bonnie tyler made the song i need a hero.
bonnie tyler made the song i need a hero.
who made the song i need a hero?
bonnie tyler
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"guitar hero" and "rock band" have been considered a boon to the music industry in a manner similar to music videos in the 1980s. both licensed and indie bands whose works have been included in the "guitar hero" games have gained further popularity from this inclusion. both record companies and retailers have experienced increases of 200% to 300% in sales of songs after their inclusion in the series. every "guitar hero iii" song tracked by nielsen soundscan (62 of 70) saw an increase in digital download sales the week ending december 30, 2007, when many who got the game as a gift were playing it, and every song included in "guitar hero iii" and "rock band" saw downloaded sales increase during 2007 between 15% to 843%. a survey conducted by brown universitys kiri miller found that 76% of the players of "guitar hero" bought the music they heard in the game. indie group bang camaro's recognition increased after their song "push push (lady lightning)" appeared in "guitar hero ii". the band dragonforce, whose song "through the fire and flames" is featured as a bonus song in "", saw a 126% increase in cd sales in the week after the release of the game, and downloads of the song, selling fewer than 2,000 weekly, rose to more than 10,000 after "guitar hero iii"'s release and approached 40,000 the week ending 2007-12-30. even older, established groups such as aerosmith saw an increase in sales at the same time "guitar hero" games containing their songs were released, such as a modest increase in download sales for its "same old song and dance", which rose to 2,041 from 374 copies the previous week; a 40% increase in the band's catalog was seen in the weeks following the release of "guitar hero: aerosmith". according to activision ceo bobby kotick, "guitar hero: aerosmith" has made more money for aerosmith than any of their previous albums. both "guitar hero" and "rock band" are seen as new methods of music distribution; an analysis for market research company npd group states that "as the video games industry grows, it's becoming an ever-more attractive promotional outlet for all kinds of industries." the games have also been seen as a way to introduce younger generations to music of the past; bands such as living colour, warrant, the grateful dead, poison, and ratt have seen interest in their music rise due to the inclusion of their songs in the "guitar hero" or "rock band", as well as other music video games. joel peresman, president and ceo of the rock and roll hall of fame, attributes surges in attendance to the museum in 2008-2009, particularly in families with young children, in part to the success of "guitar hero" and "rock band". the popularity of downloadable content for music games has led the uk official download chart to consider including these sales in their compilation of sales performance data.
cultural impact of the guitar hero series