Hero (Europe song)

"Hero"
Single by Europe
from the album Start from the Dark
B-side "Reason"
Released September 20, 2004
Format CD single
Genre Hard rock, heavy metal
Length 3:53
Label Sanctuary Records
Writer(s) Joey Tempest
Producer Kevin Elson, Europe
Europe singles chronology
"Got to Have Faith"
(2004)		 "Hero"
(2004)		 "Always the Pretenders"
(2006)

"Hero" is a 2004 single released by the Swedish heavy metal band Europe. It was released on September 20, 2004, as the second single from the band's album Start from the Dark. The song was written by vocalist Joey Tempest as a tribute to Phil Lynott, the frontman of the Irish hard rock band Thin Lizzy, and was inspired by a meeting between Tempest and Lynott.[1]

The song's music video tells a story of aspiring young rock musicians, interspersed with clips of the band on tour. The video is a tribute to Phil Lynott.

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "RATHOLE.com - Fireworks Magazine: Issue 18". RATHOLE.com. http://www.rathole.com/fireworks/18/1.asp. Retrieved 2008-09-01. 
Europe
Studio albums
Europe (1983) • Wings of Tomorrow (1984) • The Final Countdown (1986) • Out of This World (1988) • Prisoners in Paradise (1991) • Start from the Dark (2004) • Secret Society (2006) • Last Look at Eden (2009)
EPs
Live albums
Compilations
Videography
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Europe singles
Singles
"Seven Doors Hotel" • "Lyin' Eyes" • "Dreamer" • "Stormwind" • "Open Your Heart" • "Rock the Night" • "The Final Countdown" • "Love Chaser" • "Rock the Night" • "Carrie" • "Cherokee" • "Superstitious" • "Open Your Heart" • "Let the Good Times Rock" • "More Than Meets the Eye" • "Sign of the Times" • "Tomorrow" • "Prisoners in Paradise" • "I'll Cry for You" • "Halfway to Heaven" • "Sweet Love Child" • "The Final Countdown 2000" • "Got to Have Faith" • "Hero" • "Always the Pretenders" • "Last Look at Eden" • "New Love in Town"
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