- Holding Out for a Hero
"Holding Out for a Hero" is a song by
Bonnie Tyler that was originally released in 1984 and appeared on thesoundtrack to the film "Footloose ". It later appeared on Tyler's "Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire " album. Written byJim Steinman andDean Pitchford , it hit #2 on the UK charts in 1985 (#69 in 1991) and #34 on the US charts on initial release.Cover versions
It has been covered by a number of artists, including
*Joss Stone as the b-side to "You Had Me"
* Emery for the 2005 compilation "Punk Goes 80's "
*Laura Branigan
*Graveworm
*Frou Frou andJennifer Saunders on the "Shrek 2" soundtrack
* indie artist Doveman, available for free download on his official website [ [http://www.dovemanmusic.com/footloose.htm Doveman :: Footloose ] ]
*Serbia n punk rock band Six Pack recorded a version on their2008 cover album "Discover".
*Nakazawa Yuko , in Japanese.Appearances in other media
* The song was the theme to the
CBS show "Cover Up " (though this version was sung byEG Daily ).
* It was also featured on the pilot episode of "" in the famous "costume making montage" scene.
* The song has continued to appear in films such as "Short Circuit 2 ", "Who's Harry Crumb? ", "Bandits " (along withTotal Eclipse of the Heart ), and "Shrek 2 ", where it was performed separately by bothFrou Frou andJennifer Saunders .
* It was used in the background of a famous scene in the1984 episode of theNBC soap opera "Days of Our Lives ", where anti-heroBo Brady races to stop the love of his life,Hope Williams , from marrying the despicable Larry Welch.
* It was included in a Season 3 episode of animated Comedy Central programDrawn Together ,Spelling Applebee's .
*Professional WrestlerChris Hero has also been know to use this song as his theme music in promotions around the world.Charts
*Ireland #1
*UK #2
*US #34
*Germany #11
*Austria #19
*Canada #12
*Australia
*Japan #38(Sales 86,760)
*South Africa
*UK(re-issue 91) #69
*Spain #6
*Italy #30
*Sweden #19oundtrack appearances
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Footloose " 1984 (US #1)
*"Short Circuit 2 " 1988
*"Who's Harry Crumb? " 1989
*"Bandits " 2001 (US #165, top soundtracks #15)
*"Shrek 2" 2004
*"Nacho Libre " 2006Video
*"The Magic of David Copperfield VI" Floating Over the Grand Canyon 1984, David Copperfield & Bonnie Tyler
*"Bonnie Tyler The Video " 1986
*"50 Jahre Rock " 2004
*"Discomelodies and Rhythms in Russian " 2005References
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