We Don't Need Another Hero

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"We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)"

Single by Tina Turner
from the album Mad Max Soundtrack
Released	1985
Format	45, 7", 12", CD single
Genre	Pop
Label	Capitol Records
Writer(s)	Terry Britten Graham Lyle
Producer(s)	Terry Britten
Chart positions
#1 (Australia, Germany, Switzerland) #2 (US, Ireland, Austria, Italy) #3 (UK, France)
Tina Turner singles chronology
"Show Some Respect" 1985	We Don't Need Another Hero	"One Of The Living" 1985

"We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)" was the hit theme song to the 1985 film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. Written by Terry Britten and Graham Lyle, the song was performed by Tina Turner, who also played the role of Aunty Entity in the movie, and produced by Terry Britten. It was released at the peak of Tina Turner's musical career, during her Private Dancer era. The song's lyrical content and theme is mostly a statement of anti-war and anti-violence. There are two versions of the song, the movie version, and the radio version. The version played during the film differs from the radio version. To date, the film version has not been released. The song received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Song in 1986 and a 1986 Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.

1 Music video
2 Recording
3 Chart Performance
- 3.1 Chart Positions

[edit] Music video

The video, from a 2006 broadcasting by VH1

The video is generally considered to be one of Tina Turner's best, and remains one of her most well-known and recognizable music videos. The video features Tina Turner dressed as Aunt Entity on top of a lit-circular platform. She proceeds to sing atop the platform while various scenes from the movie are shown. In the last part of the song, saxophonist, Tim Capello and a children's choir accompany Tina. The music video received an MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best Female Video.

[edit] Recording

Turner was backed by a choral group from Kings House School in Richmond, London. In an interesting postscript to the story of this song, the Musicians' Union realized in October 2005 that none of the 21 choir members who sang on the track had been paid royalties for their appearance on the record. One of the choir members who appeared on the record, Lawrence Dallaglio, became famous in a totally different field as a rugby union star and captain of the England national team.

[edit] Chart Performance

The single peaked at #2 on the United States Billboard Hot 100, at #3 in the UK and became #1 in Australia, Germany, and in Switzerland. We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) became one Tina Turner's biggest worldwide hit singles.