The One That Really Matters

"The One That Really Matters"
Single by Survivor
from the album Eye of the Tiger
Released	January 1983
Studio	Rumbo Recorders (Los Angeles)
Genre	Hard rock
Length	3:28
Label	Scotti Bros.
Songwriter	Jim Peterik
Producers	Peterik Frankie Sullivan
Survivor singles chronology
"American Heartbeat" (1983) "The One That Really Matters" (1983) "Caught in the Game" (1983)

"The One That Really Matters" is a song by American rock band Survivor, released in January 1983 as the third single from their third studio album Eye of the Tiger (1982). ^[1]

Jim Peterik originally wanted the album to be named after the song, but the band eventually named it after their song "Eye of the Tiger". ^[2]

Charts

Chart (1983)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100 [3]	74

References

1. Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 806. ISBN   9780862415419.
2. Peterik 2014, p. 208
3. "Survivor Chart History (Hot 100)". 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.