Poor Man's Son (song)

For other songs, see Poor Man's Son.

"Poor Man's Son"
Single by Survivor
from the album Premonition
B-side	"Love Is on My Side"
Released	October 1981
Recorded	1981
Studio	Rumbo Recorders (Los Angeles)
Genre	Hard rock
Length	3:35
Label	Scotti Bros.
Songwriters	Frankie Sullivan Jim Peterik
Producers	Sullivan Peterik Artie Ripp Artie Kornfeld
Survivor singles chronology
"Summer Nights" (1981) "Poor Man's Son" (1981) "Eye of the Tiger" (1982)

"Poor Man's Son" is a song by American rock band Survivor, released in October 1981 as the second single from their second studio album Premonition (1981). ^[1] It is their first Top 40 hit, peaking at number 33 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The song drew the attention of actor Sylvester Stallone, who called Jim Peterik with a request for the band to write the theme song for the film Rocky III in a similar style, leading to Survivor recording their signature song, "Eye of the Tiger". ^[2]

Charts

Chart (1981–1982)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100 [3]	62
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [4]	19

References

1. Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. Canongate Press. p. 806. ISBN   9780862415419.
2. Peterik 2014, p. 17
3. "Survivor Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard . Retrieved January 20, 2026.
4. "Survivor Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard . Retrieved January 20, 2026.

Works cited

• Jim Peterik; Lisa Torern (September 8, 2014). Through the Eye of the Tiger: The Rock 'n' Roll Life of Survivor's Founding Member. BenBella Books. ISBN   978-1941631270.