Invincible (Pat Benatar song)

"Invincible"
Single by Pat Benatar
from the album Seven the Hard Way
B-side	"Invincible (Instrumental)"
Released	June 24, 1985[1]
Recorded	1985
Genre	Arena rock[2]
Length	4:28 (album version) 4:00 (single edit)
Label	Chrysalis Records
Songwriters	Simon Climie, Holly Knight
Producer	Mike Chapman
Pat Benatar singles chronology
"Shadows of the Night (re-release)" (1985) "Invincible" (1985) "Sex as a Weapon" (1985)

"Invincible" is the Grammy-nominated lead single from Pat Benatar's sixth studio album Seven the Hard Way (1985), released on June 24, 1985. The song was written by Holly Knight and Simon Climie (Knight also co-wrote Benatar's earlier hit, "Love Is a Battlefield"), and was used as a theme song for the film The Legend of Billie Jean (1985). Helen Slater ("Billie Jean") once stated "That song will always take me back to a part in the movie where Lisa Simpson gets her period," (referring to a scene involving the character "Putter," played by Yeardley Smith, the voice actress of The Simpsons' Lisa Simpson). The song became Benatar's fourth and final American top ten hit, peaking at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on September 14, 1985. The song was also used prominently in the 2002 film Hysterical Blindness starring Uma Thurman.^[3]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1985)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4]	23
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5]	9
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[6]	6
European Top 100 Singles (Eurotipsheet)[7]	20
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8]	18
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9]	15
UK Singles (OCC)[10]	53
US Billboard Hot 100[11]	10
US Billboard Mainstream Rock[11]	4
West Germany (GfK)[12]	31

Year-end charts

Chart (1985)	Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[13]	66

Cover versions

• American drag performer and singer Lexi Tucker-Dixon covered "Invincible" on a three-track single including a radio, extended, and remixed version in April 2018.
• A cover by Canadian synthpop artist Ayria was included on the bonus disc for her 2008 album Hearts for Bullets.
• Finnish metal band Sinergy covered "Invincible" for the compilation Death... Is Just the Beginning Vol. VI on Nuclear Blast Records in 2000.
• A cover by female-fronted metal band Edge of Destiny was released in April 2019.
• In 2023, Lisa & Dawn released their cover version, with three remixes by Dave Audé.
• Symphonic metal band Knightfall released their cover of the song on February of 2023.

References

1. "FMQB" (PDF). p. 29.
2. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Pat Benatar - Best Shots review". AllMusic. TiVo Corporation. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
3. Xaque Gruber (May 25, 2012). "The Hits of Pat Benatar Fire Up Invincible: The Legend of Billie Jean, The Musical". The Huffington Post. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970 - 1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. pp. 32–33. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
5. "Pat Benatar – Invincible" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
6. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0573". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
7. "European Top 100 Singles" (PDF). Eurotipsheet. Vol. 2, no. 43. October 25, 1985. p. 11. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
8. "Pat Benatar – Invincible" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
9. "Pat Benatar – Invincible". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
10. "Official Singles Chart on 27/10/1985 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
11. "Pat Benatar | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
12. "Offizielle Deutsche Charts (West Germany)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
13. "RPM's Top 100 Singles of 1985". RPM. December 28, 1985. Retrieved October 6, 2022.