We Do n't Need Another Hero ( Thunderdome ) - wikipedia We Do n't Need Another Hero ( Thunderdome ) `` We Do n't Need Another Hero ( Thunderdome ) '' Single by Tina Turner from the album Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome : Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Released July 8, 1985 Format 7 ``, 12 '', CD single Recorded January 1985 Genre New wave Pop rock Synthpop Length 6 : 05 Label Capitol Songwriter ( s ) Terry Britten Graham Lyle Producer ( s ) Terry Britten Tina Turner singles chronology `` Show Some Respect '' ( 1985 ) `` We Do n't Need Another Hero ( Thunderdome ) '' ( 1985 ) `` One of the Living '' ( 1985 ) `` Show Some Respect '' ( 1985 ) `` We Do n't Need Another Hero ( Thunderdome ) '' ( 1985 ) `` One of the Living '' ( 1985 ) `` We Do n't Need Another Hero ( Thunderdome ) '' is a 1985 song by Tina Turner. It appeared in the 1985 film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, which starred Turner and Mel Gibson. The song was written by Terry Britten and Graham Lyle. On the heels of Turner 's multiplatinum album Private Dancer, the song was released as a 7 '' single, an extended version was released as a 12 '' single and on the film 's soundtrack album. In the UK, a shaped picture disc was also released. In 1986, the song received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Song and a Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. As songwriters, Lyle and Britten received the 1985 Ivor Novello award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. Contents 1 Music video 2 Recording 3 Versions and remixes 4 Chart performance 5 Charts and certifications 5.1 Weekly charts 5.2 Year - end charts 5.3 Certifications and sales 6 Cover versions 7 References 8 External links Music video The music video features Turner dressed in her costume from the film, a heavy chain mail gown. As several spotlights shine on her, she proceeds to sing atop a platform while various scenes from the movie are interspersed. In the last portion of the video, Turner is accompanied by a children 's choir and Tim Cappello, her tour saxophonist, percussionist and keyboardist at the time. The music video received an MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best Female Video. Recording Turner was backed by a choral group from King 's House School in Richmond, London. One of the choir members who appeared on the record, Lawrence Dallaglio, became famous as a rugby union star and captain of the England national team. Versions and remixes 7 '' edit -- 4 : 16 7 '' instrumental -- 4 : 41 12 '' Extended Mix ( Soundtrack album version ) -- 6 : 07 12 '' Dub Mix ( Soundtrack instrumental version ) -- 6 : 30 Chart Performance `` We Do n't Need Another Hero ( Thunderdome ) '' became one of Tina Turner 's biggest worldwide hit singles. The single peaked at number two on the United States Billboard Hot 100, behind only `` St. Elmo 's Fire ( Man in Motion ) '' by John Parr, at number three in the UK and reached number one in Canada, Australia, Germany, Spain and Switzerland. Charts and certifications Weekly charts Chart ( 1985 ) Peak position Australia ( Kent Music Report ) Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) Finland ( Suomen virallinen lista ) France ( SNEP ) Germany ( Official German Charts ) Ireland ( IRMA ) Italy ( Hit Parade Italia ) Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 7 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) Norway ( VG - lista ) Spain ( PROMUSICAE ) Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) US Billboard Hot 100 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) 23 US Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs ( Billboard ) US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) 29 Year - end charts Chart ( 1985 ) Peak position Australia ( Kent Music Report ) 20 Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 11 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 10 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 12 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 6 Italy ( Hit Parade Italia ) 17 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 31 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 24 Norway Summer Period ( VG - lista ) Spain ( PROMUSICAE ) 14 Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 6 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 43 US Billboard Hot 100 57 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) 26 US Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs ( Billboard ) 49 Certifications and sales Region Certification Certified units / Sales Canada ( Music Canada ) Gold 50,000 Germany ( BVMI ) Gold 250,000 United Kingdom ( BPI ) Silver 250,000 shipments figures based on certification alone Cover versions Soviet singer and DJ Sergey Minaev in 1985 recorded a song `` Mne moy mir segodnya tesen '' ( `` My world is too tight for me today '' ) using original melody of `` We Do n't Need Another Hero ''. Uruguayan musician, comedian and writer Leo Maslíah recorded a parody cover titled `` No necesitamos otro héroe ( Balderrama ) '' for his 1988 album I lique rock. In this version, he played the original melody of the song but replaced the lyrics completely, using instead the words to a popular zamba ( an Argentine folk standard ) called `` Balderrama ''. `` Weird Al '' Yankovic parodied the song as `` We Wo n't Eat Another Hero ''. He has performed the song in concert, but it was never included on any of his albums. In 2004, Canadian singer Jane Child recorded a cover of the song, titling it `` Beyond Thunderdome ( We Do n't Need Another Hero ) '' for the album What 's Love ? A Tribute to Tina Turner. In March 2016, Seal and Jencarlos Canela performed a cover of the song during the Fox television special The Passion. It was sung in the story where Pontius Pilate ( Seal ) is torn at sentencing Jesus ( Jencarlos ) to death ; the lyrics were amended to remove the reference to Thunderdome, which was replaced with `` the love we know ''. References Jump up ^ Lister, David, Pop ballads bite back in lyrical fashion, The Independent, 28 May 1994 Jump up ^ Day, Elizabeth ( 9 October 2005 ). `` Dallaglio : my secret life as Tina Turner 's backing vocalist ''. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 14 January 2008. ^ Jump up to : David Kent ( 1993 ). Australian Chart Book 1970 - 1992. Australia : St Ives, N.S.W. : Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0 - 646 - 11917 - 6. Jump up ^ `` Austriancharts.at -- Tina Turner -- We Do n't Need Another Hero ( Thunderdome ) '' ( in German ). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved September 21, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Tina Turner -- We Do n't Need Another Hero ( Thunderdome ) '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop 50. Retrieved September 21, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Singles : Issue 0568. '' RPM. 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External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Mad Max Films Mad Max Mad Max 2 Beyond Thunderdome Fury Road Music Mad Max Mad Max 2 Beyond Thunderdome `` We Do n't Need Another Hero ( Thunderdome ) '' `` One of the Living '' Fury Road Other media Mad Max ( 1990 video game ) Mad Max ( 2015 video game ) Mad Max : Fury Road ( comic book ) Characters Max Rockatansky Imperator Furiosa Nux Miscellaneous Pursuit Special Legacy and influence Fury Road accolades Wasteland Weekend Tina Turner singles Acid Queen `` Baby Get It On '' `` Whole Lotta Love '' `` Acid Queen '' Rough `` Viva La Money '' `` Root, Toot Undisputable Rock ' n Roller '' `` Sometimes When We Touch '' `` Night Time Is the Right Time '' Love Explosion `` Love Explosion '' `` Back Stabbers '' `` Music Keeps Me Dancin ' '' Private Dancer `` Let 's Stay Together '' `` Help ! '' `` What 's Love Got to Do With It '' `` Better Be Good to Me '' `` Private Dancer '' `` I Ca n't Stand the Rain '' `` Show Some Respect '' Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome `` We Do n't Need Another Hero ( Thunderdome ) '' `` One of the Living '' Break Every Rule `` Typical Male '' `` Back Where You Started '' `` Two People '' `` Girls '' `` What You Get Is What You See '' `` Break Every Rule '' `` Paradise Is Here '' `` Afterglow '' Tina Live in Europe `` Nutbush City Limits '' `` Addicted to Love '' `` Tonight '' `` A Change Is Gonna Come '' `` 634 - 5789 '' Foreign Affair `` The Best '' `` I Do n't Wanna Lose You '' `` Steamy Windows '' `` Look Me in the Heart '' `` Foreign Affair '' `` Be Tender with Me Baby '' Simply the Best `` Nutbush City Limits ( The 90s Version ) '' `` Way of the World '' `` Love Thing '' `` I Want You Near Me '' `` ( Simply ) The Best '' What 's Love Got to Do with It `` I Do n't Wanna Fight '' `` Disco Inferno '' `` Why Must We Wait Until Tonight '' `` Proud Mary '' Wildest Dreams `` GoldenEye '' `` Whatever You Want '' `` On Silent Wings '' `` Missing You '' `` Something Beautiful Remains '' `` In Your Wildest Dreams '' Twenty Four Seven `` When the Heartache Is Over '' `` Whatever You Need '' `` Do n't Leave Me This Way '' All the Best `` Open Arms '' `` Complicated Disaster '' Guest singles `` Ball of Confusion '' `` Tonight '' `` It 's Only Love '' `` Tearing Us Apart '' `` It Takes Two '' `` Cose della vita - Ca n't Stop Thinking of You '' `` Teach Me Again '' Book : Tina Turner Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=We_Don%27t_Need_Another_Hero_(Thunderdome)&oldid=834238286 '' Categories : 1985 singles 1985 songs Theme music Tina Turner songs Number - one singles in Germany Number - one singles in Switzerland Number - one singles in Australia RPM Top Singles number - one singles Mad Max music Songs written by Graham Lyle Songs written by Terry Britten Songs written for films Synthpop ballads 1980s ballads Hidden categories : CS1 Finnish - language sources ( fi ) CS1 German - language sources ( de ) CS1 Dutch - language sources ( nl ) CS1 Norwegian - language sources ( no ) Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Austria Singlechart usages for Flanders Singlechart usages for Canadatopsingles Singlechart called without artist Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Canadaadultcontemporary Singlechart usages for France Singlechart usages for Ireland2 Singlechart usages for Dutch40 Singlechart usages for New Zealand Singlechart usages for Norway Singlechart usages for Sweden Singlechart usages for Switzerland Singlechart usages for UKsinglesbyname Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100 Singlechart usages for Billboardadultcontemporary Singlechart usages for Billboarddanceclubplay Singlechart usages for Billboardrandbhiphop Singlechart usages for Billboardmainstreamrock Certification Table Entry usages for Canada Certification Table Entry usages for Germany Certification Table Entry usages for United Kingdom Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Español Français Italiano Norsk Norsk nynorsk Português Edit links This page was last edited on 4 April 2018, at 17 : 13. 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Question: who wrote we don't need another hero
Answer: Terry Britten