"Sole Survivor" is a song by

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band

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. Written by

Geoffrey Downes Geoffrey Downes (born 25 August 1952) is an English keyboardist who gained fame as a member of the new wave group The Buggles with Trevor Horn, the progressive rock band Yes, and the supergroup Asia. Born in Stockport, Downes moved to Lond ...

and

John Wetton John Kenneth Wetton (12 June 1949 – 31 January 2017) was an English musician, singer, and songwriter. Known for his dexterous bass playing and booming baritone voice, Wetton first gained fame in the early 1970s. Wetton was the singer and p ...

, it is the third track and third single from the band's 1982 eponymous debut. It was Asia's second single for the U.S Mainstream Rock Charts that reached the Top Ten. The single also peaked at #75 in Germany and #91 in the UK. The song was covered by Japanese power metal band

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for their 2008 cover album, ''Voices from the Past II''. It was also used in some of the foreign versions of the 1982 Japanese anime ''

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''. In 2000, the song was referenced in satirical newspaper ''

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'' with a brief article titled "Sole Survivor Of Air Crash Has Asia's 'Sole Survivor' Stuck In Head."Sole Survivor Of Air Crash Has Asia's 'Sole Survivor' Stuck In Head
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Track listing

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Chart performance

References

{{Asiaband 1982 singles 1982 songs Asia (band) songs Geffen Records singles Songs written by John Wetton Songs written by Geoff Downes Song recordings produced by Mike Stone (record producer)