A Hero's Death (song)

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For the band's album of the same name, see A Hero's Death.
"A Hero's Death"
File:A Hero's Death single.jpg
Single by Fontaines D.C.
from the album A Hero's Death
Released 5 May 2020
Recorded August 2019–February 2020
Mr. Dan's Studios
London, United Kingdom
Studio Abbey Road Studios
London, United Kingdom
Length 4:18
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Carlos O'Connell
  • Conor Curley
  • Conor Deegan III
  • Grian Chatten
  • Tom Coll
Producer(s) Dan Carey
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"Boys in the Better Land"
(2019)		 "A Hero's Death"
(2020)		 "I Don't Belong"
(2020)

"A Hero's Death" is a song by Irish post-punk band, Fontaines D.C. The song is the lead single, and title track off their sophomore album. The song was released on 5 May 2020 through Partisan Records.

"A Hero's Death" was the band's first song to chart, reaching number 30 in Scotland[1] and number 67 in the UK Singles Downloads Chart.[2]

Music video

The music video for the song was directed by Hugh Mulhern and produced by Aaron McEnaney and Theresa Adebiyi.[3] The music video features a fictional late night show called The Georgie Barnes Show starring a charismatic talk show host named Georgie Barnes, (played by Aidan Gillen) whose co-host is a puppet.[4] The series features the talk show host greeting the band prior to them playing a song on the show, but becoming existential when the band seems to show more appreciation to the puppeteer (Bryan Quinn) and the puppet rather than the host.[5]

Live performances

The first live performance of the song came on July 12, 2020 on Later... with Jools Holland when the band performed the song. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the band members performed in different locations and were simulcasted for an "At Home" performance of the song.[6] The first live performance of the band together was on January 28, 2021 when the band performed on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.[7]

Charts

Chart (2020) Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 90
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[9] 30
UK Download (Official Charts Company)[10] 67

References

  1. ↑ Peak chart positions in Scotland:
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  2. ↑ Peak chart positions on the UK Singles Download Chart:
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  8. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 28, 2020". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  9. ↑ "Archive Chart: 20200625". Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  10. ↑ "Archive Chart: 20200619" UK Download Chart. Retrieved 26 August 2020.

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