Eye of the Tiger is a song by American rock band Survivor. It was released in the spring of 1982 as a single from their third album Eye of the Tiger. It was written at the request of actor Sylvester Stallone, who was unable to get permission for Queens Another One Bites the Dust. The song was to be the theme song for the movie Rocky III, in which Stallone was playing the main role. The movie version of the song is different from the album version because it was the demo version, and it also features tiger growls. It gained tremendous MTV and radio airplay and topped charts worldwide during 1982. In the United States, it held number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for six consecutive weeks and was the No. 2 single of 1982, behind Olivia Newton-Johns Physical. It is memorable for its guitar riff and anthemic chorus. This song is also the title song to the movie of the same name. It was certified platinum in August 1982 by the RIAA, signifying sales of 2 million vinyl copies. The song had sold over 3.8 million in digital downloads in the United States alone by February 2014.[4] It was voted VH1s 63rd greatest hard rock song.[1] Combined sales of original vinyl release and digital downloads total over 9 million copies, making Eye of the Tiger one of the best-selling singles of all time
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