Survivor: - Burning Heart (audio)

🔥 : Despite the song's massive success, it was kept out of the #1 spot for two weeks by the charity single "That's What Friends Are For".

After the massive success of "Eye of the Tiger" in Rocky III , Sylvester Stallone personally reached out to Survivor once again for the 1985 sequel. He sent songwriters Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan a copy of the script while they were touring with REO Speedwagon. Creating the Anthem Survivor - Burning Heart (Audio)

: Lines like "Is it East versus West?" and "Can any nation stand alone?" mirrored the movie's tension between Rocky Balboa and Ivan Drago. 🔥 : Despite the song's massive success, it

Other songs from the soundtrack (like "Hearts on Fire") History of Survivor’s lead vocalists Which of these Creating the Anthem : Lines like "Is it East versus West

: The track peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1986.

: Peterik and Sullivan wrote much of the song in hotel rooms during the tour.