Eye of the Tiger est une chanson du groupe de rock américain Survivor. La chanson est sortie le 1er janvier 1982 à la demande de Sylvester Stallone pour le film Rocky III. Elle devint très populaire, surtout dans le milieu de la boxe. Le lutteur professionnel Hulk Hogan l'écoute toujours quand il s'entraîne. Cette chanson a souvent été utilisée dans des bandes originales de film, comme Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby de Will Ferrell sortie en août 2006 et plus récemment dans Persepolis (2007). Elle a dominé le Billboard Hot 100 pendant six semaines. Elle a aussi gagné un Grammy Award et a été élue Best New Song (Meilleure Nouvelle Chanson) par People's Choice Awards.
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 thrill 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' angry
They stack the odds 'til we take to the street
For we kill with the skill to survive
It's the eye of the tiger, it's the thrill 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
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
It's the eye of the tiger, it's the thrill 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
The eye of the tiger
The eye of the tiger
(repeats)
