Search for the Hero

"Search for the Hero" is a song by British dance music band M People, released in June 1995 by Deconstruction Records as the third single from their third album, Bizarre Fruit (1994). The song was written by bandmembers Mike Pickering and Paul Heard, and produced by the band. It peaked at number nine on the UK Singles Chart, number 13 on the UK Dance Singles Chart and number three on the UK R&B Singles Chart. In the US, it was released as a double A-side with "Padlock", which had several remixes by Junior Vasquez. The accompanying music video was directed by Matthew Amos and filmed in and around Battersea Power Station in London.