" Hero " is a song by American singer and songwriter, Mariah Carey. The album was released on October 19, 1993, through Columbia Records as the second single from Carey's third studio album, Music Box (1993). Originally intended for Gloria Estefan, the song was written and produced by Mariah and Walter Afanasieff. When writing a song, Carey is not connected to his style or sound, therefore removing it to the soundtrack of the movie of the same name. However, after being convinced to defend it, he personalizes it, giving him pop melodies and R & more, and change some of the lyrics to be more precise according to his personality. Lyrics, the song is considered one of Carey's most inspirational and personal ballads, with his protagonist declaring that although we may feel hopeless or sometimes, in reality, we are "heroes" if we look inside ourselves and see our own inner power; in time, it will help us "find a way."
The song received mixed reviews from contemporary music critics for its lyrical content, while Carey's vocal performance was praised. Aside from the lyrics, "Hero" earns hooks and sounds from several musical instruments such as guitars, pianos, and organs. The song had a strong success in several international markets, and also became Carey's eighth chart chart on Hot 100's Billboard. In addition, the song was ranked 53rd in the Decade of the End-Decade. Outside the United States, "Hero" enjoys a strong diagram, reaching the top five in Canada, France, Ireland, New Zealand, and Norway as well as the top ten in Australia and the UK.
Due to the demand of fans and letters, as well as their connection to the meaning and personal content, this song remains one of the songs most played by Carey. Regarded by many as its signature song, the song was originally performed at The Arsenio Hall Show The Tonight Show with Jay Leno , and Hey Hey It's Saturday > i> while running the original graph. In addition, Carey does so on several live and special shows, such as Pavarotti and Friends and Michael Jackson & amp; Friends in 1999,
Throughout the course of his career, Carey has re-recorded the song twice and recorded other music videos aside from the original. The first music video for the song was filmed by Larry Jordan in July 1993 during a private concert at Proctor's Theater, later released on the home video Here Is Mariah Carey. In 2001, after the September 11 attacks, Carey re-recorded the song as a single mash-up entitled "Never Too Far/Hero Medley," a medley with singles at the time, "Never Too Far." In addition, before releasing his compilation album The Ballads , Carey re-recording "Hero" and filming a new video featuring behind-the-scenes studio footage. "Hero" won two ASCAP Rhythm & amp; Soul Music Awards, one ASCAP Pop Music Award and one BMI Pop Award for Songwriter Award. This song has been discussed many times during studio and live recordings, as in the global singing competition.
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Mariah Carey's second studio album, Emotions (1991), contains influences from most of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s ballads and gospels, as well as the continued work of R & B and soul. The album, while hailed by some as more mature and raw, failed to reach the critical or commercial heights of its debut effort, and could not introduce Carey to a different market. After this event, Columbia decided to market the singer in a way similar to his debut, only making him produce more commercial and radio-friendly albums. Their plan is to undermine Carey's vocals, and soften the production of the album, leaving behind a more contemporary pop record. Agreeing with the change, Carey and producer Walter Afanasieff began writing and recording material for his third studio endeavor, Music Box (1993).
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Write and record
Aside from his work as a vocalist and recording artist, Carey is known as a songwriter, having written and produced all of his own material throughout his career. During the production of the Music Box, he was approached by Epic Records to write and record songs with Afanasieff, and released them on the soundtrack for the 1992 Hero film featuring Dustin Hoffman and Geena Davis. While Carey is interested in the project, Mottola is very adamant about allowing Carey to take part in anything involving the movie, fearing it will hurt his career. In addition, Columbia is uncomfortable with allowing recording artists with the highest sales to contribute to other labels, even branches from the same parent company, Sony. So they want to try the next best thing, that is asking us to write something. "Still interested in working for the film, Carey agreed to write a song for the film, which is aimed at female singers, Gloria Estefan, Carey and Afanasieff sitting together in a studio in New York, and for two hours composing melodies, lyrics and drafts of the song. In an interview with Fred Bronson, Afanasieff discussed the process in which they had completed a rough version of the song:
I went to New York and we were in the studio and came to rest. I was sitting on the piano and told Mariah about this movie. Within two hours, we had an amazing seed for this song, 'Hero'. It was never meant for Mariah to sing. In his mind, we're writing a song for Gloria Estefan for this movie. And we went to an area that did not really fit into his words, it was a bit too boring or too ballady or too ancient as far as melodies and lyrics.
As they complete the demo of the song, Tommy Mottola, CEO of Sony Music Entertainment and Carey's fiancée, enters the studio. After hearing the rough version of the song, where they were still working on it, he became interested in him, asking what project the song was. Carey explains to him the concept and how the song will be used for the movie Hero . Mottola immediately liked the song, replied, "Are you kidding? You can not give this song to this movie.This is too good, Mariah, you have to take this song. Initially, Carey was guided by the subject of the film, but Afanasieff admitted that he made it a very personal song after deciding to save it, changing some lyrics, keys and instrumentation. After their decision to defend the "Heroes," Afanasieff returned to the staff at Epic and informed them that they failed to produce a song for the soundtrack. Estefan has never heard the song originally intended for him, and the song ending on the soundtrack is "Heart of a Hero," written, produced and recorded by Luther Vandross. In the following weeks, after completing the song, Afanasieff talked with Bronson about the recording, and how Carey made several versions of the song:
There is a simpler performance on the cassette and more difficult, with Mariah singing more, with more licks. But we chose a happy medium. The song really needs something not too fancy. But he always resisted the forces inside him because he was his own devil's supporter. He wants to do something very over the top and use his talent and the voice he has. But he also knew he had to hold back and do what music really needed.
Composition and lyric content
"Hero" is a mid-tempo ballad. It was written and produced by Carey and Afanasieff, and was released as the second single from her third studio album, Music Box . It combines music from several musical instruments, including piano, guitar and organ. According to the music sheet published on Musicnotes.com by Alfred Music Publishing, the song is set in the same time with a moderate tempo of 62 beats per minute. It is arranged in the key of E major with Carey vocal range spanning from low tone G ? 3 to high notes from E 5 . Song chorus has basic chord progression G sus2 -GG/F ? -Em 7 -G/DCG/B-Am 7 . Initially, Carey felt the song was "too schmaltzy" and above it, and not in line with his other work. However, after being convinced by Mottola to keep the song, Carey changed the song and personalized it, during which time it grew to feel the connection to the song and the lyrics. According to author Chris Nickson, "Hero" is one of Carey's most personal and inspirational ballads. Carey has described how the song was never his favorite, however, after all the fan letters and messages he received about the song, he felt the need to do as often as possible. In an interview with Fred Bronson, Carey described the song's meaning for him and for fans:
One person can say that 'Hero' is a piece of junk that is misleading, but someone else can write to me and say, 'I have considered suicide every day of my life for the last ten years until I heard the song, and I realized, after all, I could be my own hero, 'and that, it is an unexplained feeling, like I have done something with my life, you know? It means something to someone.
The lyrics of the song describe the power of the individual in each person, their ability to be their own heroes. According to author Carol K. Ingall, the song inspires anyone to become a hero. Ingall continues how by the power of a hero to change and inspire those around them, so too everyone has in it the light and power needed to help change the world. Similarly, the writer Darlene Wade connects the lyrical content of the song with strength in the soul, but also with the inclusion of God.
According to Maryellen Moffitt, the author of "See, Be, Write This", "Hero" is about looking within yourself and finding the inner courage within each individual, and being strong and believing in yourself through times of adversity and difficulty. Morffitt claimed the song personally helped him get through the difficult times when "the answer seemed so remote." After her performance recorded on "One Sweet Day" at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California during The Adventure of Mimi Tour, Carey described the importance of the song for her and her fans:
I wrote songs some time ago before even "One Sweet Day" and it was not my favorite song in the world, but I wrote it. Someone asked me to write a song and they told the story to me, and you know it's some kind of moving concept or whatever. And I do it, and I like you know it's not always what I like, but after doing that song over and over and getting people to come and say, thank you for writing 'Hero' because it saved my life or it saved my father's life or brother if I do not, you never know who I left and you know what, in my lifetime, I have to play that song in lyrics and turning it into my own life and singing it to myself. So from the album 'Music Box', and it's called 'Hero', it's for you.
Copyright lawsuit
"Hero" is the subject of two cases of copyright plagiarism; one by Christopher Selletti and the others by Rhonda Dimmie, filed in 1993 and 1996. Selletti claims he has written song lyrics in poetry. One day, when he drove Sly Stone with a limousine to Long Island, he confessed to show him the poem. Selletti claimed Stone praised the poem, took it and promised to patent it and give him royalties. After months, the couple fell out of contact, leading Selletti to send his own envelopes and poems, performing "copyright of the poor." Three years later in 1996, she confessed to listening to Carey's album Music Box and was surprised when she saw the same lyrics. He filed suit against Carey, Stone, Sony and Stone manager, Jerry Goldstein. Selletti claimed that Stone must have sold or contributed the lyrics to Carey during the recording of the album at the end of 1992. However, since Stone did not receive the song credit on "Hero", Selletti then dropped a lawsuit against Stone, leaving him against Carey and Sony. Prior to their courtroom meeting, Carey told New York Daily News "I feel really a victim. 'Hero' is my creation and holds a very special meaning to me I have every intention to fight this all the way. " In court, Carey provided evidence that he was innocent, in the form of a lyrical and linguistic note book, with conceptual info on the song dates back to November 20, 1992, before meeting Selletti with Stone. In addition, Carey stated the fact that he originally wrote it for Hero movies with Afanasieff, making their relationship or material involvement impossible. Judge Denny Chin regarded Carey as innocent, and ordered Selletti to pay a fine to him.
Years later, after consulting with other lawyers, Selletti made another attempt to sue Carey and Sony. His lawyer, Jeffrey Levitt, has revealed the fact that the film was released in October 1992, six full weeks before November 22 in Carey's notebook. In addition, the "Heart of a Hero", written by Luther Vandross for the film, was submitted in January 1992, making it impossible for "Hero" to be the original song choice for the soundtrack. After uncovering further ribbons from the studio dating the summer of 1992, the recording provided evidence that Carey and Afansieff had indeed been discussing and had the parts of the song completed well before the October movie release. Following evidence from both sides, the judge dismissed the case, who was in charge of Carey's help a second time. After the dismissal of the case, Rhonda Dimmie, another songwriter and independent singer, filed a lawsuit against Carey, this time claiming the song has been borrowed heavily from her song "Be Your Own Hero". During a brief deposition made by Carey, Afanasieff revealed that they had written the song in two days during the summer of 1992, "within hours." Soon after that, the case was dismissed, with a judge claiming there was not enough evidence on Dimmie's behalf. Following the lawsuit, in 2001 Selletti made further guidance to plan another lawsuit, as well as a team of forensic specialists to conduct research on the incident. Following the lawsuit, Cindy Berger, Carey's publicist released the following statement: "This case has been discharged out of court three times.A federal judge after hearing Selletti's story and considering all the evidence that the case was a 'complete set' and that it was submitted for extortion settlement of the defendant in the pocket. "
Reception
Critical response
Nathan Brackett of Rolling Stone called Carey's "golden tone" and considered it a standard for weddings, funerals and singing. The Baltimore Sun critic J.D. Considine praised the "Heroes", writing "[Hero] is a soul-thrilling ballad, another type of singer will pay Diane Warren to write." In addition, he calls his chorus of "spirit" and "soaring," following the praise of Carey's vocal performance. The song received mixed reviews from Mike Joyce's editor of The Washington Post, who, when impressed, claimed that it was not as good as the competing ballads at the time. Paul Gettelmen of Orlando Sentinel criticized the song, calling it a "rip-off" from Whitney Houston's "Greatest Love of All". Stephen Holden, another editor of Rolling Stone also recorded inspiration and resemblance to "Greatest Love of All" and called the lyrics "composed entirely of pop and soul clichà © s."
Performance chart
"Hero" became Carey's eighth chart chart on the US Billboard Hot 100. reached number one in the tenth week and spent four weeks on top, from December 25, 1993 to January 15, 1994 It was replaced "Again" by Janet Jackson, and was replaced by Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart and Sting "All for Love". In total, the song remained in the top 40 for 25 weeks, with 16 of them spent in the top ten. On year-end Charts for 1994, "Hero" finished at number five, number 53 on the decade's final chart and number three on the year-end Airplay Chart. "Hero" has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), which shows shipments of more than one million units across the country. Prior to recording the song at Carey's concert at Madison Square Garden on December 10, 1993 during the Music Box Tour, he announced that the proceeds from a US sale of the single would be donated to the families of victims of Long Island in 1993 Rail Shooting. The song is dedicated to three men who conquered the shooter on stage that night, three days after the tragedy. Carey often became a rider on LIRR peak hour service from Penn Station when he lived on Long Island. In Canada, the song debuted at number 64 on the Singles Chart Canadian Singles Chart during the week of November 6, 1993. During the week of December 4, 1993, "Hero" peaked at number three, staying there for three consecutive weeks , and a total of 21 weeks in the top 100. "Heroes" finished on numbers 48 and 22 on Canada's year-end charts for 1993 and 1994.
The song entered the Australian Singles Chart at number 47 on the November 14, 1993, issue and ended up spending three weeks at the top of number seven. "Hero" is certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), which shows shipments of more than 70,000 units across the country. In France, "Hero" entered the charts at number 24 during the week of March 19, 1994. After staying six consecutive weeks at number five, and a total of 21 weeks on the chart, the song was certified silver by Syndicat National de l ' ÃÆ' ucidion Phonographique (SNEP), which shows shipments of more than 200,000 units. In the Netherlands, the song peaked at number 13 on the Single Top 100 chart, spending eight weeks fluctuating in the charts. "Heroes" peaked at number five on the Irish Singles Ladder, spending 14 weeks combined in the chart. In New Zealand, the song peaked at number two on the single chart, spending five consecutive weeks in that position, and a total of 20 weeks on the chart. The "Hero" is certified Platinum by the New Zealand Recording Industry Association (RIANZ), which shows shipments of 15,000 units. During the week of January 21, 1994, the song peaked at number two on the Norwegian Singles Chart, spending a total of eight weeks on the chart and getting a gold certificate by VG-lista. On November 11, 1993, the song entered the UK Singles Chart at number eight. The next week, reaching the top of number seven, spent a total of 15 weeks on the charts as long as the original graph was running. On November 8, 2008, after the release of "Heroes" by X Factor finalists, it re-entered the chart at number 100. Two weeks later, "Hero" reached number 67 on the chart before falling outside the top 100 the following week. In 2010, MTV forecast sales of "Hero" in the United Kingdom to 270,000 units.
Awards and awards
"Heroes" was awarded and nominated for awards throughout the music industry. At the 12th ASCAP Awards, Carey took home the award for "Rhythm & Soul Songwriter". The following year, at the 13th annual ceremony, "Hero" won Carey awards for "Rhythm & Soul Songwriter" and "Pop Songwriter." The song was awarded the BMI Pop Award at a ceremony in 1995. In addition, nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 37th Annual Grammy Awards, losing to Sheryl Crow's "All I Wanna Do".
Music videos and re-recordings
Prior to the release of the song towards the end of 1993, Carey performed an intimate concert at Proctor Theater, New York on July 15, 1993. After the recording, the concert was released as a home video titled Here Is Mariah Carey (1993). Carey's performance of the night's song was edited and commissioned as an official music video, directed by Larry Jordan. The video was included in DVD Carey # 1's (1998). The video shows it in a long dark dress, with long curly hair. In some international versions of the album, the Spanish version of the song was included, as in the Mexican and Argentine versions. It was titled "HÃÆ' Â © roe", and featured a translation by Jorge Luis Piloto, a Spanish musician who came to work briefly with Carey.
In 2001, after the Sept. 11 attacks, Carey re-recorded the song as a medley with "Never Too Far", his single at the time. Entitled "Never Too Far/Hero Medley", was released as a charity single throughout October of that year. In an interview with MTV, Carey explains the idea behind the medley:
"I started [performing] at different charity events where I did a combination of 'Never Too Far' and 'Hero' We made it a medley and rather put them both in the same key and just made it work, and people responded right That's interesting to me, since the events of September 11, the way people play 'Hero' and talk to me about 'Never Too Far,' because the song is also about losing, it would be a fun thing to do, to putting them both out for Christmas... I feel like it's our responsibility to do what we can now in terms of music, just be an artist and be human. "
In 2008, before releasing the compilation album Carey The Ballads , Carey recorded a version of "Hero" with new vocals, releasing it in the United States version of the album. In addition, the music video was filmed and released for the 2008 version, featuring behind-the-scenes track footage, as well as Carey's studio writing music.
Music videos on YouTube have 170 million views as of November 2017.
Live show
Due to her fan requests and her personal lyrical content, Carey has done "Hero" on several occasions throughout her career. He first performed the song in July 1993 at Proctor's Theater, which will be released as Here Is Mariah Carey. Later, he performed the song live on the The Arsenio Hall Show in November 1993, appearing on stage after a brief interview wearing a long black dress and a long brown key. He joins three back-up vocalists, Trey Lorenz, Cindi Mizelle and Melodie Daniels. Carey continued promotions in the United States for the song with a performance at The Jay Leno Show the following week. Across Europe and Australasia, Carey made an appearance at Sacrà © Ã… © e SoirÃÆ' © e in France, Platendaagse in the Netherlands, Sale El Dia at Spain, Sontagsoppet in Sweden, and Hey Hey It's Saturday in Australia. On May 15, 1996, at the Annual Annual Peace Memorial Anniversary, held at the US Capitol Building page, Carey presented Heroes as a tribute to the police officers who were killed while on duty. Present was the then US president, Bill Clinton. After releasing her sixth studio album Butyfly, Carey performed it with "Butterfly" on The Oprah Winfrey Show on September 22, 1997. Between the two shows, Winfrey interviewed Carey for her failed marriage with Mottola, as well as some negative rumors that followed their divorce. Two years later, he performed "Heroes" with Luciano Pavarotti in Modena, Italy during the summer of 1999. Carey appeared on the stage beside him, wearing a long pink evening dress and wearing a straightened long hairstyle. The show was filmed and released on VHS as Pavarotti and Friends .
Carey sang "Heroes" in Seoul, South Korea in June 1999 during Michael Jackson & amp; Friends benefit concerts, which raise money for some charitable organizations. On September 21, 2001, after the Sept. 11 attacks, Carey sang "Hero" as part of America's Teleton: "Tribute to Heroes . His appearance on the telethon was his first public appearance since he published the damage and hospitalization, prior to the release of Glitter . In 2003, Carey performed a medley of songs from his album, Charmbracelet (2002), during Michael Jordan's NBA All-Star Game final in 2003 Following the medley, he entered "Hero" into the short-list set , followed by Jordan's last game. On July 2, 2005, a charity concert was held in Hyde Park, London entitled Live 8. The show was aired by more than 9.6 million British citizens, and held a live audience of over 200,000 people. Carey featured three sets of songs, opened with "Make It Happen" and "Hero", featuring an African children's choir live, followed by "We Belong Together", accompanied by actors Chris Barrie, Judy Flynn, Mike Burns and Julia St. John. During the promotional tour for his eleventh e-learning business E2/MC2 in 2008, the song was re-recorded by UK X Factor 2008 finalist and released as a single. Prior to release, Carey appeared on the program, where he performed the single at "I Stay in Love", followed by a duet of "Hero" between him and the finalists. In 2009, during the inaugural ball for Barack Obama, Carey opened a television show with the song "Hero", wearing a long black night gown while wearing a long wavy hairstyle. On June 5, 2010, Carey performed the song with "We Belong Together" at a Walmart shareholder meeting. After the show, Carey gets heavy media coverage for her weight gain, causing many people to suspect her pregnancy with Nick Cannon's husband.
Aside from a few live performances on television, Carey includes "Hero" on the lists on all of his tours, usually serving as one of the closing numbers. In an interview, Carey says that even though it's not one of his favorite songs, he tries to do it in every show because of his strong message, afraid that if he does not, he might miss the chance to help. some one. He first performed the song in concert during the Music Box Tour in the United States. During the recital of the song, Carey wore a matching black dress and sandal, while pinning her signature gold key at the time. During his performance at the Tokyo Dome on Daydream World Tour (1996), Carey performed the song as one of the closing numbers. Before the song, Carey introduced Afanasieff, who played organ throughout the tour. Carey appeared on stage with a straightened hairstyle, and a long black night gown. On the Butterfly World Tour in 1998, Carey featured "Heroes" as the eighth song in the set-list. Unlike the previous tour, Afanasieff was not present, due to continuing personal strife. During the song, Carey is supported by three vocalists, and wore a long, sequined black dress. In 2000, during the Rainbow World Tour, Carey used "Hero" as the closing tour number, leaving the stage to meet and greet fans during the song performance. Similarly, "Hero" serves as the closing number on Charmbracelet World Tour (2002-03), where she wears a long beige dress and a hairy quill tail. In 2006, during The Adventure of Mimi Tour, Carey featured "Hero" as the second track from behind in the set-list. She wore a long dress with a long blue floor, and received back up vocals from four background singers. Following the release of her twelve studio business, Carey embarked on the Angels Advocate Tour. After performing a regular list, Carey exits the arena, just to make one re-entry for "Hero" as an encore show. She also performed the song regularly as part of her 2014 tour of The Elusive Chanteuse Show, and her first annual Christmas performance at the New York City Beacon Theater, entitled All I Want For Christmas Is You, A Night Joy & amp; Celebration. In addition, he included the song in his residency in Las Vegas 2015, Mariah Carey Number 1's , a chronology of 18 hit number 1 in the US. This song appeared to-8 in its setlist. She sings on a circular stage on stage, wearing a short white dress.
Version and usage cover
"Hero" has been covered several times through live performances, as well as studio recordings. In addition, since its debut, has achieved a strong media attention. In 2009, before the election results, Barack Obama's wife, Michelle played it a song to give her strength and inner support. A source close to Carey claimed that hearing the use of the song meant so much to him, saying "He is fascinated when he hears.He is very honored to have played his part in such an occasion." At the 1994 Essence Awards, Aretha Franklin performed a live song of the song as a tribute to The Reverend Jesse Jackson. In 2001, Neal Schon played an instrumental version on the Voice album. Philippine singers Regine Velasquez and Sarah Geronimo both performed the song live on television, with the former playing a medley of songs with Carey "Anytime You Need a Friend". The men's international male opera group Il Divo included a Spanish version of the song on their second studio album, Ancora (2005). Australian singer and actress Natalie Bassingthwaighte features live versions of the song at Campaign Hero of the Rugby League 08 World Cup. Michael Ball, British singer, actor and radio personality, covers "Hero" for his album titled One Voice 2006). In 1994, Japanese singer Miho Nakayama released the song as a single with Japanese lyrics written by himself and became a big hit. American Idol 5 seasons contestant Heather Cox performed the song for the top 20 weeks of appearances, only to be released that evening for failing to bring the song. Similarly, contestant of season 7, Brooke White performed the song during the week of themed Mariah Carey, while contestant 8 season Danny Gokey performed the song in the top 36 shows. Contestant Season 10, Karen Rodriguez, performed the song in both English and Spanish versions in the top 24 shows, making it the top 13 the following night. Japanese-American singer Yuna Ito included performing the song "Hero" on her compilation album Love -Singles Best 2005-2010 . Barbadian Singer R & amp; B Rihanna sang "Heroes" during a live talent show at her high school in Barbados when she was 15 years old. Soon after, he was signed by Jay-Z for Def Jam. The X Factor Winner Melanie Amaro performed the song during the first season of the show, as a song chosen for her by the public. In 2013, Dami Im recorded a version for his album Dami Im. This album is # 1 in Australia.
Track list
Credits and personnel
Credits are adapted from the Music Box liner notes.
"Hero" was recorded at The Plant Studios, Sausalito, California, and The Record Plant, Los Angeles. The vocals are mixed in Right Track Studios, New York.
- Mariah Carey - co-production, songwriting, vocal
- Walter Afanasieff - co-production, songwriting, keyboard, rhythm programming, acoustic guitar
- Michael Landau - guitar
- Jon Chappelle's fund - vocal engineering
- David Gleeson - technique
- Mick Guzauski - mixing
- Bob Ludwig - master
Graphics and certification
Finalist Version X Factor UK 2008
Twelve finalists from the fifth series of British TV talent show The X Factor released the cover song on October 27, 2008 for Aid to Heroes and Royal Legion UK charity. This release is supported by, and originally suggested by, The Sun newspaper. The finalists made the single for the first time on October 25, 2008 during Week 3 of the live broadcast. The single was released on October 26, 2008, followed by a physical release the day after.
On October 30, it was announced that Britain's Minister of Finance, Alistair Darling, would waive all taxes on copies sold on the single. He said, "I support the efforts made by X Factor contestants and in recognition of that I propose effectively to override VAT on the sale of this single.We will do so by making a donation equal to the VAT value." released the single, the music video was sent to the music channel on November 8th before the fifth live performance, when the finalists (except Diana Vickers, absent due to illness) sang it again. All the finalists appeared on the video, which also showed pictures of soldiers in Iraq. The finalists performed the song again with Mariah Carey on November 8, 2008 during Week 5 of the live broadcast, a week in which Carey's music and career became the theme.
Performance chart
Once released, the single is expected to occupy the charts in the UK, due to a strong promotional push from Cowell and its management. On November 2, 2008, they debuted on the UK Singles Chart, staying there for three consecutive weeks and became the fastest selling single of 2008. The song sold 100,000 copies on its first day of release and 313,244 copies by the end of the week. It collects more than Ã, Â £ 1 million to Help for Heroes.
It was suggested that the song would be one of the biggest selling releases of the decade, with HMV spokeswoman Gennaro Castaldo saying: "It has proved to be one of the biggest single releases for years if not decades.Just hit Leona Lewis debut" A Moment Like This " , which sold over 500,000 copies in its first week, comparable.It sells over most of Christmas No. 1, and HMV has placed urgent orders for more copies. "On December 28, 2008, the UK Singles Chart recorded it as the second best-selling single for year-end counting and the nineteenth best-selling single of the decade. The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) certifies a double-platinum song, which shows the delivery of more than 1.2 million copies domestically.
Graphics and certification
See also
- List of Billboard Hot 100 single number 1993 singles
- List of Billboard Hot 100 single single numbers in 1994
References
Works cited
External links
- Lyrics of this song in MetroLyrics
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