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"I Will Survive" is a song recorded by American singer Gloria Gaynor, released in October 1978 by Polydor Records as the second single from her sixth album, Love Tracks (1978). It was written by Freddie Perren and Dino Fekaris. The song's lyrics describe the narrator's discovery of personal strength following an initially devastating breakup.
The song has become something of an anthem of female Emancipation. Originally, "I Will Survive" was a B-side when Polydor Records released it in late 1978. The A-side, a song called "Substitute", then a recent worldwide hit for South African girl-group Clout, was considered more "radio friendly".
Nearly 50 years ago, Gloria Gaynor released “I Will Survive,” the first disco song to top the Billboard charts and the only one to be awarded a Grammy for best disco recording. Then, 40 years ...
Disco songs like Gaynor's "I Will Survive," plus her cover of The Jackson 5's "Never Can Say Goodbye" and "I Am What I Am," the Bee Gees' soundtrack to the 1977 film "Saturday Night Fever," as ...
Love Tracks includes her million-selling number-one single "I Will Survive", which originally started out as the B-side to the album's first single, a cover of Clout's "Substitute" before it was flipped. (The 12" single was quickly deleted and the 4:56 album version was replaced with the 8:01 12" version in order to sell more albums).
The song is known for its refrain "I will get by / I will survive." It combines dark lyrics in the verses with upbeat pop instrumentation. A simple pronoun change in the final chorus (“We will get by / We will survive”) transformed the song into an anthem, especially for the band's most ardent followers. [1]
The Very Best of Gloria Gaynor: I Will Survive (1993, Polydor) The Collection (1996, Spectrum Music) The Best of Gloria Gaynor (1997, PolyGram) I Will Survive: The Anthology (1998, Polydor) Classic Gloria Gaynor: The Universal Masters Collection (1999, Polydor) 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Gloria Gaynor (2000 ...
The bridge of the song contains an interpolation of Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive". The string instrument part is a François de Roubaix -composed piece from the José Giovanni-directed film Dernier domicile connu starring Lino Ventura and Marlène Jobert .