Hero In You (Xavier Omär and Lil Skies song)

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* Dillan Bailard
* Kimetrius Foose
* Benjamin Sturdivant
* Donnell Paul Stephens
* Jake Wogan
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* Jakik

 "Hero In You (*Ben 10: The Movie*)" on YouTube

"**Hero In You**" (alternatively titled "**Hero In You (*Ben 10: The Movie*)**") is a song performed by American rappers and singers Xavier Omär and Lil Skies. It was released as a single from the soundtrack to the 2020 animated film *Ben 10: The Movie*, as the lead single from Xavier Omär's third studio album *if You Feel* (2020), and as the third single from Lil Skies' second studio album *Unbothered* (2021). The single was released on June 12, 2020. It became Omär's and Skies' first song to top the US *Billboard* Hot 100 songs chart. The song ranked in the top ten of the chart for 24 weeks. "Hero In You" also reached number one in Australia, Canada, Malaysia, and New Zealand, as well as the top ten in twelve additional countries. It is certified Diamond in the US and Canada.

## Background

Omär confirmed his involvement with *Ben 10: The Movie* on May 26, 2020, on *The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon* "At-Home Edition", in which he announced that he wrote "Hero In You", which he also performs, and played a snippet of the song. On June 8, Lil Skies revealed that he would also be on the song with Omär, and released another snippet of the song. Skies said that he was "very excited" for people to listen to the song. On June 12, 2020, "Hero In You" was released as a single. Niki Sherrod, senior vice president of music at Warner Bros. Pictures, said that "Xavier and Lil have delivered a song that’s both heroic and emotional, which is exactly what a Ben 10 story needs. Lil Skies called *Hero In You* one of his favorite collaborations in 2020, which he stated it was "because it’s a movie placement [in Ben 10: The Movie]".

## Music video

On June 12, 2020, a lyric video of the song was released. The video is composed of footage of the film. The lyrics are presented in the style of the film, edited into the context of various scenes, such as a bank robbery stopped by Four Arms. On October 1, 2020, an official music video of the song was released, which is live action. The video contains an exclusive look at the recording session for the song showing the film logo behind Omär and Skies and a live performance. Since its release, the lyric video has received over 495.2 million views on YouTube.

## Critical reception

The song received generally positive reviews from music critics. In *Billboard*, Gil Kaufman called it "a upbeat, R&B ballad" after listening to a preview of the song.

## Commercial performance

"Hero In You" debuted at number ten on the US *Billboard* Hot 100. After spending three weeks in the top five, it reached number one on the chart issue dated October 10, 2020, rising from number four the previous week. It became Xavier Omär's and Lil Skies' first song to top the chart. "Hero In You" is the first song from a soundtrack to reach the top of the Hot 100 since Post Malone and Swae Lee's "Sunflower" from the *Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse* soundtrack (2018). Additionally, "Hero In You" is the first highest-charting song from a *Ben 10* franchise soundtrack. "Hero In You" also marks the first Hot 100 number one by two co-billed male leads with no other accompanying acts. The song spent 33 non-consecutive weeks in the top ten of the Hot 100. "Hero In You" topped the Canadian Hot 100 for two consecutive weeks.

According to the IFPI, "Hero In You" was fifth most successful song of 2020, selling 14.1 million global equivalents-units. In the US, according to Nielsen Soundscan, it was the third-best performing R&B/hip-hop song of 2020, with 7 million equivalent units, including 679,000 digital downloads, and the fifth-best performing song on radio on that format.