Holding Out for a Hero

~ Recording by Glee Cast

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1Holding Out for a Hero4:10Glee CastHolding Out for a HeroGlee CastSingle + Soundtrack
  • US2012-11-19
1.9Holding Out for a Hero4:10Glee CastGlee: The Music, Season 4, Volume 1Glee CastAlbum + Soundtrack
  • US2012-11-26
  • XW2012-11-27
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)
1.8Holding Out for a Hero4:11Glee CastGlee: The Music, Season 4 Volume 1Glee CastAlbum + Soundtrack
  • XW2012-11-27
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)
1.8Holding Out for a Hero4:10Glee CastGlee: The Music, Season 4, Volume 1Glee CastAlbum + Soundtrack
  • US2012-11-27
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)88765 42967 2
1.8Holding Out for a Hero4:11Glee CastGlee: The Music, Season 4, Volume 1Glee CastAlbum + Soundtrack
  • JP2013-10-30
Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS boxed Walking Eye imprint)SICP-3920
1.22Holding Out for a Hero4:10Glee CastGlee: The Music, The Complete Season FourGlee CastAlbum + Compilation
  • US2014-01-14
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)
1.75Holding Out for a Hero4:11Glee CastGlee LGBTQIA+ PrideGlee CastAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
1.69Holding Out for a Hero4:11Glee CastGlee Summer HitsGlee CastAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)

Relationships

recording of:Holding Out for a Hero (cover)

Holding Out for a Hero

lyricist:Dean Pitchford
composer:Jim Steinman
publisher:BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
Ensign Music Corp.
Famous Chappell
Famous Chappell Ltd. (UK-based music publishing company.)
Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
Sony/ATV Harmony UK
Sony/ATV Melody
Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
later parody versions:Festival Heroes
later translated versions:I schoit mei Hirn o
O Benim Dünyam (Turkish version)
ヒーロー HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO
is based on:Stark Raving Love
is the basis for:Cutie Mark Crusaders Theme Song (My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, “The Show Stoppers”)
Holding Out for a Hero (bardcore version)