Holding Out for a Hero

"Holding Out for a Hero" is a song recorded by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler for the soundtrack to the 1984 movie Footloose, and later included on her 1986 album Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire. 

It was written by Jim Steinman and Dean Pitchford. The song only just reached the Top 100 in the UK Singles Chart, but made it to number 2 the following year, and re-entered the charts again at number 69 in 1991. The song reached No. 1 on the Irish Singles Chart on 28 September 1985. It reached the top 40 in the United States and Canada.

The song later become popular after Jennifer Saunders recorded the song for the 2004 movie Shrek 2.

Charts
Chart (1984)PeakpositionAustralia (Kent Music Report)44Eurocharts European Hot 100 Singles77European Airplay Top 50 Music & Media39Italy (FIMI) 30South Africa (Springbok Radio)23Finland The Official Finnish Charts8
Chart (1985)Peakposition European Airplay Top 50 Music & Media19 Eurocharts European Hot 100 Singles29

References

Category:1984 songs
Category:Bonnie Tyler songs
Category:Shrek music