Gonna Fly Now

"Gonna Fly Now"
Single by Bill Conti
from the album Rocky: Original Motion Picture Score
B-side"Reflections"
ReleasedFebruary 1977[1]
GenrePhilly soul
Length2:48
LabelUnited Artists
Songwriter(s)
  • Bill Conti
  • Carol Connors
  • Ayn Robbins
Producer(s)Bill Conti
Bill Conti singles chronology
"Gonna Fly Now"
(1977)
"Redemption"
(1979)

"Gonna Fly Now", also known as "Theme from Rocky", is the theme song from the 1976 film Rocky, composed by Bill Conti with lyrics by Carol Connors and Ayn Robbins, and performed by DeEtta West and Nelson Pigford. It was released as the single in February 1977.

Composition

Sheet music for "Gonna Fly Now" shows the key of A minor with a tempo of 96 beats per minute in common time.[2]

References

  1. "Bill Conti singles".
  2. "Gonna Fly Now". Musicnotes.com. 1976. Retrieved July 16, 2025.