Hero (David Crosby song)

"Hero"
Single by David Crosby featuring Phil Collins
from the album Thousand Roads
B-side	"Coverage" "Fare Thee Well"
Released	April 15, 1993
Length	4:39
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Phil Collins David Crosby
Producer(s)	Phil Collins
David Crosby singles chronology
"Drive My Car" (1989) "Hero" (1993)
Phil Collins singles chronology
"Who Said I Would" (1991) "Hero" (1993) "Both Sides of the Story" (1993)

Weekly charts Chart (1993) Peak position Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [1] 4 Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) [2] 1 Europe (European Hit Radio) [3] 10 Germany (GfK) [4] 51 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [5] 32 UK Singles (OCC) [6] 56 UK Airplay ( Music Week ) [7] 25 US Billboard Hot 100 [8] 44 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [9] 3

Year-end charts Chart (1993) Position Canada Top Singles (RPM) [10] 48 Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM) [11] 22 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) [12] 21

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	April 15, 1993	7-inch vinyl CD cassette	Atlantic	[ citation needed ]
United Kingdom	May 3, 1993			[13]

References

1. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0986." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
2. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 0980." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
3. "EHR Top 40" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 10, no. 22. May 29, 1993. p. 38. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
4. "David Crosby & Phil Collins – Hero" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
5. "David Crosby & Phil Collins – Hero". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
6. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
7. "Top 50 Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week . May 29, 1993. p. 18. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
8. "David Crosby Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
9. "David Crosby Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
10. "The RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1993". RPM . Retrieved April 16, 2019– via Library and Archives Canada.
11. "The RPM Top 100 A\C Tracks of 1993". RPM . Retrieved April 16, 2019– via Library and Archives Canada.
12. "The Year in Music 1993" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 105, no. 52. December 25, 1993. p. YE-46. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 27, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
13. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week . May 1, 1993. p. 23.