"Love Is the Hero" is a song performed by American Rock singer and guitarist Billy Squier, with Freddie Mercury from Queen on backing vocals.
After a very poorly received video for his hit song "Rock Me Tonite", Squier's career had taken a downturn.
"Love Is the Hero" became a commercial disappointment, peaking at #65 in Cash Box magazine and #80 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
[2] Mercury originally recorded an intro sung solely by himself, but it was cut from the album and single version.
It was kept on the extended 12" version and later restored on Squier's compilation album Reach For the Sky: The Anthology and Mercury's The Solo Collection box set.