"Burning Heart" | ||||
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Single by Survivor | ||||
from the album Rocky IV soundtrack | ||||
B-side | "Feels Like Love" | |||
Released | October 21, 1985 [1] | |||
Genre | Hard rock | |||
Length | 3:51 | |||
Label | Scotti Bros | |||
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Survivor singles chronology | ||||
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"Burning Heart" is a song by American rock band Survivor. It appeared in the 1985 film Rocky IV and on its soundtrack album; the film's star Sylvester Stallone personally commissioned the song. [2] The single peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart for two weeks; it was the biggest hit the band had with Jimi Jamison on lead vocals. It was also a hit internationally, topping the charts of Belgium and Switzerland and entering the top 10 in several other European countries.
"Burning Heart", which is about an "all or nothing" battle, was inspired by the Cold War, [3] as shown by lyrics such as "Is it East versus West?" [4] and "Can any nation stand alone?" The Communist East versus Capitalist West conflict is reflected in the film by the fight in the boxing ring between Rocky and Ivan Drago.
The music video for "Burning Heart" features Survivor giving a concert, mixed with scenes from the film Rocky IV . [5] A version with only the band (no movie footage) also exists, available on YouTube.
7-inch single
12-inch maxi
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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France (SNEP) [31] | Gold | 500,000* |
Italy (FIMI) [32] | Gold | 50,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [33] | Gold | 400,000‡ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |