Holding Out for a Hero

For the game show, see Holding Out for a Hero (game show).
"I Need a Hero" redirects here. For the Beth Hart song, see War in My Mind.
"Holding Out for a Hero"
Single by Bonnie Tyler
from the album Footloose and Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire
B-side"Faster Than the Speed of Night"
Released
  • January 1984 (US)
  • April 1984 (UK)[1]
RecordedSeptember to December 1983
Genre
Length
  • 6:21 (extended version)
  • 5:50 (album version)
  • 4:22 (single edit)
Label
Composer(s)Jim Steinman
Lyricist(s)Dean Pitchford
Producer(s)Jim Steinman
Bonnie Tyler singles chronology
"A Rockin' Good Way (to Mess Around and Fall in Love)"
(1984) 		"Holding Out for a Hero"
(1984) 		"Here She Comes"
(1984)
Music video
"Holding Out for a Hero" on YouTube

"Holding Out for a Hero" is a song recorded by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler for the soundtrack to the 1984 film Footloose. It later featured on her sixth studio album, Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire (1986). The track was produced by Jim Steinman, who co-wrote the song with Dean Pitchford and was a top 40 hit in several European countries, as well as Canada and the United States. Its 1985 re-release in the United Kingdom reached number two (remaining there for three weeks) and topped the singles chart in Ireland.

  1. ^ "Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out for a Hero". DutchCharts.nl. Archived from the original on 2023-04-22. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  2. ^ Stenning, Paul (August 2005). ""Golden Gods 2005 Issue"". Metal Hammer. Archived from the original on 2022-01-04. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  3. ^ "Let's Talk About That 'Loki' Bonnie Tyler Needle Drop". Fatherly. December 15, 2021.