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Somebody's Hero (song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Somebody's Hero'" is a song co-written and recorded by Australian country music artist Jamie O'Neal. It was released in April 2005 as the second single from her album 'Brave'. It peaked at number 3 on the Hot Country Songs chart, giving O'Neal her sixth Top 40 country hit, and her third top ten hit. The song was written by O'Neal, Ed Hill and Shaye Smith.
Background and writing
According to the rear cover of the CD single, O'Neal said, "I had been saying to all my co-writers, 'I really want to write about family. I really want to write about my little girl.' The Thing for me was, when you have a baby you start thinking about your own relationship with your mother, and when you were little, how much you looked up to her. Then you move to, 'Gosh, my baby looks up to me so much. I don't want to let her down. I want to be a hero to her.' Then you start thinking it's not just your mother, but about the other generations of women. My grandmother-I was close to her before she passed away. I think this song is a real tribute to the women in my life."
Music video
This video was directed by Trey Fanjoy, who also directed her videos for "When I Think About Angels," and "Like A Woman." O'Neal's daughter made a cameo appearance in the clip. For each character, they used different people to show the mother, and daughter at different ages.
Chart performance
"Somebody's Hero" debuted at number 49 on the U.S. 'Billboard' Hot Country Songs for the week of April 1, 2005.
Year-end charts
References
Category:2005 singles
Category:Jamie O'Neal songs
Category:Music videos directed by Trey Fanjoy
Category:Song recordings produced by Keith Stegall
Category:Capitol Records Nashville singles
Category:Songs written by Jamie O'Neal
Category:Songs written by Ed Hill
Category:Songs written by Shaye Smith
Category:2004 songs
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