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Eye of the Tiger
Eye of the Tiger
Studio album by Survivor
Released	June 8, 1982
Recorded	Winter 1981
Studio	Rumbo Recorders (Los Angeles)
Genre	Hard rock
Length	38:11
Label	Scotti Bros.
Producer	Frankie Sullivan
Survivor chronology
Singles from Eye of the Tiger
	"Eye of the Tiger"; Released: May 18, 1982 (US); "American Heartbeat"; Released: September 1982 (US); "The One That Really Matters"; Released: January 1983;

Eye of the Tiger is the third album by American rock band Survivor, released in 1982. It reached #2 on the US Billboard 200 chart.^[3]

The album features the title track, which is also the theme song of the film Rocky III. The single went to #1 in both the US^[3] and UK,^[4] while "American Heartbeat" reached #17 in the US.^[3] Both singles also made the charts in Germany.^[5]

Following the temporary disbandment of Survivor in 1989, Jimi Jamison recorded a cover of "Ever Since the World Began" for the film Lock Up.^[6]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[7]
Record Mirror	^[8]

AllMusic's brief retrospective review was dismissive of the album, declaring that "nothing here really scales the same height as the title track".^[7]

Track listing

All tracks written by Jim Peterik & Frankie Sullivan except "The One That Really Matters" written by Peterik.

Side One
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Eye of the Tiger"	4:04
2.	"Feels Like Love"	4:08
3.	"Hesitation Dance"	3:52
4.	"The One That Really Matters"	3:32
5.	"I'm Not That Man Anymore"	4:49

Side Two
No.	Title	Length
6.	"Children of the Night"	4:45
7.	"Ever Since the World Began"	3:48
8.	"American Heartbeat"	4:10
9.	"Silver Girl"	4:52
Total length:		38:11

Personnel

Survivor

Dave Bickler – lead vocals
Jim Peterik – grand piano, Hammond B3 organ, electric guitars, acoustic 12-string guitar, backing vocals
Frankie Sullivan – lead guitar, rhythm guitar, acoustic 12-string guitar, backing vocals
Stephan Ellis – bass
Marc Droubay – drums

Additional musicians

Daryl Dragon – additional keyboards, synthesizers, E-mu Emulator
Fergie Frederiksen – backing vocals

Production

Jim Peterik – producer, arrangements
Frankie Sullivan – producer, arrangements
Phil Bonanno – engineer
Mike Clink – engineer
Hill Brim Swimmer – assistant engineer
Doug Sax – mastering
Glen Christensen – back cover photography

Studios

Recorded at Rumbo Recorders (Los Angeles, California).
Mastered at the Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California).

Charts

Chart (1982)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)^[9]	26
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[10]	6
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[11]	4
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[12]	29
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)^[13]	10
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[14]	31
Italian Albums (Musica e Dischi)^[15]	24
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[16]	17
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[17]	23
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[18]	3
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[19]	13
UK Albums (OCC)^[20]	12
US Billboard 200^[21]	2

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[22]	Platinum	50,000^{^}
Canada (Music Canada)^[22]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)^[23]	Gold	10,000^*
United States (RIAA)^[24]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Survivor singles".
^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 806. ISBN 9780862415419.
^ ^a ^b ^c Eye of the Tiger USA chart history, Allmusic. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
^ Survivor UK chart history, The Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
^ "Chartverfolgung / Survivor / Single". Music Line (in German). Germany: Media Control Charts. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
^ "Jimi Jamison - "Ever Since the World Began"/"Cry Alone"". Discogs.com. 1989. Retrieved 2013-09-19.
^ ^a ^b Prato, Greg. "Review: Survivor — Eye of the Tiger". AllMusic. Netaktion LLC. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
^ "Survivor Course. Review: Survivor — Eye of the Tiger" (PDF). Record Mirror. London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. 28 October 1982. p. 24. ISSN 0144-5804. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022 – via World Radio History.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Survivor – Eye of the Tiger" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6505". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Survivor – Eye of the Tiger" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Survivor – Eye of the Tiger" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
^ "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved March 15, 2024. Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Survivor".
^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
^ "Charts.nz – Survivor – Eye of the Tiger". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Survivor – Eye of the Tiger". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Survivor – Eye of the Tiger". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
^ "Survivor Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "International News" (PDF). Cash Box. October 30, 1982. p. 32. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via World Radio History.
^ "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1983". IFPI Hong Kong. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
^ "American album certifications – Survivor – Eye of the Tiger". Recording Industry Association of America.

External links

"Eye Of The Tiger" at discogs

[1] "Survivor singles".

[2] Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 806. ISBN 9780862415419.

[USchart-3] Eye of the Tiger USA chart history, Allmusic. Retrieved July 19, 2013.

[4] Survivor UK chart history, The Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 19, 2013.

[5] "Chartverfolgung / Survivor / Single". Music Line (in German). Germany: Media Control Charts. Retrieved 19 July 2013.

[6] "Jimi Jamison - "Ever Since the World Began"/"Cry Alone"". Discogs.com. 1989. Retrieved 2013-09-19.

[AMGReview-7] Prato, Greg. "Review: Survivor — Eye of the Tiger". AllMusic. Netaktion LLC. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2022.

[RMreview-8] "Survivor Course. Review: Survivor — Eye of the Tiger" (PDF). Record Mirror. London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. 28 October 1982. p. 24. ISSN 0144-5804. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022 – via World Radio History.

[AUS-9] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[ac_Austria_Survivor-10] "Austriancharts.at – Survivor – Eye of the Tiger" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 15, 2024.

[group=-11] "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6505". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 15, 2024.

[ac_Netherlands_Survivor-12] "Dutchcharts.nl – Survivor – Eye of the Tiger" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 15, 2024.

[FINI-13] Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.

[ac_Germany4_Survivor-14] "Offiziellecharts.de – Survivor – Eye of the Tiger" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 15, 2024.

[15] "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved March 15, 2024. Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Survivor".

[JPN-16] Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.

[ac_New_Zealand_Survivor-17] "Charts.nz – Survivor – Eye of the Tiger". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 15, 2024.

[ac_Norway_Survivor-18] "Norwegiancharts.com – Survivor – Eye of the Tiger". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 15, 2024.

[ac_Sweden_Survivor-19] "Swedishcharts.com – Survivor – Eye of the Tiger". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 15, 2024.

[ac_UK2_-20] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 15, 2024.

[ac_Billboard200_Survivor-21] "Survivor Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 15, 2024.

[auscan82-22] "International News" (PDF). Cash Box. October 30, 1982. p. 32. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via World Radio History.

[Hong_KongSurvivorEye_of_the_tigeralbumCertRef-23] "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1983". IFPI Hong Kong. Retrieved December 6, 2021.

[United_StatesSurvivorEye_of_the_TigeralbumCertRef-24] "American album certifications – Survivor – Eye of the Tiger". Recording Industry Association of America.

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Eye of the Tiger (album)

Reception

Track listing

Personnel

Production

Charts

Certifications

References

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