TINA: Song

We Don’t Need Another Hero

is a slow rock song and the title track of the movie Mad Max (Beyond Thunderdome) with Tina’s first leading role as the Aunty Entity of Bartertown. Released as a single, it’s one of Tina’s biggest success in the charts. The song includes vocals from the King’s House school children's choir and a saxophone solo from Timmy Capello. Tina performed it live at every concert tour, available on many home videos.

Writer: Terry Britten, Graham Lyle
Producer: Terry Britten
Album: Mad Max (Beyond Thunderdome) (1985) / Live In Europe (1988) / Wildest Dreams (Tour Edition) (1996) / TINA Live (2009) / Do You Want Some Action? (2021) / Live In Rio (2022)
Single: We Don’t Need Another Hero (1985) / Proud Mary (1994)
Video: Live In Rio (1988) / Do You Want Some Action? (1990) / What’s Love? Live (1994) / Live In Amsterdam (1997) / One Last Time (2000) / TINA Live (2009)
Charts: Germany: #1 / USA: #2 / UK: #3 / Europe: #4, #1 (Airplay) / #1 in Australia, Canada, Switzerland, Spain
Grammy: Best Female Pop Vocal Performance (Nomination 1986)

  1. We Don't Need Another Hero 4:16
    2. Engineered and mixed by John Hudson / Assistant Engineer: Mike Ging / Recorded at Mayfair Studios, London / Terry Britten: Guitars, Bass Guitar / Nick Glennie Smith: Keyboards / Tim Cappello: Saxophone / Charlie Morgan / Graham Broad: Drums, Percussion / Kings House School Choir
  2. We Don't Need Another Hero (Extended Version) 6:10
  3. We Don't Need Another Hero (Instrumental Edit) 4:45
  4. We Don't Need Another Hero (Instrumental) 6:31
    5. From the soundtrack album and single release
  5. We Don't Need Another Hero (Live) 4:56
    6. From the album 'Live In Europe'
  6. We Don't Need Another Hero (Live) 4:58
    7. From the 1994 single 'Proud Mary' with a concert at the Blockbuster Pavillion in San Bernardino, September 1993
  7. We Don't Need Another Hero (Live) 6:04
    8. From the album 'Wildest Dreams (Tour Edition)' with a concert from Amsterdam in 1996
  8. We Don't Need Another Hero (Live) 5:10
    9. From the album 'TINA Live' with a concert at the GelreDome in Arnhem, Holland on March 21, 2009
    Warren McRae: Bass / Laurie Wisefield: Guitars, Vocals / Euge Groove: Saxophone, Percussion, Keyboards / Jack Bruno: Drums / Joel Campbell: Keyboards, Vocals / Ollie Marland: Musical Director, Keyboards, Vocals / John Miles: Guitar, Vocals / Stacy Campbell, Lisa Fisher: Backing Vocals
  9. We Don't Need Another Hero (Live) 4:42
    10. From the album 'Do You Want Some Action?' with a concert from Barcelona, Spain in 1990
    Ollie Marland: Keyboard, Vocals / Jack Bruno: Drums / Bob Feit: Guitar / Timmy Capello: Persussion, Keyboard, Saxophone, Vocals / James Ralston: Guitar, Vocals / Kenny Moore: Piano, Vocals / John Miles: Guitar, Vocals
  10. We Don't Need Another Hero (Live) 4:57
    11. From the album 'Live In Rio 88'
    Drums: Jack Bruno / Bass Guitar: Bob Feit / Guitar: James Ralston, John Miles, Laurie Wisefield / Keyboards: Deric Dyer, Don Snow, John Miles / Percussion: Steve Scales / Saxophone: Deric Dyer, Don Snow / Vocals: Bob Feit, Don Snow, James Ralston, John Miles

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