My Hero

Release details

Artist Foo Fighters

Title My Hero

Release type Single

Date of release 19th January 1998

Highest chart position Information not found

Record label Capitol Records

Producer Information not found

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My Hero Tracklisting

Track listing for My Hero (CD 1)

Unknown catalogue number (Australia)

1. My Hero
2. Dear Lover
3. For All the Cows (acoustic)

Track listing for My Hero (CD)

Catalogue number CDCL796 (UK)

1. My Hero
2. Baker Street
3. Dear Lover

Cover artwork

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CD - UK

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Reviews

Classic rock and classic Foo Fighters

As a self-proclaimed huge Foo Fighters fan, I felt impelled to write a review that would do 'My Hero' justice. I have read other reviews here and quite frankly I don't understand how some "reviewers" lack the ability to recognise a great rock song when they hear it. Granted, opinions differ amongst music lovers with regards to many forms of music, but amongst true Foo Fighters fans this song consistently remains a favourite, and rightly so.

From the beginning of the track the mood is upbeat. The pedestrian rhythm and the comparatively mellow sound of Dave Grohl during the verses soon erupts into a compelling and emotive chorus. "There goes my hero, Watch him as he goes/There goes my hero, He's ordinary." Obviously these lyrics are not done justice without the powerful melody and thumping drumbeat. In fact the drumming i... Read full review »

Classic foofighters!

I really have no idea what planet the people are from that wrote the other reviews here. My hero is quite simply one of the greatest foofighters tracks there is. you only have to be at one of their gigs and hear the deafening noise that erupts when people hear the first chords of this track. ask any foo fan for a top 5 and you can put money on it... Read full review »

Approach with caution

Right, well if u are familiar with the foo fighters then u will pretty much be bemused when first listening to this track, its not the usual sort of fast, witty rock that you will be used to, infact it is quite the opposite, it is slow, rather repetitive ,and requires careful listening, it is a cover version of a "killing joke... Read full review »

Boring, Repetative, lame.

If you've never heard any of the Foo's stuff before, then this is probably a song that will a)put you off for life, and b)scar you psycologically. It is so un-Grohl its unbelieveable. Rubbish lyrics (if you can ev... Read full review »

Eeeeexcellent

As somebody who has written another review elsewhere on this website ridiculing the passion exhibited by boy bands for doing inferior covers of classic songs, I've got to say that the cover of Ger... Read full review »

Lyrics

You can get the lyrics to the songs on the My Hero singles from the Bands Only Foo Fighters lyrics section.