| "No Hero" | ||||
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| Single by Elisa | ||||
| from the album On | ||||
| Released | 15 January 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2015 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 4:13 | |||
| Label | Sugar Music | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Elisa, Jud Joseph Friedman, Allan Rich | |||
| Producer(s) | Elisa | |||
| Elisa singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "No Hero" on YouTube | ||||
"No Hero" is a song recorded by Italian singer-songwriter Elisa. It was released on 15 January 2016 as the lead single from her ninth studio album, On. [1]
After her eighth Italian-language studio album L'anima vola (2013) and the end of the L'Anima Vola Tour, [2] in 2015 Elisa had been the coach and artistic director of the blue team in the talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi. [3] [4]
Elisa performed "No Hero" for the first time live as a guest performer at the Sanremo Music Festival 2016 on 12 February 2016.
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Italy ( FIMI) [5] | 8 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Italy ( FIMI) [6] | 3× Platinum | 150,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
- ^ "No Hero, Elisa canta di nuovo in inglese". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 14 January 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ Rusconi, Valeria (November 12, 2013). "Elisa, l'anima vola (in famiglia): "Canto la verità, un'energia viva che va oltre me"". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved July 18, 2023.
- ^ "Elisa nuovo coach di Amici con Emma: "Aiuterò i ragazzi ad esprimere la loro unicità" - Musica - Ansa.it". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 21 February 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ Dello Preite, Gabriele (15 January 2016). "ELlisa: ecco "No Hero", il singolo che apre la nuova era discografica della cantautrice. In arrivo a marzo l'album". All Music Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ "Singles listings". www.fimi.it.
- ^ "Italian single certifications – Elisa – No hero" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 1 July 2019. Select "2016" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "No hero" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".