Hero (Chad Kroeger song) 4353557 218964109 2008-06-12T23:34:55Z Lewis512 6592089 Formalised language {{Unreferenced|date=March 2008}} {{Infobox Single | | Name = Hero | Cover = Hero_single_cover.jpg | Artist = [[Chad Kroeger]] featuring [[Josey Scott]] | from Album = [[Music from and Inspired by Spider-Man]] and [[Silver Side Up]] <small>(in some countries)</small> | Recorded = 2001-2002 | Released = 2002 | Genre = [[Alternative rock]], [[post-grunge]] | Length = 3:21 <small>(Orchestral background version)</small><br>3:09 <small>(No Strings version)</small> | Writer = [[Chad Kroeger]] and [[Josey Scott]] | Label = [[Roadrunner Records]]<br>[[Sony BMG]] | Producer = [[Chad Kroeger]] | Chronology = [[Chad Kroeger]] singles | Last single = - | This single = "'''Hero'''"<br>(2002) | Next single = "[[Why Don't You & I]]"<br>(2004) | Misc = {{Extra album cover | Upper caption = Alternate Cover | Lower caption = iTunes Cover | Type = Studio Album | Cover = HeroAlternateCover.png | Lower Caption = iTunes Cover }} }} "'''Hero'''" is a single by [[Chad Kroeger]], the lead singer of [[Nickelback]], recorded in 2002 by Kroeger, [[Josey Scott]], the lead singer of [[Saliva (band)|Saliva]], [[Tyler Connolly]], guitarist and lead singer of [[Theory of a Deadman]], [[Mike Kroeger]], bassist of [[Nickelback]], [[Matt Cameron]], drummer of [[Pearl Jam]] and [[Jeremy Taggart]] drummer of [[Our Lady Peace]] (for the video), for ''[[Spider-man (film)|Spider-Man]]''. It is generally credited in full to "Chad Kroeger featuring Josey Scott." The song was featured on the [[soundtrack album|soundtrack]] to ''[[Spider-Man (film)|Spider-Man]]'' and became a cross-genre hit in the summer of 2002, reaching #1 on the ''[[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]'' [[modern rock|Modern Rock]] and [[Mainstream Rock]] [[music chart|charts]], and placing highly in the [[Billboard Hot 100]], peaking at #3, also winning considerable airplay at [[contemporary hit radio]], [[hot adult contemporary]] and [[modern adult contemporary]] [[radio format]]s. Hero became 4x Platinum in the [[U.S.]] and 8x Platinum in [[Canada]]. It also did well in the [[United Kingdom]], peaking at #4, and also being released on the Nickelback album ''[[Silver Side Up]]''. The song was the result of a collaboration between Kroeger and Scott. "I was like, 'Dude, we've got to do Spider-Man, dude. That's dope. That's going to be big,'" Scott told [[Yahoo!]]'s entertainment news service ''LAUNCH''. "He had the idea for the song 'Hero' so I came up to [[Vancouver]] and met him. He pitched me the idea, and I was like that was pretty dope. So we sort of tweaked it, together, laid down some [[harmony|harmonies]] on it, and played everything from [[conga]]s to [[Steel-string guitar|acoustics]] on it." [[Matt Cameron]], who played drums on the track did not appear in the music video and cited family issues as the reason. He was replaced with [[Our Lady Peace]] drummer [[Jeremy Taggart]]. [[Alice in Chains]] guitarist [[Jerry Cantrell]] was originally picked to play the solo (later played by Connolly), but pulled out because he was concentrating on his solo album. He did however contribute a song to the soundtrack called "She Was My Girl". Reviewing the song for ''[[NME]]'', Imran Ahmed drew a strong comparison to "[[How You Remind Me]]", Kroeger's 2001 international breakthrough with Nickelback, calling the formula for both "Commercial [[grunge music|grunge]] + [[middle of the road|MOR]] sensibility = [[nu metal|Nu]]-MOR hit." There are two versions of this song, one with an orchestral background and one without. It was covered by David Cook and David Archuleta at the American Idol Season 7 Finale. ==Music video== The [[music video]] consists of the band playing, with footage of the movie. ==Personnel== *[[Chad Kroeger]] of [[Nickelback]] - electric guitar, vocals *[[Josey Scott]] of [[Saliva (band)|Saliva]] - acoustic guitar, vocals *[[Tyler Connolly]] of [[Theory of a Deadman]] - guitar and guitar solo *[[Mike Kroeger]] of [[Nickelback]] - bass *[[Matt Cameron]] of [[Pearl Jam]] - drums *[[Jeremy Taggart]] of [[Our Lady Peace]] - drums (for the music video) ==External links== *[http://www.nme.com/reviews/nickelback/6445 NME review] *[http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12046202 "Josey Scott On Teaming With Chad Kroeger For 'Hero'"] ([[Yahoo!]] ''LAUNCH'', May 11 2002) *[http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12060864 "'Hero' Becomes Top Rock Track While ''Spider-Man'' Goes Gold"] ([[Yahoo!]] ''LAUNCH'', June 6 2002) {{start box}} {{succession box | before = "[[Seein' Red]]" by [[Unwritten Law]] | title = [[Modern Rock Tracks|''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks]] [[List of number-one modern rock hits (United States)|number-one single]] | years = [[June 8]] - [[June 29]] [[2002]] | after = "[[By the Way (song)|By the Way]]" by [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] }} {{end box}} {{Nickelback}} {{Spider-Man film series}} [[Category:2002 songs]] [[Category:Canadian rock songs]] [[Category:Number-one singles in Canada]] [[Category:Billboard Modern Rock Tracks number-one singles]]