The Warrior (song)
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| Single by Scandal | ||||
| from the album The Warrior | ||||
| Released | August 1984 | |||
| Format | 7" single | |||
| Recorded | 1984 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock, Hard Rock | |||
| Length | 3:59 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Writer(s) | Nick Gilder, Holly Knight | |||
| Producer | Mike Chapman | |||
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"The Warrior" is a song by pop/rock group Scandal, from the album of the same name. The song went to number one in Canada and number seven in the United States, as well as number one on the Mainstream Rock chart in the US, in addition to winning a BMI Airplay Award in 1984.
[edit] In popular culture
The song was written by Holly Knight (Love Is A Battlefield) and Nick Gilder (Hot Child In The City)
- The song was featured in the Family Guy episode "Petarded" (season #4, episode #6), in which Stewie was featured in an iPod commercial dancing to this song.
- The song appears as a master track in the video game Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s.
- The song was featured on the video game, Grand Theft Auto Vice City Stories, on fictional radio station Flash FM.
- Pro wrestler The Ultimate Warrior used the song as his theme music in World Class Championship Wrestling and very early in his stint with the World Wrestling Federation under the name Dingo Warrior.
[edit] Charts
| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
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| Australia Kent Music Report | 6 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 1 |
| New Zealand RIANZ Top 40 | 11 |
| UK Singles Chart | 86 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 7 |
| US Billboard Album Rock Tracks | 1 |
