"A Hero's Death" | ||||
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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 | |||
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Length | 4:18 | |||
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Producer(s) | Dan Carey | |||
Fontaines D.C. singles chronology | ||||
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Remix cover | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"A Hero's Death" on YouTube |
"A Hero's Death" is a song by Irish post-punk band,Fontaines D.C. The song is the lead single for their second studio album of the same name. 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]
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]
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]
Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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Ireland (IRMA) [8] | 90 |
Scotland (OCC) [9] | 30 |
UK Singles Downloads (OCC) [10] | 67 |