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).[3][4] The song, which reached number six on the US Billboard Alternative Songs chart,[5] is considered a Foo Fighters classic[6] and a staple at the band's concerts.[7]

  1. ^ Yglesias, Matthew (21 May 2007). "The Ultimate Nineties Alt-Rock Playlist". The Atlantic. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  2. ^ "The 79 Best Alternative Rock Songs Of 1997". Spin. 2017-04-25. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  3. ^ Childers, Chad (May 20, 2023). "26 Years Ago: Foo Fighters Release 'The Colour and the Shape'". Loudwire.
  4. ^ "Foo Fighters 'The Colour and the Shape' Turns 25". Boston's ROCK 92.9. May 20, 2022.
  5. ^ "Foo Fighters". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Watch Hayley Williams join the Foo Fighters for 'My Hero'". faroutmagazine.co.uk. June 19, 2023.
  7. ^ Childers, Chad (July 28, 2021). "Foo Fighters' 'My Hero' Is Influencing Themes of 'Ted Lasso'". Loudwire.

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