It is mostly attributed to the lack of acceptance of LGBT individuals, especially when the song was released in 1979. The song had a particularly huge influence within the LGBT community. Polydor eventually released the single with the sides flipped, and 'I Will Survive' became an international hit, reaching number one in both the UK and US. 'Substitute' only peaked at number 107 in October 1978 in the US, but club DJs started playing started playing the B-side instead, and soon radio stations joined in. Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive 1978 Īlthough everyone who worked on the song knew it was superior to the A-side, the president of Gaynor's record company specifically wanted 'Substitute', and released it as the A-side as planned.
Despite being a B-side, it was a huge hit. Gaynor then agreed to record 'I Will Survive' as the B-side. This ended up being Gloria Gaynor, whose record company called Perren looking for production on a song called 'Substitute', a song originally by the Righteous Brothers. They agreed that the next diva that found them would get the song. When they wrote 'I Will Survive', they didn't have anyone to sing it. When Perren and Fekaris left Motown, they formed their own production duo, and soon scored a hit with Peaches & Herb's 'Reunited'. It's a timeless lyric that addresses a timeless concern." Gloria Gaynor herself once said: "I love the empowering effect, I love the encouraging effect. I remember jumping up and down on the bed saying, 'I'm going to make it. "I took that as an omen that things were going to work out for me. I turned the TV on, and there it was: a song I had written for a movie theme titled 'Generation' was playing right then (the song was performed by Rare Earth). I was an unemployed songwriter contemplating my fate. He told Songfacts: "They let me go after almost seven years. It has since taken on other meanings for people who have overcome any difficult situation, but Dino Fekaris revealed it was about getting fired by Motown Records, where he was a staff writer. The song is a female-empowerment anthem, and is about moving on after a bad relationship. He was also part of Motown's The Corporation, who wrote classics including 'I Want You Back' and 'ABC' by The Jackson 5. 
Perren also wrote disco favourites 'Boogie Fever' by The Sylvers and 'Shake Your Groove Thing' by Peaches & Herb. 'I Will Survive' was written by Freddie Perren and Dino Fekaris, with Fekaris providing the majority of the lyrics.įekaris also wrote other songs for Gloria Gaynor, but this was his only huge success as a writer.
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