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"Sole Survivor" is a song by progressive rock band Asia. Written by Geoffrey Downes and John Wetton, it is the third track and third single from the band's 1982 eponymous debut. It was Asia's second single for the U.S Mainstream Rock Charts that reached the Top Ten. The single also peaked at #75 in Germany and #91 in the UK.

"Sole Survivor"
Single by Asia
from the album Asia
B-side"Here Comes The Feeling"
Released29 October 1982 [1]
Length4:52 (album version)
LabelGeffen
Songwriter(s)Geoff Downes, John Wetton
Producer(s)Mike Stone
Asia singles chronology
"Only Time Will Tell"
(1982)
"Sole Survivor"
(1982)
"Time Again"
(1982)

The song was covered by Japanese power metal band Galneryus for their 2008 cover album, Voices from the Past II. It was also used in some of the foreign versions of the 1982 Japanese anime Future War 198X.

In 2000, the song was referenced in satirical newspaper The Onion with a brief article titled "Sole Survivor Of Air Crash Has Asia's 'Sole Survivor' Stuck In Head."[2]


Track listing


7" Single
No.TitleLength
1."Sole Survivor"3:35
2."Here Comes the Feeling"3:30

Chart performance


Chart (1982) Peak
position
Germany (Official German Charts)[3] 75
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[4] 10

References


  1. "Asia singles".
  2. Sole Survivor Of Air Crash Has Asia's 'Sole Survivor' Stuck In Head
  3. "Asia – Sole Survivor" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  4. "Asia Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 February 2021.



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