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.

Don Henley - "New York Minute"

A haunting tune from Don Henley's 1990 The End of the Innocence, "New York Minute", proved to be a mild hit for Henley in 1991.  Fast forward a decade and the song found new life after the tragic 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center.  Listen to the lyrics today and you'll likely get the chills.

Lonestar - "I'm Already There"

The 9/11 Attacks helped propel Lonestar's "I'm Already There" to multi-format success in 2001.