"Ever Since the World Began" | |
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Single by Survivor | |
from the album Eye of the Tiger | |
B-side | "Cry Alone" |
Released | 1982 |
Recorded | 1982 |
Genre | Rock |
Length | 3:48 |
Label | |
Songwriter(s) |
"Ever Since the World Began" is a power ballad [1] by American rock band Survivor, released in 1982 from the group's third album Eye of the Tiger , featuring Dave Bickler as lead singer. Composed by the band's guitarist Frankie Sullivan and keyboardist Jim Peterik, the song was written for someone fighting against cancer; Frankie Sullivan said in an interview that a member of his immediate family was battling the disease and later succumbed to it. He said the song had a lot of true meaning to him. It also had a lot of significance for co-writer Jim Peterik, as it was one of the final songs he played for his father before the latter's death shortly before the Eye of the Tiger album's release. [2]
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Single by Tommy Shaw | ||||
from the album Ambition | ||||
B-side | "The Outsider" | |||
Released | 1987 | |||
Recorded | 1987 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 4:08 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
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Styx member Tommy Shaw recorded his version of the song for his third solo album Ambition in 1987. It was released as a single and reached No. 75 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. [3]
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Single by Survivor | ||||
from the album Lock Up Soundtrack | ||||
B-side | "Cry Alone" | |||
Released | 1989 | |||
Recorded | 1989 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 3:48 | |||
Label | Scotti Brothers | |||
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Following the temporary disbandment of Survivor in 1989, Bickler's successor in the band, Jimi Jamison recorded a solo cover of "Ever Since the World Began" for the 1989 film Lock Up . It was released as his debut solo single.
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