DEF: Survivor “American Heartbeat”
Chicago-based band Survivor scored the biggest hit of their career when “Eye of the Tiger” spent six weeks at number one in 1982. The band’s next single, “American Heartbeat,” continued their success, becoming the second of their seven Top 20 hits. On this date in 1982, “American Heartbeat” climbed to a peak position of number 17. Today, “American Heartbeat” by Survivor is the Daily Eighties Flashback.