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Holding Out for a Hero

original film song written and composed by Jim Steinman and Dean Pitchford for the 1984 movie "Footloose"; first recorded by Bonnie Tyler and released in 1984
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q931644
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Holding Out for a Hero

Summary

Holding Out for a Hero is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 0.98% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,809 views/month, #190 of 19,375).[2]

Key Facts

  • Holding Out for a Hero's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Holding Out for a Hero's composer is recorded as Jim Steinman[4].
  • Holding Out for a Hero's composer is recorded as Dean Pitchford[5].
  • Holding Out for a Hero's genre is rock music[6].
  • Among the performers on Holding Out for a Hero was Bonnie Tyler[7].
  • Holding Out for a Hero's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • Holding Out for a Hero was published on 1984[9].
  • Holding Out for a Hero's lyricist is recorded as Jim Steinman[10].
  • Holding Out for a Hero's lyricist is recorded as Dean Pitchford[11].
  • Holding Out for a Hero's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Holding Out for a Hero'}[12].
  • Holding Out for a Hero's has characteristic is recorded as film song[13].
  • Holding Out for a Hero's different from is recorded as Holding Out for a Hero[14].
  • Holding Out for a Hero's form of creative work is recorded as song[15].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[16]

  • Genre(s): rock[17]

  • Community tags: rock[18]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c42391bf-1a76-3a71-854d-76dceef73497[19]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Holding Out for a Hero was Bonnie Tyler[7].

Publication

Holding Out for a Hero was published on 1984[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[8]. Its genre is rock music[6].

Why It Matters

Holding Out for a Hero ranks in the top 0.98% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,809 views/month, #190 of 19,375).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Related Entities

Bonnie Tyler

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Bonnie Tyler
    Form of creative work → song
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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