The story of "Eye of the Tiger" begins with an unexpected setback. As Rocky III entered production, Sylvester Stallonewas hoping to use Queen's chart-topping hit "Another One Bites the Dust" to frame a pivotal— now iconic— training sequence. But, when he reached out, the answer was an unequivocal no.
Survivor's lead singer, Jim Peterik, came home to a message on his answering machine: "Hey, yo, Jim… It’s Sylvester Stallone," he told The Tennessean in 2015. At first, he thought it was a prank. But Stallone was serious.
The band got to work. Inspired by Stallone’s cut of the film, namely that famous scene of Rocky trading blows with Clubber Lang, Peternik and guitarist Frankie Sullivan wrote "Eye of the Tiger," building its now-iconic opening riff to mirror the rhythm of a boxer’s punches.
Actor Sylvester Stallone, as Rocky Balboa, raises his arms in the boxing ring on the set of Rocky III in May of 1982 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by James Drake/Getty Images)Decades later, it’s nearly impossible to imagine Rocky III, or classic rock as we know it, without that opening riff. A closed door with Queen led Stallone straight to Survivor, and a rejected idea ended up producing one of the most enduring hits of the decade.
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