". ▁Crit ics ▁believed ▁the ▁song ' s ▁chart ▁performance ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁summer ▁release , ▁as ▁people ▁were ▁still ▁looking ▁for ▁a ▁" not - to o - he avy " ▁and ▁more ▁diverse ▁sound . ▁The ▁song ' s ▁composition ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁" mid ▁tempo ▁and ▁m ild ly ▁dance - able ," ▁with ▁Care y ' s ▁voice ▁being ▁called ▁" per pet ually ▁happy ," ▁like ▁a ▁" l ittle - g irl ▁voice ." ▁ ▁Songs ▁ ▁" H ero ", ▁the ▁album ' s ▁second ▁single , ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁Care y ' s ▁most ▁inspir ational ▁ball ads ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁The ▁song ▁is ▁described ▁as ▁" a ▁l ush ▁ball ad ", ▁with ▁Care y ▁making ▁use ▁of ▁her ▁impress ive , ▁" lower ▁alto ▁register ." ▁As ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁more ▁emot ional ▁tracks ▁on ▁the ▁album , ▁" H ero " ▁builds ▁em otion , ▁verse ▁through ▁verse , ▁where ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁and ▁mel ody ▁finally ▁" bro ke ▁through ." ▁" Any time ▁You ▁Need ▁a ▁Friend " ▁is ▁another ▁pop ▁ball ad ▁in ▁which ▁Care y ▁would , ▁" let ▁her ▁voice ▁ro am ▁free ", ▁a ▁feature ▁critics ▁felt ▁lack ed ▁on ▁the ▁album . ▁The ▁song ▁featured ▁" rough ▁and ▁low ▁vocals ", ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁some ▁g lim ps es ▁of ▁Care y ' s ▁upper ▁registers . ▁As ▁with ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁songs ▁on ▁Music ▁Box , ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁bo ast ▁a