Invincible (Pat Benatar song)

"Invincible"
Single by Pat Benatar
from the album Seven the Hard Way
Released July 6, 1985 (1985-07-06)
Format 7" single
Recorded 1985
Genre Hard rock
Length 4:28
4:10 (single edit)
Label Chrysalis Records
Songwriter(s) Simon Climie, Holly Knight
Producer(s) Mike Chapman

"Invincible" is the Grammy-nominated lead single from Pat Benatar's sixth studio album Seven the Hard Way (1985), released on July 6, 1985. The song was written by Holly Knight and Simon Climie (Knight also co-wrote "Love Is a Battlefield"), and was used as a theme song for the film The Legend of Billie Jean (1985). The song was a huge hit, peaking at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on September 14, 1985. [1]

Charts

Chart (1985) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] 23
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 9
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[4] 6
Germany (Official German Charts)[5] 31
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] 18
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7] 15
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[8] 53
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 10
US Billboard Mainstream Rock[9] 4

Cover versions

American drag performer and singer Lexi Tucker-Dixon released covered "Invincible" on a 3 track single including a radio, extended, and remixed version in April of 2018.

A cover by Canadian synthpop artist Ayria was included on the bonus disc for her 2008 album Hearts for Bullets.

Finnish based metal band Sinergy also covered "Invincible" for the compilation Death... Is Just the Beginning Vol. VI on Nuclear Blast Records in 2000.

References

  1. ↑ Xaque Gruber (May 25, 2012). "The Hits of Pat Benatar Fire Up Invincible: The Legend of Billie Jean, The Musical". Huffington Post. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  2. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970 - 1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. pp. 32–33. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Pat Benatar – Invincible" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Pat Benatar Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Pat Benatar – Invincible". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Pat Benatar – Invincible" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Charts.nz – Pat Benatar – Invincible". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Pat Benatar: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
  9. 1 2 "Pat Benatar | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved May 5, 2014.


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