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From '' Coventry & West Ham ''
Label: NorDisc – 528 201-2
Format: CD, Album
Country: Norway
Released: 1995
Tracklist
01. Intro
02. Run Runaway
03. Cottoneye Joe
04. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
5-1 Wanted Dead Or Alive
5-2 Living On A Prayer
06. Bohemian Rapsody
07. I Was Made For Loving You
08. Eye Of The Tiger
09. The Final Countdown
10. Duelling Ghandis
11. Houndog
12. Smoke On The Water
13. Stairway To Heaven
14. Run Run Away (Remix)
15. Smells Like Teen Spirit
16. Saturday Night
17-1 You Shook Me All Night Long
17-2 We Are The Cowboys
Døsti Cowshit
© 1995 Universal Music A/S
℗ 1995 Universal Music A/S
🎵 [SONG INFO]
"Eye of the Tiger" is a song by the American rock band Survivor. 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 after Queen denied him permission to use their song "Another One Bites the Dust". Survivor derived lyrics, including the title, from dialogue in the film, and conceived a riff with chord changes to match the punches in the boxing scenes.
"Eye of the Tiger" reached number one on the charts of many countries. In the US, it was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for six weeks, spent 15 consecutive weeks in the top 10, and was the second-bestselling single of 1982. It was certified platinum in August 1982, for sales of two million copies. In the UK, "Eye of the Tiger" sold 956,000 copies and was number one on the UK singles chart for four consecutive weeks.
At the 25th Annual Grammy Awards, "Eye of the Tiger" won Best Rock Performance by Duo or Group with Vocal and was nominated for Song of the Year. At the 55th Academy Awards, it was nominated for Best Original Song. It has been used without authorization in several political campaigns, which Survivor has opposed.
Writing
By 1982, the American band Survivor had released two unsuccessful albums and were concerned they would be dropped by their record label. That year, the director and actor Sylvester Stallone enlisted them to write a song for his film Rocky III, after Queen denied him permission to use "Another One Bites the Dust". Stallone asked for "something street" with a pulse to match the punches of the boxing scenes. He sent them a copy of the montage used in the film's introduction, depicting the boxer Rocky Balboa and the ascent of his rival, Clubber Lang.
"Eye of the Tiger" was written by guitarist Frankie Sullivan and keyboardist Jim Peterik. They conceived a riff based on chord changes to mirror the timing of punches. The title was taken from a line spoken by the Rocky character Apollo Creed: "You had that eye of the tiger, man, the edge ... You gotta get it back." Stallone took the phrase from the 1969 film A Dream of Kings.
Survivor initially planned to title the song "Survival", and had the chorus: "Rising up to the spirit of our rival / And the last known survivor stalks his prey in the night / And it all comes down to survival", with "survival" rhyming with "rival". Peterik said: "That ['eye of the tiger'] hook is so strong, and 'rival' doesn't have to be a perfect rhyme with the word 'tiger'. We made the right choice and went with 'Eye of the Tiger'."
Survivor recorded a demonstration tape at the Chicago Recording Company on February 1, 1982. Sullivan was so destitute that he used a guitar with a broken headstock he had glued back together. The band attempted to capture a drum sound similar to that of the Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham. Stallone loved the demo and insisted on using it in the film. Survivor rerecorded it for the album and single releases. The music video was filmed in San Francisco.
Release and reception
"Eye of the Tiger" was played extensively on MTV and radio, and topped charts worldwide during 1982. In the United States, it held number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for six weeks. In August 1982, it was certified double platinum in the US for sales of two million copies. "Eye of the Tiger" sold 956,000 copies in the UK and was number one on the UK singles chart for four weeks. It was the UK's third best-selling single in 1982. By February 2015, It had sold more than 4.1 million in downloads in the US. Sullivan felt people related to the message of self-empowerment: "It's about getting your ass out of bed. It's about saying: 'I'm not going to try to go to the gym Monday – I am going to go to the gym Monday.'"
more info here~ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye_of_the_Tiger
🔗 [LINKS]
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Available on Spotify:
open.spotify.com/album/6YrZbv5Vxt6gXPiJww515g
Apple Music:
music.apple.com/us/album/coventry-westham/1442212094
and Deezer:
deezer.com/us/album/950609
#dustycowshit
#eyeofthetiger
#countryrock
#survivor
From '' Coventry & West Ham ''
Label: NorDisc – 528 201-2
Format: CD, Album
Country: Norway
Released: 1995
Tracklist
01. Intro
02. Run Runaway
03. Cottoneye Joe
04. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
5-1 Wanted Dead Or Alive
5-2 Living On A Prayer
06. Bohemian Rapsody
07. I Was Made For Loving You
08. Eye Of The Tiger
09. The Final Countdown
10. Duelling Ghandis
11. Houndog
12. Smoke On The Water
13. Stairway To Heaven
14. Run Run Away (Remix)
15. Smells Like Teen Spirit
16. Saturday Night
17-1 You Shook Me All Night Long
17-2 We Are The Cowboys
Døsti Cowshit
© 1995 Universal Music A/S
℗ 1995 Universal Music A/S
🎵 [SONG INFO]
"Eye of the Tiger" is a song by the American rock band Survivor. 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 after Queen denied him permission to use their song "Another One Bites the Dust". Survivor derived lyrics, including the title, from dialogue in the film, and conceived a riff with chord changes to match the punches in the boxing scenes.
"Eye of the Tiger" reached number one on the charts of many countries. In the US, it was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for six weeks, spent 15 consecutive weeks in the top 10, and was the second-bestselling single of 1982. It was certified platinum in August 1982, for sales of two million copies. In the UK, "Eye of the Tiger" sold 956,000 copies and was number one on the UK singles chart for four consecutive weeks.
At the 25th Annual Grammy Awards, "Eye of the Tiger" won Best Rock Performance by Duo or Group with Vocal and was nominated for Song of the Year. At the 55th Academy Awards, it was nominated for Best Original Song. It has been used without authorization in several political campaigns, which Survivor has opposed.
Writing
By 1982, the American band Survivor had released two unsuccessful albums and were concerned they would be dropped by their record label. That year, the director and actor Sylvester Stallone enlisted them to write a song for his film Rocky III, after Queen denied him permission to use "Another One Bites the Dust". Stallone asked for "something street" with a pulse to match the punches of the boxing scenes. He sent them a copy of the montage used in the film's introduction, depicting the boxer Rocky Balboa and the ascent of his rival, Clubber Lang.
"Eye of the Tiger" was written by guitarist Frankie Sullivan and keyboardist Jim Peterik. They conceived a riff based on chord changes to mirror the timing of punches. The title was taken from a line spoken by the Rocky character Apollo Creed: "You had that eye of the tiger, man, the edge ... You gotta get it back." Stallone took the phrase from the 1969 film A Dream of Kings.
Survivor initially planned to title the song "Survival", and had the chorus: "Rising up to the spirit of our rival / And the last known survivor stalks his prey in the night / And it all comes down to survival", with "survival" rhyming with "rival". Peterik said: "That ['eye of the tiger'] hook is so strong, and 'rival' doesn't have to be a perfect rhyme with the word 'tiger'. We made the right choice and went with 'Eye of the Tiger'."
Survivor recorded a demonstration tape at the Chicago Recording Company on February 1, 1982. Sullivan was so destitute that he used a guitar with a broken headstock he had glued back together. The band attempted to capture a drum sound similar to that of the Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham. Stallone loved the demo and insisted on using it in the film. Survivor rerecorded it for the album and single releases. The music video was filmed in San Francisco.
Release and reception
"Eye of the Tiger" was played extensively on MTV and radio, and topped charts worldwide during 1982. In the United States, it held number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for six weeks. In August 1982, it was certified double platinum in the US for sales of two million copies. "Eye of the Tiger" sold 956,000 copies in the UK and was number one on the UK singles chart for four weeks. It was the UK's third best-selling single in 1982. By February 2015, It had sold more than 4.1 million in downloads in the US. Sullivan felt people related to the message of self-empowerment: "It's about getting your ass out of bed. It's about saying: 'I'm not going to try to go to the gym Monday – I am going to go to the gym Monday.'"
more info here~ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye_of_the_Tiger
🔗 [LINKS]
facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063615398939
Available on Spotify:
open.spotify.com/album/6YrZbv5Vxt6gXPiJww515g
Apple Music:
music.apple.com/us/album/coventry-westham/1442212094
and Deezer:
deezer.com/us/album/950609
#dustycowshit
#eyeofthetiger
#countryrock
#survivor
