Eye of the Tiger
Studio album by
Survivor
ReleasedJune 8, 1982
RecordedWinter 1981
StudioRumbo Recorders (Los Angeles)
GenreHard rock
Length38:11
LabelScotti Bros.
ProducerFrankie Sullivan
Survivor chronology
Premonition
(1981) 		Eye of the Tiger
(1982) 		Caught in the Game
(1983)
Singles from Eye of the Tiger
  1. "Eye of the Tiger"
    Released: May 18, 1982 (US)
  2. "American Heartbeat"
    Released: September 1982 (US)[1]
  3. "The One That Really Matters"
    Released: January 1983[2]

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
SourceRating
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.TitleLength
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.TitleLength
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

Additional musicians

Production

Studios

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

  1. ^ "Survivor singles".
  2. ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 806. ISBN 9780862415419.
  3. ^ a b c 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  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.
  9. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  10. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Survivor – Eye of the Tiger" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  11. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6505". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  12. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Survivor – Eye of the Tiger" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  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.
  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".
  16. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  17. ^ "Charts.nz – Survivor – Eye of the Tiger". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  18. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Survivor – Eye of the Tiger". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  19. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Survivor – Eye of the Tiger". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  20. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  21. ^ "Survivor Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  22. ^ a b "International News" (PDF). Cash Box. October 30, 1982. p. 32. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via World Radio History.
  23. ^ "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1983". IFPI Hong Kong. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  24. ^ "American album certifications – Survivor – Eye of the Tiger". Recording Industry Association of America.

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