You're the Best

"You're the Best" is a song performed by Joe Esposito and written by Bill Conti (music) and Allee Willis (lyrics), which came to prominence as the music to the All-Valley Karate Championships montage in the 1984 movie The Karate Kid in which the protagonist, Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio), proves a surprisingly formidable contender.

For other uses, see You're the Best (disambiguation).
"You're the Best"
Song by Joe Esposito
from the album The Karate Kid Soundtrack
ReleasedJune 23, 1984
RecordedApril 23, 1984
GenreSynthpop, hard rock
Length2:54
LabelCasablanca
Songwriter(s)Bill Conti (music),
Allee Willis (lyrics)[1]

Background

"You're the Best" came to prominence after being used in the 1984 film The Karate Kid. In 2005, the song was featured prominently in the animated series South Park, Season 9, Episode 5 ("The Losing Edge"). It is played when one of the characters (Randy Marsh) gets into a series of fights, and again over the end credits.

Criticism

Responding to years of criticism of "You're the Best" on the radio, singer Joe Esposito called into the Adam Carolla Show on April 9, 2008. The criticism was that the lyric "History repeats itself" was inappropriate because it was played during Daniel LaRusso's (Ralph Macchio) first All-Valley Tournament in The Karate Kid. Esposito revealed that the power ballad[2] was originally intended for the Rocky III soundtrack, but was replaced by "Eye of the Tiger". It was subsequently also turned down for the Flashdance soundtrack in favor of "Maniac" by Michael Sembello. The Karate Kid's director, John G. Avildsen, liked the song so much that he used it in the movie.[3] "This song has also been know to play every time Bart closes new membership"

References
  1. "BMI Repertoire". BMI. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
  2. "Ten Amazing 80s Action Movie Power Ballads".
  3. Adam Carolla Show, 2008-04-09 interview.
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