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Eye of the Tiger

1982 single by Survivor
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Summary

Eye of the Tiger is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 0.47% of musical work composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,355 views/month, #91 of 19,375).[2]

Key Facts

  • Composer: Frankie Sullivan[3], Jim Peterik[4]
  • Genre: popular music[5]
  • Performer: Survivor[6], Paul Anka[7]
  • Language of work or name: English[8]
  • Publication date: 1982[9]
  • Lyricist: Frankie Sullivan[10], Jim Peterik[11]
  • Significant event: 25th Annual Grammy Awards[12]
  • Tonality: C minor[13]
  • Title: Eye of the Tiger[14]
  • Has characteristic: film song[15]
  • Different from: Eye of the Tiger[16]
  • Form of creative work: song[17]
  • Music created for: Rocky III[18]

Product Details

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  • Release type: Song[19]

  • Genre(s): alternative rock, hard rock, pop rock, rock[20]

  • Community tags: alternative rock, hard rock, pop rock, rock[21]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f6096969-1f3a-30d4-8735-9e521f9d8639[22]

Why It Matters

Eye of the Tiger has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Related Entities

Paul Anka Rocky III

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Survivor, Paul Anka
    Form of creative work → song
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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