Somewhere in America (song)

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"Somewhere in America"
Single by Survivor
from the album Survivor
B-side	"Freelance"
Released	February 1980 [1]
Recorded	1979
Genre	Rock
Length	5:13
Label	Scotti Bros.
Songwriter	Jim Peterik
Producers	Ron Nevison Barry Mraz
Survivor singles chronology
"Somewhere in America" (1980) "Rebel Girl" (1980)

"Somewhere in America" is a song by American rock band Survivor and the lead single from their self-titled debut studio album (1979). It was their first successful song, a regional hit in the Chicago area ^{[2] [3]} and peaked at #70 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Simone Appolloni of AllMusic described the song as "stage-minded incessant chanting". ^[4]

Charts

Chart (1980)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100 [5]	70

References

1. "Survivor singles".
2. Survivor (Inset). Rock Candy Records. 2010. CANDY081.
3. 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.
4. allmusic review
5. "Survivor Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard . Retrieved January 20, 2026.