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Eye of the Tiger is een nummer van de Amerikaanse rockband Survivor en afkomstig van het gelijknamige album van Survivor en het soundtrackalbum van de film Rocky III, beide uit 1982. De plaat is op verzoek van acteur Sylvester Stallone door de groep speciaal voor de film geschreven. Stallone deed dit verzoek omdat de Britse band Queen geen toestemming gaf voor het gebruik van hun nummer Another One Bites the Dust.. Op 31 mei 1982 is het nummer eerst in de VS en Canada op single uitgebracht. Op 21 juni volgde Japan, op 9 juli Europa en op 2 augustus dat jaar Australië en Nieuw-Zeeland. Op 21 mei 1988 is het nummer ook op cd-single uitgebracht.

Het nummer is gezongen door de oorspronkelijke zanger van de band, Dave Bickler.

"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 the band 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 ten, 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.