Considered by many to be his signature song, the song was originally performed on The Arsenio Hall Show, The Jay Leno Show, and Hey Hey It’s Saturday, during its original performance on the music charts. Outside the United States, “Hero” enjoyed strong chart positions, reaching the top five in Canada, France, Ireland, New Zealand and Norway and the top ten in Australia and the United Kingdom.ĭue to requests from fans, also for personal significance, the song remains one of Carey’s most performed songs.

Additionally, it was ranked number eleven in Musical Parade of Year End Billboard, and the number 53 in the Musical Parade Decade End.

The song experienced strong success in several international markets, and also became Carey’s eighth place on the Billboard Hot 100. In addition to its lyrics, “Hero” derived its hook and sound from various musical instruments such as the guitar, piano and organ. The song received mixed reviews by critics of contemporary music for its lyrical content, also for Carey’s vocal performance. Lyrically, the song is considered one of Carey’s most inspiring and personal ballads, with its protagonist declaring that, although we may feel discouraged or down, sometimes, in reality, we are “heroes” if we look inside ourselves and see our own inner strength time will help us “find the way”. However, after being convinced to keep it, it was personalized, giving it a melody more focused on pop music and R&B, also altering some parts of the letter, in order to adjust it to your personality.

While writing the song, Carey did not care about her musical style or sound, so they did not send her to the soundtrack of the film of the same name. Originally intended for Gloria Estefan, the song was written and produced by Carey and Walter Afanasieff. It was released on Octoby Columbia Records as the second single from their third studio album, Music Box (1993). Hero is a song by American music artist Mariah Carey.

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