No Hero (song)

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"No Hero"
Single by Elisa
from the album On
ReleasedJanuary 15, 2016
Recorded2015
Genre
Length4:13
LabelSugar Music
Songwriter(s)Elisa, Jud Joseph Friedman, Allan Rich
Producer(s)Elisa
Elisa singles chronology
"A modo tuo"
(2014) 		"No Hero"
(2016) 		"Love Me Forever"
(2016)
Music video
"No Hero" on YouTube

"No Hero" is a song recorded by Italian singer Elisa, released on January 15, 2016 as the lead single from her ninth studio album, On.[1]

Background and description

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]

Live performances

Elisa performed "No Hero" for the first time live as a guest performer at the Sanremo Music Festival 2016 on 12 February 2016.

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Italy (FIMI)[5] 8
Italy (EarOne Airplay)[6] 2

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[7] 3× Platinum 150,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "No Hero, Elisa canta di nuovo in inglese". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 14 January 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Singles listings". www.fimi.it.
  6. ^ "Classifica Airplay Radio - No Hero - Elisa". EarOne. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Italian single certifications – Elisa – No hero" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 1 July 2019. Select "2016" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "No hero" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".