We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)

"We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)" is a 1985 song by American singer and actress Tina Turner. It appeared in the 1985 film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, which starred Turner and Mel Gibson, and is written by Terry Britten and Graham Lyle. On the heels of Turner's multiplatinum album Private Dancer, the song was released as a 7" single, an extended version was released as a 12" single and on the film's soundtrack album. In the UK, a shaped picture disc was also released. The power ballad[1] received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Song and a Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1986. As songwriters, Lyle and Britten received the 1985 Ivor Novello award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically.[2]