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Jul 23, 2021 · By Dave Ling. ( Classic Rock ) published 23 July 2021. How Sylvester Stallone and Eye Of The Tiger took Survivor from no-hopers to heavyweight champions of AOR. (Image credit: Michael Ochs Archive/Getty Images) The title track of Survivor ’s third album became the biggest hit song of 1982.
It was written as the theme song for the 1982 film Rocky III and released that year as a single from Survivor's third album, Eye of the Tiger. Sylvester Stallone, the director and star of Rocky III, enlisted Survivor to write the song after the band Queen denied him permission to use their song "Another One Bites the Dust". They derived lyrics ...
- "Take You on a Saturday"
- May 31, 1982
- 4:04 (album version), 3:45 (single version)
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Frank Stallone Jr. (born July 30, 1950) [1] is an American actor and musician. He is the younger brother of actor Sylvester Stallone and has written music for Sylvester's movies. His song " Far from Over " appeared in the 1983 film Staying Alive and was included on the film's soundtrack album. The song reached number ten on the US Billboard Hot ...
Nov 1, 2021 · It’s the eye of the tiger. It’s the thrill of the fight. Rising up to the challenge of our rival. And the last known survivor. Stalks his prey in the night.
- Jacob Uitti
- Senior Writer
May 13, 2022 · An unusual lyrical collaborator in Sylvester Stallone. “Eye of the Tiger” was written by Frankie Sullivan and Jim Peterik, the co-founders of the rock band Survivor, but Rocky himself...
