<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Music video </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Eye of the Tiger on YouTube </Td> </Tr> <P> "Eye of the Tiger" is a song by American rock band Survivor . It was released as a single from their third album Eye of the Tiger and was also the theme song for the film Rocky III, which was released a day before the single . The song was written by Survivor guitarist Frankie Sullivan and keyboardist Jim Peterik and was done so at the request of Rocky III star, writer, and director Sylvester Stallone, after Queen denied him permission to use "Another One Bites the Dust", the song Stallone intended as the Rocky III theme . The version of the song that appears in the movie is the demo version of the song . The movie version also contained tiger growls, something that did not appear on the album version . It features original Survivor singer Dave Bickler on lead vocals . </P> <P> It gained tremendous MTV and radio airplay and topped charts worldwide during 1982 . In the United States, it held No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for six consecutive weeks and was the No. 2 single of 1982, behind Olivia Newton - John's "Physical". The band won a 1982 Grammy Award for "Best Rock Performance by Duo or Group With Vocal" at the 25th Annual Grammy Awards . In September 1982, it also peaked at No. 1 in the United Kingdom, remaining at the top of the UK Singles Chart for four consecutive weeks . </P>

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