Sweet Victory

"Sweet Victory" is a very popular rock ballad performed by David Glen Eisley^[1]. It was used in the episode "Band Geeks." It's one of the semi-common occasions that SpongeBob's singing actor isn't Tom Kenny. A full version of this song was first heard in 2007.

Musicians

Miko Mendoza - Lead Vocals
Navzad Chhor - Yamaha Piano
Andrei Veloso - Electric Guitar
Nathan Guantero - Drums
Symon Guantero - The Biggest Boss
Jason Buquiran - Bass Guitar (background music)

Players

SpongeBob - Lead Singer
Patrick - Electric Drums
Plankton - Keyboard and vocals
Sandy - Electric Guitar
Mrs. Puff - Rhythm/Bass Guitar
Mr. Krabs - Keytar
Other Bikini Bottomites - Trumpet fanfare at beginning

Lyrics

The winner takes all,
It's the thrill of one more kill,
The last one to fall, will never sacrifice their will!

Don't ever look back, on the world closing in,
be on the attack with your wings on the wind,
Oh, the games will begin.

And its sweet sweet sweet victory, yeah!
It's ours for the taking, it’s ours for the fight.
And it's sweet sweet sweet victory, yeah!
And the one who's last to fall.
The winner takes all.

You don't win no silver,
Oh, You only lose the gold,
You push with a fever for your time keeps tolling on,

Against all the odds, against all your pain,
Your back’s on the wall with no one to blame,
Wild hearts won't be tamed.

And it's sweet sweet sweet victory, oh!
It's ours for the taking, it’s ours for the fight.
And it's sweet sweet sweet victory,
And the one who's last to fall.
The winner takes all...

Take it!
[guitar solo]

And the one who's last to fall.

Sweet sweet sweet victory, yeah!
It's ours for the taking, it’s ours for the fight.
And it's sweet sweet sweet victory, yeah!
And the one who's last to fall.
The winner takes all!

Trivia

The song was initially released in 1986. However, some fans say that it was written specifically for the episode.
This is the second song where SpongeBob sings, but his voice was not provided by Tom Kenny. The first was the Ripped Pants song.
The song is used in WWE's The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story documentary, released on DVD in 2006. It is played during a montage showcasing a famous cage match between Dusty Rhodes and Ric Flair.^[2]^[3]

References

Music (V • T • E)

Albums:	Original Theme Highlights • The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie • The Yellow Album • The Best Day Ever • The Sponge Who Could Fly • SpongeBob's Greatest Hits • It's a SpongeBob Christmas! • Music from The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water • The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water • SpongeBob SquarePants: The New Musical • The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) • The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (Music from the Motion Picture)

Songs:	Theme Song • A Day Like This • Ahhhh • All You Need Is Friends to Fly • The Alphabet Song • Back in Encino • Barnacles! • Beats by Bob • Beautiful Dreamer • Bee Line for the Tree Line • The Best Day Ever • Bikini Bottom • Bikini Bottom - Rock Bottom • Bossy Boots • Bubble Song • Camp Fire Song Song • Christmas Eve Jitters • Christmas Is Mine • Clarinet Wizard • Dead Eye • Doing the Sponge • Doin' the Krabby Patty • Dear Friend • Don't Be a Jerk • Down the Well • Electric Zoo • Everybody Loves the Sponge • Everything Juice • Employee of the Month • Feeding Frenzy • Feeling of Greed • Fishin' for Money • Frozen Krabby Patty Song • Fueling the Bus • F.U.N. Song • Gary's Song • Give It All You Got • Give Jellyfish Fields a Chance • Gloves • Goober Rag • Good-Bye, Atlantis • Goofy Goober Rock • Goofy Goober Song • Gratitude • This Grill is Not a Home • He's Flying • He's Our Mermaid Man • Hey All You People • Hey, Mean Mr. Bossman • High Tide Time • Ho Ho Hoedown • Hot Fruitcake • I Can't Keep My Eyes Off of You • I Hate People • Idiot Friends • If I Could Talk to Money • I Love Krabby Patties • If Only I Could Join You • The Jellyfishing Song • Just a Kid • Krabby Patty Jingle (song) • Kung Fu Rock • The Krusty Krab Pizza • Let's Be Dumb • Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight • Loop de Loop • Meatball, Meatball • Mr. Krabs' song • Musical Doodle • My Leg Is In Love! • My Tighty Whiteys • Never Give Up • Now That We're Men • Ocean Man • Oh, Krusty Krab • Oh, My Karen • Pets Are People Too • Plankton's Song • Patrick Star • Pretty Ribbons and Bows • Prehibernation (song) • Prince Paul's Bubble Party • Plankton Jams the Signal • Ridin' the Hook • Ripped Pants • Rubber Hose Rag • Rap Battle • The Road Song • Sad Song • Sandy's song • Sailing Over The Dogger Bank • Santa Has His Eye on Me • Santa Won't Let You Down • Snowflakes • So Long, Bikini Bottom • SpongeBob and Patrick Confront the Psychic Wall of Energy • The SpongeBob History Song • Squidward's Song • Squidward's Tiki Land • Squeeze Me • Superior • Surreptitiously Mine • Surfin' Summer • Sandy Squirrel • Squidward's Back • The Suction Cup Symphony • Sweater Song • Sweet Victory • Tag, You're It • That's a Rodeo • Thank Gosh It's Monday • Two Thumbs Down • Teamwork • The Patrick Song • Together • They'll Soon Discover • Truth or Square Theme Songs • Texas • That's What Friends Do • The Tuneful Tuna's Advice • Twinkle, Twinkle, Patrick Star • Under My Rock • Underwater Sun • The Very First Christmas • We've Got Scurvy • When Worlds Collide • Where's Gary • We're the Ghouls of the Briny Deep • Wet, Wet Christmas • Who Am I? • Who Wants to Race Me? • You Will Obey! • You Better Swim • You're Old

Other:	Short songs • Production music • Original music