The Warrior (song)

"The Warrior" is a song by American rock band Scandal featuring Patty Smyth, from the album Warrior, written by Holly Knight and Nick Gilder. The song went to number seven in the United States and number one in Canada, as well as number one on the US Rock Top Tracks chart, and won a BMI Airplay Award in 1984. It was also a hit in Australia, where it peaked at number six, and in New Zealand and South Africa, peaking at number 11 in both countries. The music video for the song was directed by David Hahn.
The song was used as the opening theme to both the 2017–2019 Netflix television series GLOW, and the 2024 Sonic the Hedgehog spin-off television miniseries Knuckles on Paramount+.
==Videos==
File:Scandal - The Warrior (Video) ft. Patty Smyth
File:Knuckles - “The Warrior” Opening Title Sequence - Paramount+
==Lyrics==
:You run, run, run awayIt's your heart that you betrayFeeding on your hungry eyesI bet you're not so civilized
:Well, isn't love primitiveA wild gift that you want to giveBreak out of captivityAnd follow me stereo jungle childLove is the killYou're heart's still wild
:Shooting at the walls of heartache bang, bangI am the warriorWell, I am the warriorAnd heart to heart you'll winIf you survive, the warrior, the warrior
:You talk, talk, talk to meYour eyes touch me physicallyStay with me, we'll take the nightAs passion takes another biteOh, who's the hunter, who's the gameI feel the beat call your nameI hold you close in victoryI don't want to tame your animal styleYou won't be cagedIn the call of the wild
:Shooting at the walls of heartache bang, bangI am the warriorWell, I am the warriorAnd heart to heart you'll winIf you survive, the warrior, the warriorI am the warrior
:Shooting at the walls of heartache (shooting at the walls of heartache)The warriorI am the warriorAnd heart to heart you'll winHeart to heart you'll winIf you survive, the warrior, the warrior
:Shooting at the walls of heartacheI am the warriorYes, I am the warriorAnd victory is mine
:Shooting at the walls of heartacheI am the warriorShooting at the walls of heartache bang, bangI am the warrior
==Appearances in Idea Wiki==
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Category:Songs
Category:1984 songs