jimi Jamison Jimmy Wayne Jamison (August 23, 1951 – September 1, 2014) was an American singer. Best known as Jimi Jamison, he earned recognition as the frontman for the rock bands Target (American band), Target, Cobra (American band), Cobra, and Survivor ( ...

recorded a cover of " Ever Since the World Began" for the film '' Lock Up''.

Reception

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's brief retrospective review was dismissive of the album, declaring that "nothing here really scales the same height as the title track".

Track listing

All tracks written by Jim Peterik &

Frankie Sullivan Frankie Sullivan (born February 1, 1955) is an American guitarist, best known for being a founding member of the rock band Survivor. He has been the only permanent fixture in its lineup since the band's 1977 inception. Early life According t ...

, Except "The One That Really Matters" written by Peterik.

Publishing

*All songs

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Holy Moley Music, Rude Music, WB Music Corp. & Easy Action Music, except track 4 (WB Music Corp. & Easy Action Music).

Personnel

Survivor *

Dave Bickler David Bickler (born March 31, 1953) is an American singer, best known as the lead singer for the rock band Survivor from 1978 until 1983, most notably on the #1 U.S. hit "Eye of the Tiger". In addition to his wide vocal range, his trademark l ...

– lead vocals * Jim Peterik – grand piano, Hammond B3 organ, electric guitars, acoustic 12-string guitar, backing vocals *

– lead guitar, rhythm guitar, acoustic 12-string guitar, backing vocals * Stephan Ellis – bass * Marc Droubay – drums Additional musicians *

Daryl Dragon Daryl Frank Dragon (August 27, 1942 – January 2, 2019) was an American musician, known as Captain from the pop musical duo Captain & Tennille with his then-wife, Toni Tennille. Career Born into a musical family, Dragon was the son of ...

– additional keyboards, synthesizers,

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* Fergie Frederiksen – backing vocals

Production

* Jim Peterik – producer, arrangements * Frankie Sullivan – producer, arrangements * Phil Bonanno – engineer *

Mike Clink Mike Clink is an American record producer. He began his career as an engineer at Record Plant Studios, recording such bands as Whitesnake, Triumph, Guns N' Roses, Mötley Crüe, Megadeth, UFO (including ''Strangers in the Night''), Jefferson St ...

– engineer * Hill Brim Swimmer – assistant engineer *

Doug Sax Doug Lionel Sax (April 26, 1936 – April 2, 2015) was an American mastering engineer from Los Angeles, California. He mastered three of The Doors' albums, including their 1967 debut; six of Pink Floyd's albums, including ''The Wall''; Ray Charl ...

– mastering * Glen Christensen – back cover photography ;Studios * Recorded at Rumbo Recorders (Los Angeles, California). * Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California).

Charts

Certifications

References

External links

"Eye Of The Tiger" at discogs
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