Eye Of the Tiger

One of the most inspirational song ever written. It gives you a shudder, a hit; makes you think who you are, what you do and importantly if this is what you want to be doing. This song has a question, a question that we should we asking ourselves more than often. I have always believed in challenging one’s identity, for the only fact that the world is a chaos and the society we live in the social environment we interact has become a group of confused, mysterious and disconnected faces. This song helps at times, a help that we all need one certain moment.

Eye of the Tiger" is a song from the album Eye of the Tiger of the American rock band Survivor, released as a single in 1982, same year as the album. It was written by the request of actor Sylvester Stallone who was unable to get permission for "Another One Bites the Dust”, a song from the British rock band Queen, for the use as the theme song for the movie Rocky III

Critical acclaim

• Voted by VH1 number 63 on its list of 100 greatest hard rock songs of all time.
• Its famous guitar riff is listed by Digital Dream Door number 41 on its list of 100 Greatest Rock Guitar Riffs.
• Listed as one of the best selling singles of all time because of selling more than 5 million copies.
• It is regularly cited as one of the greatest sport songs of all time.
• Regularly holds place among top ten positive/motivational songs list.
• It was voted Best New Song by the People's Choice Awards in 1982.
• It is a staple of 80s rock music compilations.
• It was voted "Favorite Song" by the People's Choice Awards (in a tie with "Truly" by Lionel Richie) in 1982.
• It received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song
• It is listed by Digital Dream Door number 63 on its list of Top 100 Rock Anthems.
• It is listed by Kerrang number 3 on its list of 5 singles of the year 1982.
• It is listed by Digital Dream Door number 13 on its list of 100 greatest songs from 1982.
• Survivor won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for "Eye of the Tiger".
  

Risin' up, back on the street
Did my time, took my chances
Went the distance, now I'm back on my feet
Just a man and his will to survive
So many times, it happens too fast
You change your passion for glory
Don't lose your grip on the dreams of the past
You must fight just to keep them alive

It's the eye of the tiger, it's the cream of the fight
Risin' up to the challenge of our rival
And the last known survivor stalks his prey in the night
And he's watchin' us all in the eye of the tiger
Face to face, out in the heat
Hangin' tough, stayin' hungry
They stack the odds 'til we take to the street
For we kill with the skill to survive

Risin' up, straight to the top
Have the guts, got the glory
Went the distance, now I'm not gonna stop
Just a man and his will to survive