"The Moment of Truth"
Single by Survivor
from the album The Karate Kid
ReleasedJune 1984 (US) [1]
Recorded1984
Genre
Length3:47
Songwriter(s)
Survivor singles chronology
"I Never Stopped Loving You"
(1984) 		"The Moment of Truth"
(1984) 		"I Can't Hold Back"
(1984)

"The Moment of Truth" is a song recorded by the rock band Survivor. It was the first hit single with their new lead singer Jimi Jamison, originally from Cobra, who replaced Dave Bickler. After making the No. 1 hit "Eye of the Tiger" for Rocky III, the band was asked to perform a composed song for the 1984 film The Karate Kid. The song reached No. 63 on the Billboard Hot 100 on July 7, 1984, and stayed on the chart for seven weeks.[2] The song was later re-issued on the Vital Signs album in 2009 by Rock Candy.

Critical reception

In a September 1984 review, Vici MacDonald of Smash Hits called the song a "horrible example of American pomp-rock."[3]

Music video

The music video shows the band performing in a Japanese-style park with mixed scenes from the movie. The song is written by Bill Conti, Dennis Lambert & Peter Beckett and published by Karussell Label.[4]

Charts

Chart (1984) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 63

Cover versions

References

  1. ^ "Survivor singles".
  2. ^ "Survivor The Moment Of Truth Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
  3. ^ MacDonald, Vici (27 September – 10 October 1984). "Survivor: "The Moment of Truth"" (PDF). Smash Hits. Vol. 6, no. 19. Peterborough: EMAP National Publications, Ltd. p. 23. ISSN 0260-3004. Archived from the original on 6 August 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2023 – via World Radio History.
  4. ^ "Survivor - Moment Of Truth". Discogs (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-11-06.
  5. ^ "How 'Cobra Kai' Season 4 Landed That Rock Star Cameo". January 2022.


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