Hero

## Promotional single by CNCO

"**Hero**" is a song by Spanish singer-songwriter Enrique Iglesias. The Latin American boy band CNCO made a cover song for their third studio album, *Déjà Vu*, the official music video uploaded to YouTube on December 4, 2020. A Spanish version was included as part of the deluxe edition of their record.

## Music video

The visual, directed by Carlos Pérez, was inspired by American boy band Backstreet Boys' 1999 music video for "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely." Richard Camacho told *American Songwriter*, "(We saw) it a long time ago. You know, these are the bands that we look up to. These are the bands that we look for different references and see how they work the crowd, you know, and the energy that they had on stage, and the choreography, and stuff like that, you know?" He added, "We thought that ["Hero"] was very melancholic you know, and it (had) very dark vibes, very matrix-type (aesthetic) you know? So "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" had had a similarity to it."

Joel Pimentel mentioned of their execution, where they wanted "to make it sound super genuine," opining that "we did our best, we did what we could, and we're glad the way it came out. Sometimes songs that are just made by or made for one artist, it could be a challenge to like, you know, split up the song and stuff. But there was just something special that night and it kind of just happened naturally, just like every other song that we've done."

## Gallery

* Spanish
* BTS
* Good Morning America
* YouTube Red Carpet
* Mashup

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Verse 1: Christopher, Richard]

Would you dance, if I asked you to dance?

Oh, would you run, and never look back?

Oh, would you cry, if you saw me crying?

Oh, would you save my soul, tonight?

Oh, would you tremble, if I touched your lips?

Oh, would you laugh? Oh please, tell me this

Now would you die, for the one you loved, baby?

Hold me in your arms, tonight, yeah, babe

[Chorus: Joel]

I can be your hero, baby

I can kiss away the pain

I will stand by you forever

You can take my breath away

[Verse 2: Zabdiel]

Would you swear, that you'll always be mine?

Or would you lie? Would you run and hide?

Am I in too deep? Have I lost my mind?

I don't care, you're here tonight

[Chorus: Erick, Zabdiel]

I can be your hero, baby? (I can be, I can be), uh

I can kiss away the pain? (I can kiss away the pain)

I will stand by you forever (With you forever)

You can take my breath away

[Bridge: Erick, Zabdiel, Richard]

(Ah, CNCO, oh, oh)

Uh-ah-ah

(CNCO, oh, oh)

Si pudiera ser tu héroe, eh

(Ah, CNCO, oh, oh)

Am I in too deep? Have I lost my mind?

Well, I don't care, you're here tonight (Yeah)

[Chorus: Joel, Christopher, Erick]

I can be your hero, baby (I can be your hero, baby), yeah

I can kiss away the pain (The pain), ah

I will stand by you forever (Forever)

You can take my breath away

I can be your hero, baby (Yeah-yeah)

I can kiss away the pain (Away), oh, oh

I will stand by you forever

You can take my breath away (You)

[Outro: Erick]

You can take my breath away (You)

I can be your hero

## References

1. ↑ Grunenberg, Kira (December 4, 2020). "CNCO Shows Respect for the Past Through a Pair of Nostalgic Hits". *American Songwriter*.

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