My Hero (song)

"My Hero"
Australian variant of standard artwork
Single by Foo Fighters
from the album The Colour and the Shape
ReleasedJanuary 19, 1998
Recorded1997
StudioGrandmaster Recorders, Hollywood, CA
Genre
Length4:20
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Gil Norton
Foo Fighters singles chronology
"Everlong"
(1997)
"My Hero"
(1998)
"Walking After You"
(1998)
Music video
"My Hero" on YouTube

"My Hero" is a song by American rock band Foo Fighters. It was released in January 1998 as the third single from their second album, The Colour and the Shape (1997). Lead vocalist and song co-writer Dave Grohl described the song as a tribute to "ordinary heroes."

The song peaked at number six on the US Billboard Alternative Songs chart, and is considered a Foo Fighters classic and a staple at the band's concerts.