Holding Out for a Hero - From "Footloose" Soundtrack

About this song

Bonnie Tyler recorded the song for the soundtrack to the 1984 film Footloose after Paramount Pictures asked her to. She agreed on the condition that Jim Steinman, her producer at the time, could work on it, and Steinman co-wrote it with Dean Pitchford. It later appeared on her 1986 album Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire, and its 1985 UK re-release reached number two on the UK singles chart.

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Fun facts

• Sampled in 7 other songs, like “O Benim Dünyam by Aslı Gökyokuş”.
• Covered 33 times, including “Holding Out for a Hero by Karlien van Jaarsveld”.
• Written by Jim Steinman and Dean Pitchford.
• Produced by Jim Steinman and John Jansen.