Heroes (Shakila Karim song)

"Heroes" is a song recorded by English singer Shakila Karim. It was released on 28 November 2011.

"Heroes"
Single by Shakila Karim
Released	28 November 2011 (2011-11-28)
Genre	Pop
Length	4:37
Songwriter(s)	Shakila Karim Karim Ullah
Shakila Karim singles chronology
"Gone Too Soon" (2011) "Heroes" (2011) "Are You All Ready" (2012)

Background and composition

"Heroes" is the third single by Shakila Karim.^[1] The song was co-written by Karim and her father, Karim Ullah, with Karim putting together the melody to accompany her father's lyrics.^[2] She played the piano on the recording and created the vocal ideas, including the chorus and harmonies for the song.^[3]

The song was released in aid of the Help for Heroes charity which supports the rehabilitation of injured British service personnel from conflicts such as Iraq and Afghanistan.^[1][4] It was recorded and produced free of charge^[2] in November 2011.^[5][6] A video was produced by Big Buoy TV, intercutting Karim's performance with Ministry of Defence footage of British soldiers in Afghanistan.^[2]