After the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center , which took place eight days after the song 's release on CD , it was one of the few songs chosen by radio DJs in New York City to be remixed with audio from police , firefighters , civilians at Ground Zero , and politicians commenting on the attacks . Iglesias was asked to sing the song live at '' America : A Tribute to Heroes '' . He had performed the song earlier at that year 's Miss Venezuela , but due to the terrorist attacks the show was not aired on television
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Hero (Enrique Iglesias song)