During all these changings, "Hero" won two ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards, one Pop Music and one BMI Pop Award for the Songwriter Award. "Hero" has been re-recorder few times over Mariah’s career, and filmed other videos asides from the original, filmed by Larry Jordan in July 1993. It is also a song used as a closing number at many of her concerts. Mariah performed "Hero" besides great artists like Pavarotti and Michael Jackson and at great events, like A tribute to Heroes in 2001, Live 8 in 2005. The song was and it still is one of Mariah’s most performed songs, due to fan requests, because everyone connected to its personal meaning and lyrics. It ranked, of course, important numbers in the charts, like eight chart topper on the Billboard Hot 100 and top 5 in Canada, France, Ireland, New Zealand and top ten in Australia and United Kingdom. It is composed in the key of E major and the song’s chorus has a basic chord progression, being said about it by Chris Nickson, that is one of Mariah’s most personal and inspirational ballads. According to the sheet, the song is in common time with a moderate tempo of 62 beats per minute. Many contemporary music critics praised Mariah’s vocal performance also, while the lyrics received mixed reviews for its lyrical content. Looking into the song’s composition, we can appreciate several musical instruments such as piano, guitar or organ.
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You can now enjoy Mariah Carey's free piano sheet music of Hero from our website. The message is the most inspirational, regarding though moments when people may feel down or discouraged at times and in that moment, they can look inside themselves and discover their own strength- "Hero", that will help them get out of the hard times and "find the way". Nevertheless, after being convinced to keep it, she made some changes to it and there she was, fitting exactly her personality with the lyrics. The song was initially intended for Gloria Estefan to sing, because while writing the song, Mariah did not connect to its style or sound. "Hero" is a song written and composed by the American singer Mariah Carey and Walter Afanasieff, released in October 1993. Oh, here we are, talking again about one of the greatest artists of all times, with one of her greatest songs, also.