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color: inherit; background-color: lightsteelblue; font-size: 125%;">The World Needs a Hero</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Megadeth_-_The_World_Needs_a_Hero.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/14/Megadeth_-_The_World_Needs_a_Hero.jpg/220px-Megadeth_-_The_World_Needs_a_Hero.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/14/Megadeth_-_The_World_Needs_a_Hero.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: lightsteelblue"><a href="/wiki/Album" title="Album">Studio album</a> by <div class="contributor" style="display:inline"><a href="/wiki/Megadeth" title="Megadeth">Megadeth</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Released</th><td class="infobox-data published">May 15, 2001<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2001-05-15</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Recorded</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">April–December 2000<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Studio</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Henson_Recording_Studios" class="mw-redirect" title="Henson Recording Studios">Henson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hollywood,_Los_Angeles" title="Hollywood, Los Angeles">Hollywood</a></li> <li>Saltmine, <a href="/wiki/Mesa,_Arizona" title="Mesa, Arizona">Mesa</a></li> <li>Scream, <a href="/wiki/Studio_City,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Studio City, California">Studio City</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Music_genre" title="Music genre">Genre</a></th><td class="infobox-data category hlist"><a href="/wiki/Heavy_metal_music" title="Heavy metal music">Heavy metal</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="duration"><span class="min">57</span>:<span class="s">49</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_label" title="Record label">Label</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/Sanctuary_Records" title="Sanctuary Records">Sanctuary</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_producer" title="Record producer">Producer</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Bill Kennedy</li><li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Mustaine" title="Dave Mustaine">Dave Mustaine</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: lightsteelblue"><a href="/wiki/Megadeth" title="Megadeth">Megadeth</a> chronology</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="color:inherit; background: transparent; width: 100%; min-width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; display: inline-table;"> <tbody><tr style="line-height: 1.4em;"> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em .2em 0"><i><a href="/wiki/Risk_(Megadeth_album)" title="Risk (Megadeth album)">Risk</a></i><br />(1999) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em"><i><b>The World Needs a Hero</b></i><br />(2001) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em 0 .2em .1em"><i><a href="/wiki/The_System_Has_Failed" title="The System Has Failed">The System Has Failed</a></i><br />(2004) </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: lightsteelblue;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Single_(music)" title="Single (music)">Singles</a> from <i> The World Needs a Hero </i></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="text-align:left"> <ol><li><span class="item"><span class="fn">"<a href="/wiki/Moto_Psycho" title="Moto Psycho">Moto Psycho</a>"</span><br />Released: April 2001</span></li> <li><span class="item"><span class="fn">"<a href="/wiki/Dread_and_the_Fugitive_Mind" title="Dread and the Fugitive Mind">Dread and the Fugitive Mind</a>"</span><br />Released: 2001</span></li></ol> </div></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>The World Needs a Hero</b></i> is the ninth studio album by American <a href="/wiki/Thrash_metal" title="Thrash metal">thrash metal</a> band <a href="/wiki/Megadeth" title="Megadeth">Megadeth</a>, released on May 15, 2001, by <a href="/wiki/Sanctuary_Records" title="Sanctuary Records">Sanctuary Records</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the critical and commercial failure of the previous album <i><a href="/wiki/Risk_(Megadeth_album)" title="Risk (Megadeth album)">Risk</a></i> (1999), <i>The World Needs a Hero</i> represented a change back to a heavier musical direction. Subsequently, the album charted at number 16 on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200"><i>Billboard</i> 200</a> upon release. </p><p>After parting with former label <a href="/wiki/Capitol_Records" title="Capitol Records">Capitol Records</a>, the album was the first of two Megadeth studio albums to be released by Sanctuary. It was the last of two studio albums to feature drummer <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_DeGrasso" title="Jimmy DeGrasso">Jimmy DeGrasso</a>, the last to feature bassist <a href="/wiki/David_Ellefson" title="David Ellefson">David Ellefson</a> until <i><a href="/wiki/Thirteen_(Megadeth_album)" title="Thirteen (Megadeth album)">Thirteen</a></i> (2011), the only one to feature guitarist <a href="/wiki/Al_Pitrelli" title="Al Pitrelli">Al Pitrelli</a>, and the last one before Megadeth's brief disbandment in 2002. It is also the first album to feature the band's mascot <a href="/wiki/Vic_Rattlehead" title="Vic Rattlehead">Vic Rattlehead</a> on the cover since <i><a href="/wiki/Rust_in_Peace" title="Rust in Peace">Rust in Peace</a></i> (1990), and the first to utilize Megadeth's classic logo since <i><a href="/wiki/Youthanasia" title="Youthanasia">Youthanasia</a></i> (1994). </p><p>At 57 minutes and 49 seconds, <i>The World Needs a Hero</i> was Megadeth's longest album until <i><a href="/wiki/The_Sick,_the_Dying..._and_the_Dead!" title="The Sick, the Dying... and the Dead!">The Sick, the Dying... and the Dead!</a></i> (2022). It also contains Megadeth's longest song, "When", clocking in at 9 minutes and 14 seconds. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background_and_production">Background and production</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_World_Needs_a_Hero&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background and production"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1999, Megadeth released their eighth studio album, <i>Risk</i>. The album was noteworthy for being a drastic musical departure for the band, and the culmination of the band's increasing attempts for mainstream success throughout the 1990s, a trend starting with <i><a href="/wiki/Countdown_to_Extinction" title="Countdown to Extinction">Countdown to Extinction</a></i> (1992). <i>The World Needs a Hero</i> marks a stylistic transition towards the band's <a href="/wiki/Thrash_metal" title="Thrash metal">thrash metal</a> roots. Furthermore, the album had been touted by the band as an "antidote" to <i>Risk</i> in a press release.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the album has been noted by several music critics as still retaining some commercial feel from previous albums.<sup id="cite_ref-Allmusic_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Allmusic-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BWBK_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BWBK-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sputnik_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sputnik-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to frontman <a href="/wiki/Dave_Mustaine" title="Dave Mustaine">Dave Mustaine</a>, the album title refers to stereotypical rock stars. When asked about the matter, and an earlier comment about <a href="/wiki/Axl_Rose" title="Axl Rose">Axl Rose</a> having killed the traditional rock star image,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mustaine explained that "People want heroes. Most bands look like average Joes, wearing gas-station shirts, have funky hair-dos and I think people wanna be able to go 'they may not be popular, but they're MY band.'" Mustaine went on to say that many of contemporary rock music groups looked and sounded the same, and that the music industry needed a hero. He then proceeded to contrast a perceived lack of image of then current music scenes with the image of 1980s metal bands like <a href="/wiki/Iron_Maiden" title="Iron Maiden">Iron Maiden</a> and <a href="/wiki/Judas_Priest" title="Judas Priest">Judas Priest</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-MustaineInt_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MustaineInt-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In another interview, Mustaine offered a more straightforward interpretation of the album title. Commenting on negative stories in the news, such as wars and natural disasters, Mustaine inferred that the world at that time was in need of a hero to solve various problems around the planet.<sup id="cite_ref-MustaineIntGreece_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MustaineIntGreece-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The album cover by <a href="/wiki/Hugh_Syme" title="Hugh Syme">Hugh Syme</a> shows Megadeth's mascot <a href="/wiki/Vic_Rattlehead" title="Vic Rattlehead">Vic Rattlehead</a> bursting out of Mustaine's chest, reminiscent of the 1979 film <i><a href="/wiki/Alien_(film)" title="Alien (film)">Alien</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Songs">Songs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_World_Needs_a_Hero&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Songs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The album's <a href="/wiki/Lead_single" title="Lead single">lead single</a> was "<a href="/wiki/Moto_Psycho" title="Moto Psycho">Moto Psycho</a>", and a video was also made for this song.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The song is about people who commute every day to work, spending a lot of time on the road.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "<a href="/wiki/Dread_and_the_Fugitive_Mind" title="Dread and the Fugitive Mind">Dread and the Fugitive Mind</a>" was released on the <i><a href="/wiki/Capitol_Punishment:_The_Megadeth_Years" title="Capitol Punishment: The Megadeth Years">Capitol Punishment</a></i> compilation a year earlier, at the insistence of Megadeth's former label, <a href="/wiki/Capitol_Records" title="Capitol Records">Capitol Records</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The album's opener, "Disconnect", is explained by Mustaine as being about living a double life and "the person I want you to think that I am and the person inside that I really know I am."<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "Coming Home" was only available on the Japanese pressing as a bonus track, but has since been released on the <i><a href="/wiki/Warchest" title="Warchest">Warchest</a></i> box set and the 2019 reissue of the album. Mustaine has stated that concept for "Promises" is "prejudiced relationships," such as those between a Catholic and a Protestant in Ireland, interracial and same-sex relationships, "it could be about a guy and a sheep for all I care. It just means that if we can't be together in this life, maybe we'll make it in the next."<sup id="cite_ref-MustaineInt_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MustaineInt-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>When asked if "Recipe for Hate... Warhorse" was written about any particular person, Mustaine said that there were "a whole bunch of people that'd probably deserve that song," but didn't single out anyone in particular.<sup id="cite_ref-MustaineInt_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MustaineInt-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "Silent Scorn" is an instrumental song which is often played over the sound system at concerts; this can be heard on the band's live album <i><a href="/wiki/Rude_Awakening_(Megadeth_album)" title="Rude Awakening (Megadeth album)">Rude Awakening</a></i> (2002) right after the final song in the set, "<a href="/wiki/Holy_Wars..._The_Punishment_Due" title="Holy Wars... The Punishment Due">Holy Wars... The Punishment Due</a>". "Return to Hangar" is a sequel to "<a href="/wiki/Hangar_18_(song)" title="Hangar 18 (song)">Hangar 18</a>" from <i><a href="/wiki/Rust_in_Peace" title="Rust in Peace">Rust in Peace</a></i>; the captive aliens from the first song escape and kill their captors.<sup id="cite_ref-MustaineIntGreece_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MustaineIntGreece-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the live albums <i>Rude Awakening</i> and <i><a href="/wiki/That_One_Night:_Live_in_Buenos_Aires" title="That One Night: Live in Buenos Aires">That One Night: Live in Buenos Aires</a></i> (2007) it is played back-to-back with "Hangar 18". The main riff and structure of "When", the album's closing number, is reminiscent of "<a href="/wiki/Am_I_Evil%3F" title="Am I Evil?">Am I Evil?</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Diamond_Head_(English_band)" class="mw-redirect" title="Diamond Head (English band)">Diamond Head</a>, which Mustaine said was intentional.<sup id="cite_ref-MustaineInt_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MustaineInt-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "When" is also Megadeth's longest song to date, clocking in at 9 minutes and 14 seconds. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Release_and_promotion">Release and promotion</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_World_Needs_a_Hero&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Release and promotion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The album was released on May 15, 2001, in the United States and sold 61,000 copies in its first week of release, entering the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200"><i>Billboard</i> 200</a> at number 16.<sup id="cite_ref-News1_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-News1-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The album sold another 25,000 copies in its second week, falling to number 59.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The album also charted in Poland (#17), Germany (#36), Sweden (#38), and Switzerland (#55) as well.<sup id="cite_ref-News1_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-News1-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By December 2005, <i>The World Needs a Hero</i> had sold about 219,000 copies in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Megadeth commenced a tour to promote the album on June 8, 2001, at Milton Keynes <a href="/wiki/National_Bowl" title="National Bowl">National Bowl</a> in England, where they were featured alongside acts such as <a href="/wiki/AC/DC" title="AC/DC">AC/DC</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Offspring" title="The Offspring">The Offspring</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Queens_of_the_Stone_Age" title="Queens of the Stone Age">Queens of the Stone Age</a>. After Mustaine suffered an arm injury that prevented him from playing guitar, Megadeth temporarily disbanded in 2002. Six of the album's songs appeared on <i><a href="/wiki/Still_Alive..._and_Well%3F" class="mw-redirect" title="Still Alive... and Well?">Still Alive... and Well?</a></i>, a 2002 compilation combining studio tracks from <i>The World Needs a Hero</i>, with six live tracks.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A remastered version of this album, along with <i>The System Has Failed</i>, was re-issued on CD, vinyl and digital download on February 15, 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-Reissue_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reissue-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The remastered edition includes an additional bonus track "Coming Home" and revised album artwork. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Critical_reception">Critical reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_World_Needs_a_Hero&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Critical reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable floatright" style="width:24.2em;font-size:88%;text-align:center;margin:0.5em 0 0.5em 1em;padding:0;border-spacing:0"><caption style="font-size:115%">Professional ratings</caption><tbody><tr><th scope="col" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:#202122;background:#d1dbdf;font-size:100%">Review scores</th></tr><tr><th scope="col">Source</th><th scope="col">Rating</th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/wiki/AllMusic" title="AllMusic">AllMusic</a></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="2.5/5 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="2.5/5 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-Allmusic_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Allmusic-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/Brave_Words_%26_Bloody_Knuckles" title="Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles">Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle">7.5/10<sup id="cite_ref-BWBK_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BWBK-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/Martin_Popoff" title="Martin Popoff">Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle">7/10<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/Metal_Forces" title="Metal Forces">Metal Forces</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle">7/10<sup id="cite_ref-Metal_Forces_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Metal_Forces-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/Q_(magazine)" title="Q (magazine)">Q</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="3/5 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="3/5 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-CD_Universe_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CD_Universe-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Rolling_Stone_Album_Guide" title="The Rolling Stone Album Guide">The Rolling Stone Album Guide</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="2/5 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="2/5 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-RSAlbum_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RSAlbum-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i>Rock Hard</i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle">7/10<sup id="cite_ref-Rock_Hard_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rock_Hard-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i>Sputnikmusic</i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="3/5 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="3/5 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-Sputnik_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sputnik-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i>The World Needs a Hero</i> received mixed to positive reviews and was regarded as a "return to roots" by critics. Writing for <a href="/wiki/AllMusic" title="AllMusic">AllMusic</a>, reviewer Steve Huey opined that Mustaine "tries to conjure memories" of <i>Rust in Peace</i> and <i>Countdown to Extinction</i>, but while comparing "Dread and the Fugitive Mind" to "Sweating Bullets" (from <i>Countdown to Extinction</i>) said that much of the material "feels like rehashed Megadeth". Huey critiqued the production as still being "radio-friendly" and said because of that, the group "never quite kicks up the fury or flash of past glories".<sup id="cite_ref-Allmusic_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Allmusic-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Neil Arnold of <i><a href="/wiki/Metal_Forces" title="Metal Forces">Metal Forces</a></i> wrote that even though the album was "lacking the menace of the band’s earlier work", it was still a more accomplished effort than the previous record. He concluded that Megadeth were "clearly opting for melody over aggression", albeit rarely breaking into "thrash mode".<sup id="cite_ref-Metal_Forces_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Metal_Forces-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Meanwhile, reviewer Greg Pratt of <i><a href="/wiki/Brave_Words_%26_Bloody_Knuckles" title="Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles">Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles</a></i> was more sympathetic towards the album. Pratt, after briefly critiquing the lack of a thrashy sound, positively compared the record to <i><a href="/wiki/Youthanasia" title="Youthanasia">Youthanasia</a></i> (1994) and <i>Countdown to Extinction</i> (1992). Additionally, he commented that even in the absence of longtime members <a href="/wiki/Nick_Menza" title="Nick Menza">Nick Menza</a> and <a href="/wiki/Marty_Friedman" title="Marty Friedman">Marty Friedman</a>, that the band still sounded good. Pratt reacted positively to a number of the album's songs, but cited "Recipe for Hate... Warhorse" as being the album's "most intense moment".<sup id="cite_ref-BWBK_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BWBK-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mike Stagno of Sputnikmusic had mixed feelings about the music on the record. While Stagno noted that the album was advertised as a return towards the band's roots, he explained that those who were hoping for an album in the style of the band's first four records would be disappointed. Stagno ultimately defined the album as "more of an all-out metal record".<sup id="cite_ref-Sputnik_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sputnik-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/The_Rolling_Stone_Album_Guide" title="The Rolling Stone Album Guide">The Rolling Stone Album Guide</a></i> described the album as "sluggish" and "retrograde" and called it a "step back for the band".<sup id="cite_ref-RSAlbum_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RSAlbum-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Weekly" title="Orlando Weekly">Orlando Weekly</a></i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s John Engels felt that the void left by former guitarist Marty Friedman was successfully filled by <a href="/wiki/Al_Pitrelli" title="Al Pitrelli">Al Pitrelli</a>. However, he noted that the album occasionally sounds repetitive, and criticized a number of songs for their "childish" lyrics.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Friedman stated he was "a little disappoint[ed]" by the album. Friedman specifically singled out the album's cover for criticism, though he also commented that he thought that the music was "very well done".<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Track_listing">Track listing</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_World_Needs_a_Hero&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Track listing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236635009">.mw-parser-output .tracklist{border-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr{background-color:var(--background-color-base,#fff)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr:nth-child(2n-1){background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist caption{text-align:left;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .tracklist td,.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="row"]{vertical-align:top}.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="col"]{text-align:left;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist th.tracklist-length-header,.mw-parser-output .tracklist th.tracklist-number-header,.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="row"],.mw-parser-output .tracklist-length,.mw-parser-output .tracklist-total-length td{padding-right:10px;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="row"]{font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-number-header{width:2em;padding-left:10px}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-length-header{width:4em}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr.tracklist-total-length{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .tracklist .tracklist-total-length th{padding:0;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-total-length th>span{float:right;padding:0 10px;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-total-length td{background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);font-weight:bold;padding:0 10px 0 0}</style><div class="track-listing"><p>All lyrics are written by <a href="/wiki/Dave_Mustaine" title="Dave Mustaine">Dave Mustaine</a>; all music is composed by Mustaine, except "Promises", written by Mustaine and <a href="/wiki/Al_Pitrelli" title="Al Pitrelli">Al Pitrelli</a></p><table class="tracklist"><tbody><tr><th class="tracklist-number-header" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="width:100%">Title</th><th class="tracklist-length-header" scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th id="track1" scope="row">1.</th><td>"Disconnect"</td><td class="tracklist-length">5:20</td></tr><tr><th id="track2" scope="row">2.</th><td>"The World Needs a Hero"</td><td class="tracklist-length">3:52</td></tr><tr><th id="track3" scope="row">3.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Moto_Psycho" title="Moto Psycho">Moto Psycho</a>"</td><td class="tracklist-length">3:06</td></tr><tr><th id="track4" scope="row">4.</th><td>"1000 Times Goodbye"</td><td class="tracklist-length">6:25</td></tr><tr><th id="track5" scope="row">5.</th><td>"Burning Bridges"</td><td class="tracklist-length">5:20</td></tr><tr><th id="track6" scope="row">6.</th><td>"Promises"</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:28</td></tr><tr><th id="track7" scope="row">7.</th><td>"Recipe for Hate... Warhorse"</td><td class="tracklist-length">5:18</td></tr><tr><th id="track8" scope="row">8.</th><td>"Losing My Senses"</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:40</td></tr><tr><th id="track9" scope="row">9.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Dread_and_the_Fugitive_Mind" title="Dread and the Fugitive Mind">Dread and the Fugitive Mind</a>"</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:25</td></tr><tr><th id="track10" scope="row">10.</th><td>"Silent Scorn" (instrumental)</td><td class="tracklist-length">1:42</td></tr><tr><th id="track11" scope="row">11.</th><td>"Return to Hangar"</td><td class="tracklist-length">3:59</td></tr><tr><th id="track12" scope="row">12.</th><td>"When"</td><td class="tracklist-length">9:14</td></tr><tr class="tracklist-total-length"><th colspan="2" scope="row"><span>Total length:</span></th><td>57:49</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236635009"><div class="track-listing"><table class="tracklist"><caption>Japanese edition bonus track</caption><tbody><tr><th class="tracklist-number-header" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="width:100%">Title</th><th class="tracklist-length-header" scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th id="track3" scope="row">3.</th><td>"Coming Home"</td><td class="tracklist-length">2:35</td></tr><tr class="tracklist-total-length"><th colspan="2" scope="row"><span>Total length:</span></th><td>60:24</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <ul><li>The track listing of the Japanese edition features the bonus track, "Coming Home", as track 3; "Moto Psycho" becomes track 4 and all subsequent songs are moved one track back.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236635009"><div class="track-listing"><table class="tracklist"><caption>2019 reissue bonus track<sup id="cite_ref-Reissue_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reissue-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></caption><tbody><tr><th class="tracklist-number-header" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="width:100%">Title</th><th class="tracklist-length-header" scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th id="track13" scope="row">13.</th><td>"Coming Home"</td><td class="tracklist-length">2:35</td></tr><tr class="tracklist-total-length"><th colspan="2" scope="row"><span>Total length:</span></th><td>60:24</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personnel">Personnel</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_World_Needs_a_Hero&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Personnel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes, except where otherwise noted.<sup id="cite_ref-credits_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-credits-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top"> <dl><dt>Megadeth</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Mustaine" title="Dave Mustaine">Dave Mustaine</a> – lead vocals, guitars</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Ellefson" title="David Ellefson">David Ellefson</a> – bass</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_DeGrasso" title="Jimmy DeGrasso">Jimmy DeGrasso</a> – drums</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Pitrelli" title="Al Pitrelli">Al Pitrelli</a> – guitars, backing vocals</li></ul> <dl><dt>Additional performances and arrangement</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Heather_Keckler" title="Heather Keckler">Heather Keckler</a> – spoken words on "The World Needs a Hero" and "1000 Times Goodbye" (uncredited)<sup id="cite_ref-Keckler_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Keckler-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Bob Findley – <a href="/wiki/Trumpet" title="Trumpet">trumpet</a> on "Silent Scorn"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Vrenna" title="Chris Vrenna">Chris Vrenna</a> – percussion on "Disconnect"</li> <li>Suzie Katayama – <a href="/wiki/String_section" title="String section">string arrangement</a> on "Promises" and "Losing My Senses"</li></ul> </td> <td valign="top"> <dl><dt>Production</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Record_producer" title="Record producer">Produced</a> by Dave Mustaine; Co-produced by Bill Kennedy</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Audio_mixing_(recorded_music)" title="Audio mixing (recorded music)">Mixed</a> and <a href="/wiki/Audio_engineering" class="mw-redirect" title="Audio engineering">engineered</a> by Bill Kennedy</li> <li>Assistant engineers – Mark Valentine, Lance Dean, Jay Goin, Greg Edenfield</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pro_Tools" title="Pro Tools">Pro Tools</a> – Chris Vrenna, Joe Bishara, James Murray, Sean Dever, <a href="/wiki/Ken_Mary" title="Ken Mary">Ken Mary</a>, Lance Dean</li> <li>Digital editing on "Moto Psycho", "The World Needs a Hero", and "1000 Times Goodbye" – Chris Vrenna</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Audio_mastering" class="mw-redirect" title="Audio mastering">Mastered</a> by Tom Jensen</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Charts">Charts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_World_Needs_a_Hero&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Chart (2001) </th> <th scope="col">Peak<br />position </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Australian Albums (<a href="/wiki/ARIA_Charts" title="ARIA Charts">ARIA</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">72 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Austrian Albums (<a href="/wiki/%C3%963_Austria_Top_40" title="Ö3 Austria Top 40">Ö3 Austria</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Austria_Megadeth_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Austria_Megadeth-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">59 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Albums_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="Canadian Albums Chart">Canadian Albums</a> (<a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)"><i>Billboard</i></a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_BillboardCanada_Megadeth_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_BillboardCanada_Megadeth-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">20 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Dutch Albums (<a href="/wiki/Dutch_Album_Top_100" title="Dutch Album Top 100">Album Top 100</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Netherlands_Megadeth_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Netherlands_Megadeth-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">80 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Finnish Albums (<a href="/wiki/The_Official_Finnish_Charts" class="mw-redirect" title="The Official Finnish Charts">Suomen virallinen lista</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Finland_Megadeth_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Finland_Megadeth-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">23 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">French Albums (<a href="/wiki/Syndicat_National_de_l%27%C3%89dition_Phonographique" class="mw-redirect" title="Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique">SNEP</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_France_Megadeth_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_France_Megadeth-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">28 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">German Albums (<a href="/wiki/GfK_Entertainment_charts" title="GfK Entertainment charts">Offizielle Top 100</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Germany4_Megadeth_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Germany4_Megadeth-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">36 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Italian Albums (<a href="/wiki/Federazione_Industria_Musicale_Italiana" title="Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana">FIMI</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Italy_Megadeth_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Italy_Megadeth-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">24 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Japanese Albums (<a href="/wiki/Oricon" title="Oricon">Oricon</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-JPN_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JPN-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">17 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Polish Albums (<a href="/wiki/Polish_Society_of_the_Phonographic_Industry" title="Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry">ZPAV</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Poland_Megadeth_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Poland_Megadeth-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">32 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Singles_and_Albums_Charts" title="Scottish Singles and Albums Charts">Scottish Albums</a> (<a href="/wiki/Official_Charts_Company" title="Official Charts Company">OCC</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Scotland_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Scotland_-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">34 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Swedish Albums (<a href="/wiki/Sverigetopplistan" title="Sverigetopplistan">Sverigetopplistan</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Sweden_Megadeth_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Sweden_Megadeth-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">39 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Swiss Albums (<a href="/wiki/Swiss_Hitparade" title="Swiss Hitparade">Schweizer Hitparade</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Switzerland_Megadeth_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Switzerland_Megadeth-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">94 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/UK_Albums_Chart" title="UK Albums Chart">UK Albums</a> (<a href="/wiki/Official_Charts_Company" title="Official Charts Company">OCC</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_UK2_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_UK2_-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">45 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/UK_Independent_Singles_and_Albums_Charts" title="UK Independent Singles and Albums Charts">UK Independent Albums</a> (<a href="/wiki/Official_Charts_Company" title="Official Charts Company">OCC</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_UKIndependent_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_UKIndependent_-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">7 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/UK_Rock_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK Rock Chart">UK Rock & Metal Albums</a> (<a href="/wiki/Official_Charts_Company" title="Official Charts Company">OCC</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_UKRock_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_UKRock_-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">5 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200"><i>Billboard</i> 200</a><sup id="cite_ref-ac_Billboard200_Megadeth_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Billboard200_Megadeth-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">16 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Release_history">Release history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_World_Needs_a_Hero&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Release history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Region </th> <th scope="col">Date </th> <th scope="col">Label </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Japan </th> <td align="center">May 12, 2001 </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Sanctuary_Records" title="Sanctuary Records">Sanctuary 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Retrieved August 7, 2013.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ac_Switzerland_Megadeth-43"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ac_Switzerland_Megadeth_43-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Megadeth&titel=The+World+Needs+a+Hero&cat=a">"Swisscharts.com – Megadeth – The World Needs a Hero"</a>. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 7, 2013.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ac_UK2_-44"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ac_UK2_44-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/20010520/7502/">"Official Albums Chart Top 100"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Official_Charts_Company" title="Official Charts Company">Official Charts Company</a>. Retrieved November 8, 2023.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ac_UKIndependent_-45"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ac_UKIndependent_45-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/independent-albums-chart/20010520/131/">"Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Official_Charts_Company" title="Official Charts Company">Official Charts Company</a>. Retrieved November 8, 2023.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ac_UKRock_-46"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ac_UKRock_46-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/rock-and-metal-albums-chart/20010520/112/">"Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Official_Charts_Company" title="Official Charts Company">Official Charts Company</a>. Retrieved November 8, 2023.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ac_Billboard200_Megadeth-47"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ac_Billboard200_Megadeth_47-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.billboard.com/artist/Megadeth/chart-history/TLP">"Megadeth Chart History (<i>Billboard</i> 200)"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)"><i>Billboard</i></a>. 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href="/wiki/Chuck_Behler" title="Chuck Behler">Chuck Behler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Young" title="Jeff Young">Jeff Young</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Menza" title="Nick Menza">Nick Menza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marty_Friedman" title="Marty Friedman">Marty Friedman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_DeGrasso" title="Jimmy DeGrasso">Jimmy DeGrasso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Pitrelli" title="Al Pitrelli">Al Pitrelli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vinnie_Colaiuta" title="Vinnie Colaiuta">Vinnie Colaiuta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Lee_Sloas" title="Jimmie Lee Sloas">Jimmie Lee Sloas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glen_Drover" title="Glen Drover">Glen Drover</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shawn_Drover" title="Shawn Drover">Shawn Drover</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Broderick" title="Chris Broderick">Chris Broderick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kiko_Loureiro" title="Kiko Loureiro">Kiko Loureiro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Adler" title="Chris Adler">Chris Adler</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Killing_Is_My_Business..._and_Business_Is_Good!" title="Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good!">Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good!</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Peace_Sells..._but_Who%27s_Buying%3F" title="Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?">Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/So_Far,_So_Good..._So_What!" title="So Far, So Good... So What!">So Far, So Good... So What!</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rust_in_Peace" title="Rust in Peace">Rust in Peace</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Countdown_to_Extinction" title="Countdown to Extinction">Countdown to Extinction</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Youthanasia" title="Youthanasia">Youthanasia</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Cryptic_Writings" title="Cryptic Writings">Cryptic Writings</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Risk_(Megadeth_album)" title="Risk (Megadeth album)">Risk</a></i></li> <li><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">The World Needs a Hero</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_System_Has_Failed" title="The System Has Failed">The System Has Failed</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/United_Abominations" title="United Abominations">United Abominations</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Endgame_(Megadeth_album)" title="Endgame (Megadeth album)">Endgame</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Thirteen_(Megadeth_album)" title="Thirteen (Megadeth album)">Thirteen</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Super_Collider_(album)" title="Super Collider (album)">Super Collider</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dystopia_(Megadeth_album)" title="Dystopia (Megadeth album)">Dystopia</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Sick,_the_Dying..._and_the_Dead!" title="The Sick, the Dying... and the Dead!">The Sick, the Dying... and the Dead!</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Live albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Rude_Awakening_(Megadeth_album)" title="Rude Awakening (Megadeth album)">Rude Awakening</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/That_One_Night:_Live_in_Buenos_Aires" title="That One Night: Live in Buenos Aires">That One Night: Live in Buenos Aires</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rust_in_Peace_Live" title="Rust in Peace Live"> Rust in Peace: Live</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Big_Four:_Live_from_Sofia,_Bulgaria" title="The Big Four: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria">The Big Four: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Countdown_to_Extinction:_Live" title="Countdown to Extinction: Live">Countdown to Extinction: Live</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Unplugged_in_Boston" title="Unplugged in Boston">Unplugged in Boston</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Compilation albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Capitol_Punishment:_The_Megadeth_Years" title="Capitol Punishment: The Megadeth Years">Capitol Punishment: The Megadeth Years</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Still,_Alive..._and_Well%3F" title="Still, Alive... and Well?">Still, Alive... and Well?</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits:_Back_to_the_Start" title="Greatest Hits: Back to the Start">Greatest Hits: Back to the Start</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Warchest" title="Warchest">Warchest</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Anthology:_Set_the_World_Afire" title="Anthology: Set the World Afire">Anthology: Set the World Afire</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Icon_(Megadeth_album)" title="Icon (Megadeth album)">Icon</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Warheads_on_Foreheads" title="Warheads on Foreheads">Warheads on Foreheads</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Extended plays</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Countdown_to_Extinction#Reissues" title="Countdown to Extinction">Live at the Cow Palace</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hidden_Treasures_(EP)" title="Hidden Treasures (EP)">Hidden Treasures</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Cryptic_Writings#Track_listing" title="Cryptic Writings">Cryptic Sounds: No Voices in Your Head</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cryptic_Writings#Track_listing" title="Cryptic Writings"><i>Live Trax</i> and <i>Live Trax II</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Singles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Wake_Up_Dead" title="Wake Up Dead">Wake Up Dead</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Peace_Sells" title="Peace Sells">Peace Sells</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Anarchy_in_the_U.K.#Megadeth" title="Anarchy in the U.K.">Anarchy in the U.K.</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Mary_Jane_(Megadeth_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mary Jane (Megadeth song)">Mary Jane</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/In_My_Darkest_Hour" title="In My Darkest Hour">In My Darkest Hour</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/No_More_Mr._Nice_Guy_(song)#Megadeth_version" title="No More Mr. Nice Guy (song)">No More Mr. Nice Guy</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Holy_Wars..._The_Punishment_Due" title="Holy Wars... The Punishment Due">Holy Wars... The Punishment Due</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hangar_18_(song)" title="Hangar 18 (song)">Hangar 18</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Symphony_of_Destruction" title="Symphony of Destruction">Symphony of Destruction</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sweating_Bullets_(song)" title="Sweating Bullets (song)">Sweating Bullets</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Skin_o%27_My_Teeth" title="Skin o' My Teeth">Skin o' My Teeth</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Angry_Again" title="Angry Again">Angry Again</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/99_Ways_to_Die_(song)" title="99 Ways to Die (song)">99 Ways to Die</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Train_of_Consequences" title="Train of Consequences">Train of Consequences</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/A_Tout_le_Monde" title="A Tout le Monde">A Tout le Monde</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Trust_(Megadeth_song)" title="Trust (Megadeth song)">Trust</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Use_the_Man" title="Use the Man">Use the Man</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Crush_%27Em" title="Crush 'Em">Crush 'Em</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Breadline_(song)" title="Breadline (song)">Breadline</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Kill_the_King_(song)" title="Kill the King (song)">Kill the King</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Moto_Psycho" title="Moto Psycho">Moto Psycho</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Dread_and_the_Fugitive_Mind" title="Dread and the Fugitive Mind">Dread and the Fugitive Mind</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Blackmail_the_Universe" title="Blackmail the Universe">Blackmail the Universe</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Of_Mice_and_Men_(song)" title="Of Mice and Men (song)">Of Mice and Men</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Gears_of_War_(song)" title="Gears of War (song)">Gears of War</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Never_Walk_Alone..._A_Call_to_Arms" title="Never Walk Alone... A Call to Arms">Never Walk Alone... A Call to Arms</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/%C3%80_Tout_le_Monde_(Set_Me_Free)" class="mw-redirect" title="À Tout le Monde (Set Me Free)">À Tout le Monde (Set Me Free)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Head_Crusher" title="Head Crusher">Head Crusher</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Right_to_Go_Insane" title="The Right to Go Insane">The Right to Go Insane</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sudden_Death_(song)" title="Sudden Death (song)">Sudden Death</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Public_Enemy_No._1_(Megadeth_song)" title="Public Enemy No. 1 (Megadeth song)">Public Enemy No. 1</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Whose_Life_(Is_It_Anyways%3F)" title="Whose Life (Is It Anyways?)">Whose Life (Is It Anyways?)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Threat_Is_Real" title="The Threat Is Real">The Threat Is Real</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Fatal_Illusion" title="Fatal Illusion">Fatal Illusion</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Dystopia_(song)" title="Dystopia (song)">Dystopia</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Post_American_World" title="Post American World">Post American World</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/We%27ll_Be_Back" title="We'll Be Back">We'll Be Back</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Night_Stalkers_(song)" title="Night Stalkers (song)">Night Stalkers</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Soldier_On!" title="Soldier On!">Soldier On!</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Killing_Time_(Megadeth_song)" title="Killing Time (Megadeth song)">Killing Time</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other songs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Killing_Is_My_Business..._and_Business_Is_Good!_(song)" title="Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good! 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