"Martin Eden" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Bill Hughes with Italian composers Ruggero Cini and Dario Farina. It was written from the composers theme from the 1979 TV mini-series Martin Eden based on the Jack London novel Martin Eden

Martin Eden

Martin Eden is a novel by American author Jack London, about a proletarian young autodidact struggling to become a writer. It was first serialized in the Pacific Monthly magazine from September 1908 to September 1909, and subsequently published in book form by Macmillan in September 1909.This book...

, directed by Giacomo Battiato.

The song was recorded by Billie Hughes

Billie Hughes

Billie Hughes was an Emmy-nominated, American recording artist, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He is best known for his songs with Philip Bailey with Phil Collins, The Jacksons, The Sisters Of Mercy, Bette Midler, Earth, Wind & Fire, and Lazarus, as well as songs from his solo albums...

 and released as a single in Europe where it topped the Billboard charts in several territories, such as Sweden where it reached #2.

"Martin Eden" was covered in Polish by the band Smugglers for release in 2009.