most notably as it illustrated Hogan's character as a man who fought for what was right, stood up against the bad guys and always came up victorious. The song was immediately a huge success, both from a fan and critical standpoint.
Hogan - who was using a different song from The Wrestling Album, 'Hulk's Theme,' as his entrance music - was given 'Real American,' and began using it sometime in December 1985 as his entrance theme. On the album's liner notes, Vince McMahon stated 'Real American' was dedicated to Windham and Rotundo.īut shortly after the album's release, both Rotundo and Windham left the WWF for the National Wrestling Alliance. Express, a tag team comprised of Barry Windham and Mike Rotundo, and was first used during the October 1, 1985, television tapings of WWF Championship Wrestling (and aired during the October 12 program). 'Real American' was originally the entrance theme for the U.S. 1 hit 'Hang On, Sloopy'), his 1974 solo release 'Rock and Roll, Hoochie Coo,' and his work with rock bands the Edgar Winter Group and Steely Dan.
The song's music and lyrics were composed by Rick Derringer, a rock artist best known for his work with the McCoys (singing lead on their 1965 No. The song is one of the 10 tracks included on the WWF's wrestling album, The Wrestling Album, released in 1985 by Epic Records. Real American is one of the theme songs/entrance songs used by Hulk Hogan.
