Hero (Skillet song)

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"Hero"
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Single by Skillet
from the album Awake
ReleasedMay 19, 2009 (2009-05-19)
Recorded2009 at Bay7 Studios, Los Angeles, California
Genre
Length3:06
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Howard Benson
Skillet singles chronology
"Comatose"
(2007)
"Hero"
(2009)
"Monster"
(2009)

"Hero" is the first single of the 2009 album Awake by the American Christian rock band Skillet and is the first track on the album. [2] The song talks about mankind's need for a hero with the hero being Jesus Christ. It is the fourth single by Skillet to be released to physical media. [3] The single sold 12,000 copies in its first week.

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Promotion

It was used in a promo on NBC for the 2009 NFL Kickoff game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Tennessee Titans,[ citation needed ] as well as the Week 17 Sunday Night Football game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the New York Jets [ citation needed ] and the NFL Wild Card Saturday games, featuring the rematch between the Bengals and the Jets,[ citation needed ] as well as the rematch from Week 17 between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Dallas Cowboys.[ citation needed ] "Hero" was included on the WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 video game, [4] and was used as the theme song in WWE's Royal Rumble 2010 pay-per-view event and also used in the trailers of the 20th Century Fox film Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief . [5]

Credits

Charts

Chart (2009–10)Peak
position
US Christian Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 29
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [7] 35

Music video

The music video for "Hero" was directed by the Erwin Brothers. Coming out shortly after the "Monster" video, which was shot by the Erwins at roughly the same time, "Hero" is the album's second music video. Although the site was for fan club members only, pictures of the video shoot could've be viewed on panheads.com. [8]

Awards

The song was nominated for both "Rock Recorded Song of the Year" and "Short Form Video of the Year" at the 41st GMA Dove Awards. [9] [10]

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [11] Gold45,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [12] Silver200,000
United States (RIAA) [13] 3× Platinum3,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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