"Hero" is the first single of the 2009 album "Awake" by the American Christian rock band Skillet and is the first track on the album. The song talks about mankind's need for a hero with the hero being Jesus Christ. It's the fourth single by Skillet to be released to physical media. The single sold 12,000 copies in its first week.
 "Hero" was a big hit by Christian rock star Bonnie Tyler and Skillet.