Survivor’s “Rocky” song “Eye of the Tiger” experiences fresh cell cure thanks to Tiktok. Read everything about the “song of the week” here.
If a song prevails on Tiktok, then really. Then it is used massively for dances and videos of all types. There are examples of this: Pieces such as “Makeba” by Jain, “What You Know Bout Love” by Pop Smoke or “Pedro” from Jaxomy went viral there and then conquered the charts. Because the tracks will sooner or later become a hit phenomenon outside the platform. Because they are no longer tied in place and time or something. We want to get to the bottom of Tikok’s breakthroughs. And that’s why it should now be about the Tikok hit “Eye of the Tiger”, which is now reviving again on the platform.
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The Tikok hit of the week: “Survivor” is in the 1st place among the most popular sounds in Germany
On Tikkok there is now a new viral song of the week: “Eye of the Tiger” by Survivor has conquered the top position. More than 40 years after its publication, the iconic “Rocky” anthem returns to the large social media stage. On the “For You Page”, countless clips are currently flickering in which lipsync videos, trendy dances or ironic “Rocky” statements are underlaid with the song “Eye of the Tiger” by Survivor.
Who hears “survivor”? Overview of the most popular countries and age groups
According to the statistics of the TikTok Creative Center, 45 % of users come from the sound of the age group of over 35-year-olds. 34 % are 18-24 years old and 21 % are 25-34 years old. The track is particularly popular in France, Hungary, Italy, Croatia and with us in Germany.
Here in the Tikok hit “Eye of the Tiger” to manifest:
From Queen-Anlit to the World Hit thanks to “Rocky”: The Stor for “Eye of the Tiger”
The fact that “Eye of the Tiger” exists at all is due to a coincidence. For “Rocky III” (1982), Sylvester Stallone originally wanted to use Queen’s “Another One Bites the Dust”, but the band refused to release. So Stallone turned to Survivor, which was said to be just before the end. Guitarist Frankie Sullivan and keyboardist Jim Peterik received a film scene from him in which Rocky and Clubber Lang (Mr. T) are opposite in the ring, with the Queen hit. Your task: a song with a “strong beat” that fits the blows.
The pumping reef was created within a few hours, which everyone knows today. Originally they wanted to call the song “Survival”, but because Rocky’s coach Mickey in the film the slogan “Keep the Eye of the Tiger!” Spends, they decided.
“Eye of the Tiger”: career rescue and cult status
The result immediately convinced stalle. So much so that he even used the raw demo version for the famous opening sequence. The single appeared officially on May 31, 1982 and became a global hit. Six weeks one in the Billboard Hot 100, number one in Great Britain, Australia, Ireland and other countries. Almost 15 million singles sold, a Grammy for “Best Rock Performance” and even an Oscar nomination followed.
For Survivor, the song was the rescue: if the band was previously at her record company shortly before the end, she suddenly made “Eye of the Tiger” world famous. The album of the same name climbed in second place on the US charts, the band toured worldwide and Stallone ordered the next song for “Rocky IV”: “Burning Heart”. Although he was unable to build on the success of “Eye of the Tiger”, he was still able to climb to second place on the US charts for 22 weeks.
Today the track is still celebrated as a “legendary hit”, and even gets first place in the TikTok charts.