^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. US Mainstream Top 40 Tracks ( Billboard) The song was a cross-genre hit in mid-2002, peaking at number one on the Billboard Modern Rock and Mainstream Rock charts, number three on the Billboard Hot 100, and also winning considerable airplay at pop radio, peaking at number two and five, respectively, on the Mainstream Top 40 and Adult Top 40 charts. Reviewing the song for NME, Imran Ahmed was critical of Kroeger's "predictability" and drew a strong comparison to " How You Remind Me", Nickelback's 2001 international breakthrough, calling the formula for both "Commercial grunge + MOR sensibility = Nu-MOR hit." Chart performance
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The song has won Best Video from a Film at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards. It was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia on March 24, 2002, and premiered on March 28.
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The music video consists of the group, except for Matt Cameron, performing on a building's rooftop purportedly in New York City, with footage of the movie spliced in between, and was directed by Nigel Dick. He did, however, contribute to the soundtrack with the song "She Was My Girl", from his solo album Degradation Trip.
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Īlice in Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell was originally picked to play the guitar solo (later played by Tyler Connolly ), but he pulled out. He was replaced with Our Lady Peace drummer Jeremy Taggart. Matt Cameron, who played drums on the track, did not appear in the music video and cited "family issues" as the reason. So we sort of tweaked it, together, laid down some harmonies on it, and played everything from congas to acoustics on it." He pitched me the idea, and I thought that was pretty dope. Scott told Yahoo!'s entertainment news service LAUNCH, "(Kroeger) had the idea for the song 'Hero,' so I came up to Vancouver and met him. The song was the result of a collaboration between Kroeger and Scott.
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The song serves as Kroeger's debut solo release. "Hero" was released through Roadrunner Records on March 1, 2002, as the soundtrack's lead single. It was written by Kroeger and recorded specifically for the film. " Hero" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Chad Kroeger (lead vocalist of Nickelback) and American musician Josey Scott (then lead vocalist of Saliva) for the soundtrack to the 2002 film Spider-Man.