Official Penn Class of 2007 Song: Don't Stop Believin' by Journey

The Class of 2007 voted Don't Stop Believin' by Journey the official class song earlier this fall. The song received 30% of the class vote in a survey on the class website, with double the votes of its nearest competition, and it will be played at the senior formal and subsequent class reunions.

More information about Don't Stop Believin' by Journey from Wikipedia.com:

Don't Stop Believin' is a song by the American rock band Journey. The song debuted on their 1981 album Escape and was an instant hit. It is today considered the band's signature song. The song is well known for its lyrics and its distinctive introduction, described by All Music Guide as "one of the best opening keyboard riffs in rock."

The song has recently been brought back to prominence as the unofficial theme song of the 2005 World Champion Chicago White Sox. The song was popular with fans and players alike when first played during the 2005 season and was considered the anthem of the Sox playoff run. The song became such a symbol for the Sox that former Journey lead singer Steve Perry, a lifelong San Francisco Giants fan, was invited to travel with the team during the World Series. After the victory, he was seen in the clubhouse celebrating and singing this song with several players. On October 28, 2005, Steve Perry led the team and the crowd in an a cappella rendition of the song, on the podium at the World Series Championship celebration in Chicago.

The song's popularity had surged earlier in 2005 after being featured in various television shows, including The Family Guy. After these appearances, it rose to the top of the list of songs downloaded on iTunes, an odd occurrence for a song released more than 20 years earlier. The opening stanza refers to "Just a city boy/Born and raised in South Detroit". As Detroiters know, there really is no such place; Detroit has an East Side and a West Side, but the neighborhood that would be referred to as "South" Detroit would be Corktown, the old Irish neighborhood on Detroit's Southwest side.

The song's chorus (including the first appearance of the title) does not appear until approximately 45 seconds before the end of the song.