You're the Best
"You're the Best" is a song performed by Joe Esposito and written by Bill Conti ( music ) and Allee Willis ( lyrics ) , which came to prominence as the music to the All-Valley Karate Championships montage in the 1984 movie "The Karate Kid" in which the protagonist , Daniel LaRusso ( Ralph Macchio ) , proves a surprisingly formidable contender . 
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