Hero (Skillet song)
| "Hero" | ||||
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| Single by Skillet | ||||
| from the album Awake | ||||
| Released | May 19, 2009 | |||
| Genre | Christian rock | |||
| Length | 3:06 | |||
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| Songwriters | ||||
| Producer | Howard Benson | |||
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"Hero" is a song recorded by the American Christian rock band Skillet. It was released on May 19, 2009, as the first single from their seventh studio album, Awake. According to the band's John Cooper, "Hero" lays the foundation for the album. A music video was released in September that year. "Hero" was used in multiple media and promotional materials, including by the National Football League, the WWE, and trailers for the film Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010). The song received nominations at the 41st GMA Dove Awards, and was re-recorded and remixed in subsequent years.