My Hero (song)
| "My Hero" | ||||
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| Single by Foo Fighters | ||||
| from the album The Colour and the Shape | ||||
| Released | January 19, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1997 | |||
| Studio | Grandmaster Recorders, Hollywood, CA | |||
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| Length | 4:20 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Gil Norton | |||
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| "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.