Never Surrender was initially released in December 1982 on Attic Records in Canada, but was not released in the United States until January 1983. The album attained gold status in the US, and peaked at No. 26 on the US album chart. It saw the band’s compositions take on more political overtones. Previously, Emmett had included a single political theme on each Triumph album. (“Just a Game”, “Hard Road”, and “Ordinary Man” portray Rik Emmett’s strong populist leanings.) However, Never Surrender featured five anthems. The Jimi Hendrix -inspired riff-rocker “Too Much Thinking” even samples Ronald Reagan from one of his presidential speeches. “All the Way” (No. 2) and “A World of Fantasy” (No. 3) became Triumph’s highest ever charting songs on the Top Rock Tracks chart, while the title track peaked at No. 23. The album earned gold record status in the United States (sales of 500,000 units).
Never Surrender was initially released in December 1982 on Attic
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