 | We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)Tina Turner |
Writer(s): Terry Britten, Graham Lyle (see lyrics here) Released: July 8, 1985 First Charted: July 5, 1985 Peak: 2 US, 3 CB, 3 GR, 3 RR, 3 AC, 3 RB, 29 AR, 3 UK, 11 CN, 13 AU, 9 DF (Click for codes to charts.) Sales (in millions): -- Airplay/Streaming (in millions): 1.0 radio, 37.2 video, -- streaming |
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About the Song:Tina Turner was born in Tennessee in 1939. She became a well-known singer in a duo with husband Ike Turner in the 1960s, known for R&B hits like “River Deep, Mountain High” and their cover of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Proud Mary.” She famously left Ike in 1976 because of his abusiveness and cocaine addiction. It looked like the end of her career, but in 1983 she launched what some have called the greatest comeback in rock history. After a top-30 hit with a remake of Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together” in 1983 she went all the way to #1 with “What’s Love Got to Do with It” the next year. It was one of three top-10 hits and five top-40 songs from her top 10, multi-platinum album Private Dancer. She was 44 years old at the time of the album’s release – “a dinosaur by industry standards (for women, at least).” SF All told, she landed thirteen top-40 hits as a solo act from 1983 to 1993. The real test for that longevity and chart success would come in how she followed up Private Dancer. In a move that surprised people, she took a role alongside Mel Gibson in 1985’s Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, the third in the series of apocalyptic-themed movies. She contributed two songs to the soundtrack – “the sprawling and majestic” AMG “We Don’t Need Another Hero” and “One of the Living.” The former reached #2 and the latter got to #15. “Hero” played over the end credits of the movie. It was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Original Song and a Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. It won the Ivor Novello award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. The songwriters, Terry Britten and Graham Lyle, also wrote “What’s Love Got to Do with It.” Resources:
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First posted 1/19/2023. |
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