Holding Out for a Hero by Bonnie Tyler
Holding Out for a Hero by Bonnie Tyler

Holding Out for a Hero

Bonnie Tyler * Track #9 On Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire

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Holding Out for a Hero by Bonnie Tyler

Release Date
Fri Apr 13 1984
Performed by
Bonnie Tyler
Produced by
Jim Steinman & John Jansen
Writed by
Jim Steinman & Dean Pitchford
About

Written by Jim Steinman and Dean Pitchford for the soundtrack to the 1984 movie Footloose, “Holding Out For A Hero” features many characteristics of Steinman’s “Wagnerian rock” template: so many instruments it sounds like an orchestra, thundering drums, a mass of shrieking backing vocals, and unabas...

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Holding Out for a Hero Lyrics

[Intro]
Do-do, do-do
Do-do, do-do
Do-do, do-do
Ah, ah

[Verse 1]
Where have all the good men gone and where are all the gods?
Where's the streetwise Hercules to fight the risin' odds?
Isn't there a white knight upon a fiery steed?
Late at night, I toss and I turn and I dream of what I need

[Chorus]
I need a hero
I'm holding out for a hero till the end of the night
He's gotta be strong and he's gotta be fast
And he's gotta be fresh from the fight
I need a hero (Hero)
I'm holding out for a hero till the morning light (Hero till the morning light)
He's gotta be sure and it's gotta be soon
And he's gotta be larger than life, larger than life

[Post-Chorus]
Do-do, do-do
Do-do, do-do
Do-do, do-do
Ah, ah

[Verse 2]
Somewhere after midnight in my wildest fantasy
Somewhere just beyond my reach, there's someone reaching back for me
Racing on the thunder and rising with the heat
It's gonna take a Superman to sweep me off my feet, yeah

[Chorus]
I need a hero
I'm holding out for a hero till the end of the night
He's gotta be strong and he's gotta be fast
And he's gotta be fresh from the fight
I need a hero (Hero)
I'm holding out for a hero till the morning light (Hero till the morning light)
He's gotta be sure and it's gotta be soon
And he's gotta be larger than life
I need a hero
I'm holding out for a hero till the end of the night

[Instrumental Break]

[Bridge]
Up where the mountains meet the heavens above
Out where the lightning splits the sea
I could swear there is someone somewhere watching me
Through the wind and the chill and the rain
And the storm and the flood
I can feel his approach like a fire in my blood
(Like a fire in my blood, like a fire in my blood)
(Like a fire in my blood, like a fire in my blood, blood)

[Chorus]
I need a hero (Hero)
I'm holding out for a hero till the end of the night
He's gotta be strong and he's gotta be fast
And he's gotta be fresh from the fight
I need a hero (Hero)
I'm holding out for a hero till the morning light (Hero till the morning light)
He's gotta be sure and it's gotta be soon
And he's gotta be larger than life
I need a hero (Hero)
I'm holding out for a hero till the end of the night
He's gotta be strong and he's gotta be fast
And he's gotta be fresh from the fight
I need a hero (Hero)
I'm holding out for a hero till the morning light (Hero till the morning light)
He's gotta be sure and it's gotta be soon
And he's gotta be larger than life
I need a hero
I'm holding out for a hero till the end of the night

[Instrumental Outro]

Holding Out for a Hero Q&A

Who wrote Holding Out for a Hero's ?

Holding Out for a Hero was written by Jim Steinman & Dean Pitchford.

Who produced Holding Out for a Hero's ?

Holding Out for a Hero was produced by Jim Steinman & John Jansen.

When did Bonnie Tyler release Holding Out for a Hero?

Bonnie Tyler released Holding Out for a Hero on Fri Apr 13 1984.

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