Survivor are an American rock band, formed in Chicago in 1978 by Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan. The band achieved its best success in the 1980s, producing many charting singles, especially in the United States. The band is best-known for its double-platinum-certified 1982 hit “Eye of the Tiger”, the theme song for the 1982 motion picture Rocky III; that single spent six weeks at number one in the US. The band continued to chart in the mid-1980s with singles like “Burning Heart” (US number 2), “The Search Is Over” (US number 4), “High on You” (US number 8), “Is This Love” (US number 9), and “I Can’t Hold Back” (US number 13).
Associated Acts
The Ides of March, Cobra, Target, Pride of Lions, McAuley Schenker Group
Genres
Rock arena rock hard rock pop rock
Origin
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Website
Years Active
1979 1988 1993 present
Name
Survivor