It's the eye of the tiger, it's the dream of the fight They stack the odds 'till we take to the street It's the eye of the tiger, it's the thrill of the fightĪnd the last known survivor stalks his prey in the nightĪnd he's watchin' us all with the eye of the tiger Went the distance, now I'm back on my feetĭon't lose your grip on the dreams of the past Watch: New Singing Lesson Videos Can Make Anyone A Great Singer Risin' up, back on the street Combined sales of original vinyl release and digital downloads total over 9 million copies. It was voted VH1's 63rd greatest hard rock song. The song had sold over 4.1 million in digital downloads in the United States alone by February 2015. It was certified platinum in August 1982 by the RIAA, signifying sales of 2 million vinyl copies. 1 in the United Kingdom, remaining at the top of the UK Singles Chart for four consecutive weeks. The band won a 1982 Grammy Award for "Best Rock Performance by Duo or Group With Vocal" at the 25th Annual Grammy Awards. This top ten run is tied with the aforementioned "Another One Bites the Dust" as well as "Physical" as the longest run in the top ten for a number one song during the entire 1980s decade. It spent fifteen consecutive weeks in the top ten, the second longest run of 1982, behind "Hurts So Good" by John Cougar (which was prevented from reaching the top of the Hot 100 by "Eye of the Tiger"). 2 single of 1982, behind Olivia Newton-John's "Physical". 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for six consecutive weeks (the band's only song to top the chart) and was the No. It gained tremendous MTV and radio airplay and topped charts worldwide during 1982. The song is also the title song to the 1986 film of the same name. It features original Survivor singer Dave Bickler on lead vocals. The film version also contained tiger growls, which did not appear on the album version. The version of the song that appears in the film is the demo version of the song. The song was written by Survivor guitarist Frankie Sullivan and keyboardist Jim Peterik, and it 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 Rocky III theme. It was released as a single from their third album of the same name and was also the theme song for the film Rocky III, which was released a day before the single. "Eye of the Tiger" is a song by American rock band Survivor.
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