"My Hero" | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Single by Foo Fighters | ||||
from the album The Colour and the Shape | ||||
Released | January 19, 1998 | |||
Recorded | 1997 | |||
Studio | Grandmaster Recorders, Hollywood, CA | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 4:20 | |||
Label | ||||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Gil Norton | |||
Foo Fighters singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
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).[3][4] 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,[5] and is considered a Foo Fighters classic[6] and a staple at the band's concerts.[7]