Enrique Iglesias "Hero"

Released days before the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center, "Hero" from Enrique Iglesias was one of several songs remixed after the 9/11 attacks to include audio from first responders and politicians. The ballad went on to top the Adult Contemporary Chart for 15 weeks during a time when radio programmers struggled with (among other things) the tone of their radio stations -- should it match the somber feeling of the world around them or be an escape from the reality of what happened? That challenge helped several remixes of songs such as "Hero", "Only Time" and "One More Day" get plenty of airtime.

Diamond Rio "One More Day"

"One More Day" touches on the theme of wanting one more day with someone you loved and lost. Released in late-2000, the song was a band-aid of sorts following a couple tragic events. The first happened after the death of NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt as the song became an unofficial tribute to him. The second happened following the tragic events on September 11th, 2001. Nearly a year after its popularity, the song returned to the radio as our nation struggled to heal and move forward after the 9/11 attacks.