A Special Kind of Hero

"A Special Kind of Hero"
Single by Stephanie Lawrence
Released	1986
Genre	Theme music
Writer(s)	Nik Kershaw
Producer(s)	Nik Kershaw, Homero Patrón

A Special Kind of Hero is a song by Stephanie Lawrence that was chosen as the theme song for 1986 FIFA World Cup held in Mexico.

The World Cup Greatest Hits album on which this track is allegedly re-released in fact does not contain this song. Somehow there was a mixup resulting in the Official FIFA Anthem that was first used in the 1994 World Cup replacing it, but still being labeled as 'Special Kind of Hero'. The only source from which the real song can be heard today is Hero - the Official FIFA Film of the 1986 World Cup.

It was written by singer/songwriter Nik Kershaw in the Summer of 1986.

Preceded by "Mundial '82" by Plácido Domingo	FIFA World Cup theme song 1986	Succeeded by "Un'estate italiana" by Edoardo Bennato and Gianna Nannini

Music of FIFA World Cup

Albums	Gloryland Allez! Ola! Ole! The Official Album Voices Listen Up! One Love, One Rhythm

Themes	"Hot Hot Hot" "Un'estate italiana" "Gloryland" "The Cup of Life (La Copa de la Vida)" "Boom" "The Time of Our Lives" "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" "We Are One (Ole Ola)"

Anthems	"Anthem" "Let's Get Together Now" "Celebrate the Day" "Sign of a Victory" "Dar um Jeito (We Will Find a Way)"

Other official songs	"Back Home" "A Special Kind of Hero" "We Are the Champions" "World in Motion" "Together Now" "We're on the Ball" "Oh Africa" "Vida" "Olé" "La La La (Brazil 2014)"

Other songs / Non-official songs	"Argentine Melody (Cancion de Argentina)" "Nessun dorma" "Shibobo" "Top of the World (Olé, Olé, Olé)" "Vindaloo" "Carnaval de Paris" "Tema da Vitória" "3 Lions '98" "A Little Less Conversation (JXL version)" "Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Jurgen Klinsmann?" "We Are the Champions (Ding a Dang Dong)" "Allez Ola Olé" "Everywhere You Go" "Wavin' Flag (Coca-Cola Celebration Mix)" "Adrenalina (Univision version)

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