Rocky IV: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Rocky IV: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the original motion picture soundtrack to the movie of the same name. It was released on November 27, 1985 by Scotti Bros. Records.

Rocky IV: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
ReleasedNovember 27, 1985
StudioUnique Recording Studios, New York City[1]
GenreAOR, pop rock
Length43:39
LabelScotti Bros.
Rocky soundtrack chronology
Rocky III
(1982)		 Rocky IV
(1985)		 Rocky V
(1990)
Singles from Rocky IV
  1. "Burning Heart"
    Released: October 1985 [2]
  2. "Living in America"
    Released: December 1985
  3. "Heart's on Fire"
    Released: March 1986
  4. "No Easy Way Out"
    Released: 1986
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

The soundtrack was hugely successful on the strength of two top-five singles, Survivor's "Burning Heart" (personally commissioned for the film by Sylvester Stallone) reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100)[4] and James Brown's "Living in America", as well as Robert Tepper's lone top-40 hit, "No Easy Way Out" which reached #22. It reached the top ten on the US Billboard 200 album chart[5] and was certified Platinum by the RIAA.[6]

It is the only score to a Rocky film not composed by Bill Conti, but does incorporate some music he composed for the first film.

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)PerformerLength
1."Burning Heart"Jim Peterik, Frankie SullivanSurvivor3:51
2."Heart's on Fire"
John Cafferty4:14
3."Double or Nothing"Paul Williams, Steve DorffKenny Loggins & Gladys Knight3:25
4."Eye of the Tiger"Peterik, SullivanSurvivor3:46
5."War"DiCola, Bill ContiVince DiCola5:53
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)PerformerLength
1."Living in America"Charlie Midnight, Dan HartmanJames Brown4:40
2."No Easy Way Out"TepperRobert Tepper4:32
3."One Way Street"Peter Cox, Richard DrummieGo West4:37
4."The Sweetest Victory"Jake Hooker, Duane HitchingsTouch4:26
5."Training Montage"DiColaVince DiCola3:37

Re-releases and covers

The 2006 reissue, remastered by BMG, featured the bonus track "Man Against the World" by Survivor, a song written for but ultimately cut from the final movie tracklist.[7]

"Eye of the Tiger" was covered and partially sampled over 80 times[8]

"No Easy Way Out" was covered multiple times by:

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)[26] Gold 25,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[27] Platinum 100,000^
France (SNEP)[28] Gold 100,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[29] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[30] Platinum 1,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. https://www.facebook.com/UniqueRecordingStudios/photos/a.649655181769411/649657001769229/?type=3&theater
  2. "Survivor singles".
  3. AllMusic review
  4. "Burning Heart By Survivor Songfacts".
  5. The Billboard 200 Chart Listing For The Week Of Feb 22 1986
  6. RIAA Gold and Platinum Searchable Database
  7. "Amazon.com". Amazon. 2006.
  8. "Covers of Eye of the Tiger by Survivor on WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
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  10. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Eve To Adam - No Easy Way Out (Official Video)". YouTube.
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  12. "Covers of No Easy Way Out by Robert Tepper on WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
  13. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 284. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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  21. "Jahreshitparade Alben 1986". austriancharts.at. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  22. "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1986". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
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  26. "European Gold & Platinum Awards 1986" (PDF). Music & Media. December 27, 1986. p. 33. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  27. "Canadian album certifications – Various Artists – Rocky IV Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Music Canada. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
  28. "French album certifications – B.O.F. – Rocky IV" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  29. "British album certifications – Soundtrack – Rocky IV". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  30. "American album certifications – Soundtrack – Rocky IV". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
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