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"Gonna Fly Now", also known as "Theme from Rocky", is the theme song from the movie Rocky, composed by Bill Conti with lyrics by Carol Connors and Ayn Robbins, and performed by DeEtta West and Nelson Pigford. Released in 1976 with Rocky, the song became part of 1970s American popular culture after the film's main character and namesake Rocky Balboa as part of his daily training regimen runs up ...
1973 - Killing Me Softly with His Song/Tibetan Silver (A&M 1427) 1973 - Do Dah/A Night for Crying (A&M 1493) 1974 - Streak Out/Night for Crying (A&M 1520) 1975 - Dion Blue/The Visit (A&M 1680) 1976 - Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky)/Just for Fun (UA XW933) 1977 - Cascade/Gene Jean (UA XW1083) 1978 - Every Time I See Your Smile/So Good to Me (UA ...
"Gonna Fly Now" was nominated for Best Original Song, and Rocky itself was nominated for Best Sound Editing, and won Best Picture, Best Director for John G. Avildsen, and Best Film Editing. At the 55th Academy Awards, the song "Eye of the Tiger" from Rocky III was nominated for Best Original Song.
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I'm pretty sure Gonna Fly Now is NOT the theme of Rocky. The song played at the beginning of Rocky is called "Fanfare for Rocky". Gonna Fly Now is the most famous song from the movie, but it is not the theme. Consider changing please. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.29.65.87 00:21, 31 May 2008 (UTC) It is! Let's compare. Gonna Fly Now ...
The second, Conquistador (1976) yielded a No. 22 pop single, "Gonna Fly Now" from the movie Rocky, earning him a gold album. He maintained a hectic touring schedule. The commercial success included adding a guitarist and an additional percussionist to his band's line-up.
"Gonna Fly Now (Theme From Rocky)" United Artists 940: June 13, 1977: August 21, 1977: 36: 2.00: US Billboard 1977 #25, Hot 100 #1 for 1 week, 20 total weeks, 152 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 1998 26: Peter Frampton "I'm In You" A&M 1941: April 1977: June 3, 1977: 35: 1.25: US Billboard 1977 #26, Hot 100 #2 for 3 weeks, 20 total weeks, 150 ...
"We Can Fly" is a single by the progressive rock band Yes released in 2011, and consisting of shortened versions of two sections of the suite "Fly from Here" from their album of the same name: "Fly from Here, Part I: We Can Fly" and "Fly from Here, Part V: We Can Fly ".