Rocky IV: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

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Rocky IV: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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Soundtrack album by
Various artists
ReleasedNovember 27, 1985
StudioUnique Recording Studios, New York City[1]
GenreAOR, hard 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
  5. "War/Fanfare"
    Released: 1986 (GER)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar[3]

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.

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] "The Sweetest Victory" by Touch features lead vocals by Marq Torien who in 1988 rose to prominence as the lead vocalist of BulletBoys.

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

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Artist(s)Length
1."Burning Heart"
Survivor3:51
2."Heart's on Fire"
John Cafferty4:14
3."Double or Nothing"
Kenny Loggins & Gladys Knight3:25
4."Eye of the Tiger"
  • Peterik
  • Sullivan
Survivor3:46
5."War"
Vince DiCola5:53
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Artist(s)Length
1."Living in America"
James Brown4:40
2."No Easy Way Out"TepperRobert Tepper4:32
3."One Way Street"
Go West4:37
4."The Sweetest Victory"
4:26
5."Training Montage"DiColaVince DiCola3:37

Re-releases and covers

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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

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BRMA)[29] Gold 25,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[30] Platinum 100,000^
France (SNEP)[31] Gold 100,000*
Italy (FIMI)[32] Gold 25,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[33] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[34] Platinum 1,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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