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SONG ON TIKTOK

Holding Out For A Hero

by val
Synth-pop Empowering Medium

What this is

Holding Out For A Hero by val.
TikTok metadata TikTok sound ↗
The title and artist above are the ones TikTok stored for this sound, and the link goes to that sound on TikTok. We have not matched them to a music catalogue, so we publish no release date and no catalogue identifier, and we do not claim this is the same recording as any particular release.

What we measured

In the 300 most recent public TikTok videos we reviewed on 19 July 2026, we counted 285 different accounts and 2,677,170 combined views at the time we looked.
One account, @helensoswag, accounted for about 52.3% of the views in that sample, so the total is not spread evenly.
These figures describe that one dated sample, not the sound's total use. We do not know from a single sample whether use of this sound is rising or falling, and we do not say that it is.
Videos reviewed
300
Accounts
285
Views in sample
2.7M
Avg per video
8.9K
Sampled
2026-07-19

How we classified the music

Euro-disco Dance-pop Hi-NRG
United Kingdom · 1980s
Dance
0.68
Genre, mood and energy are AI classifications, not facts about the release.

What we classified the videos as

Art & Creative45%
Aesthetic & Lifestyle30%
Fandom & Edits25%
Percentages are of the 300 videos we reviewed on 19 July 2026, classified by AI.

Who was posting

70% Editors 30% Creators
Editor-style versus creator-style is an AI classification of the sample.
@helensoswag · 1 video 1,400,000
@futuropoke2000 · 1 video 531,200
@berloga_uwu · 1 video 94,000
@camillamanor · 1 video 69,600
@padmelie · 1 video 67,500
Views counted within the sample, on 19 July 2026.

Subjects, places and tags

Bonnie Tyler ShrekFionaRhaenyra TargaryenWill Byers ShrekGame of ThronesHouse of the DragonStranger Things ArtFightWhimsigothSpeedpaintMedieval Fantasy Monster High
USABrazilEurope
#artfight#artfight2026#medieval#art#shrek#whimsical#speedpaint#digitalart#oc#artfightattack#ocart#whimsy
Regions and languages are classified from the sampled videos, not measured from account data.

Creative direction

Use the track to showcase a character transformation or a high-effort art reveal.
Looks like a fit for: Digital artists and fantasy-aesthetic creators
✓ Sync the beat drop to the final art reveal or costume transition
✓ Use text overlay to introduce the character or art piece
✓ Keep the edit under 30 seconds for maximum replayability
✓ Use the 'POV' format to set the scene (e.g., 'POV: You're the hero of the story')
✗ Don't use the track as a static background for a talking-head video
✗ Don't ignore the beat; the track is built for rhythmic cuts
✗ Don't use the sound past the 45s mark as the energy plateaus
Suggestions our AI drew from the videos it reviewed. They are ideas, not rules, and we make no claim about which will perform better.

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Observation date 19 July 2026; figures describe the 300 public videos reviewed, not the sound's total use. Something wrong on this page? Tell us
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