I Will Survive
Sign in to savesong written and composed by Freddie Perren and Dino Fekaris, originally recorded by Gloria Gaynor and released in 1978
Key facts
- A side
- Substitute
- Released
- October 23 1978
- Studio
- Mom & Pop's Company Store, Los Angeles, California
- Genre
- Disco soul
- Length
- 4 : 56 (album version) 3:15 (single version) 8:01 (12" version)
- Label
- Polydor
- Songwriters
- Freddie Perren Dino Fekaris
- Producers
- Freddie Perren Dino Fekaris
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Encyclopedic overview
Music video "I Will Survive" on YouTube
"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 is frequently regarded as an anthem of gay empowerment, as well as a disco staple.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “I Will Survive” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.