The Search Is Over

For the Tramaine Hawkins album, see The Search Is Over (Tramaine Hawkins album).

"The Search Is Over" is a 1985 power ballad^[1] by the American rock band Survivor. It was the band's third single and second top-ten hit from their 1984 album Vital Signs.

"The Search Is Over"
Single by Survivor
from the album Vital Signs
B-side	"It's the Singer, Not the Song"
Released	April 1985
Recorded	1984
Genre	Rock
Length	4:14
Label	Scotti Brothers
Songwriters	Frankie Sullivan, Jim Peterik
Producer	Ron Nevison
Survivor singles chronology
"High on You" (1985) "The Search Is Over" (1985) "First Night" (1985)
Music video
The Search Is Over on YouTube

Background

Former keyboardist/guitarist for the band and co-songwriter Jim Peterik told Songfacts: "It wasn't about my life as much as a friend of mine who had a girlfriend – really a play pal throughout their growing up years – and never thought it could be anything more than that. It was looking him straight in the face that this was the girl of his destiny, and he looked everywhere to find that dream girl only to come back to the sandbox."^[2]

Charts

It peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week of July 13, 1985,^[3] and finished at No. 48 on the year-end Billboard Hot 100 chart for 1985. The song also spent four weeks atop the Adult Contemporary chart, Survivor's only chart-topper on this tally.^[4]

Chart (1985)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100	4
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)	1
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5]	60
Canadian Top Singles (RPM)	21

Year-end charts

Chart (1985)	Rank
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[6]	48

See also

• List of Hot Adult Contemporary number ones of 1985