The One That Really Matters

"The One That Really Matters"
Single by Survivor
from the album Eye of the Tiger
ReleasedJanuary 1983
StudioRumbo Recorders (Los Angeles)
GenreHard rock
Length3:28
LabelScotti Bros.
SongwriterJim Peterik
Producers
Survivor singles chronology
"American Heartbeat"
(1983)
"The One That Really Matters"
(1983)
"Caught in the Game"
(1983)

"The One That Really Matters" is a song by American rock band Survivor, released in January 1983 as the third single from their third studio album Eye of the Tiger (1982).

Jim Peterik originally wanted the album to be named after the song, but the band eventually named it after their song "Eye of the Tiger".