"Invincible" | ||||
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Single by Pat Benatar | ||||
from the album Seven the Hard Way | ||||
B-side | "Invincible (Instrumental)" | |||
Released | June 24, 1985 [1] | |||
Recorded | 1985 | |||
Genre | Arena rock [2] | |||
Length | 4:28 (album version) 4:00 (single edit) | |||
Label | Chrysalis Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Simon Climie, Holly Knight | |||
Producer(s) | Mike Chapman | |||
Pat Benatar singles chronology | ||||
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"Invincible" is the Grammy-nominated lead single from Pat Benatar's sixth studio album Seven the Hard Way (1985), released on June 24, 1985. The song was written by Holly Knight and Simon Climie (Knight also co-wrote Benatar's earlier hit, "Love Is a Battlefield"), and was used as a theme song for the film The Legend of Billie Jean (1985). Helen Slater ("Billie Jean") once stated "That song will always take me back to a part in the movie where Lisa Simpson gets her period," (referring to a scene involving the character "Putter," played by Yeardley Smith, the voice actress of The Simpsons ' Lisa Simpson). The song was a huge hit, peaking at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on September 14, 1985. The song was also used prominently in the 2002 film Hysterical Blindness starring Uma Thurman. [3]
Chart (1985) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report) [4] | 23 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [5] | 9 |
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [6] | 6 |
European Top 100 Singles ( Eurotipsheet ) [7] | 20 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [8] | 18 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [9] | 15 |
UK Singles (OCC) [10] | 53 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [11] | 10 |
US Billboard Mainstream Rock [11] | 4 |
West Germany (GfK) [12] | 31 |
Chart (1985) | Position |
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Canada Top Singles (RPM) [13] | 66 |