Holdin' Out for a Hero
Bonnie Tyler
1984
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Release: 1984
Release: 1984Source checked
Original January 1984 US release for Footloose; title normalized to Holding Out for a Hero.
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Holdin' Out for a Hero - release / recording history
Original January 1984 US release for Footloose; title normalized to Holding Out for a Hero. Source consulted 2026-10-13; not a complete discographic audit.
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- 1983: premature
Inspiration and background
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Written for the film "Footloose" by Jim Steinman and Dean Pitchford.
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Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1983.html, song-list position 97
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Holdin' Out for a Hero - date and recording source
Original January 1984 US release for Footloose; title normalized to Holding Out for a Hero. Selected as a contemporary editorial supplement, not assigned an invented chart rank.
Owner-supplied 1983.html
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