Broken Heroes

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"Broken Heroes"
Single by Chris Norman
from the album Hits from the Heart
Released1988
Genre Soft rock
Label Hansa
Songwriter(s) Dieter Bohlen
Producer(s) Dieter Bohlen

"Broken Heroes" is a song by English soft rock musician Chris Norman, released as a single in 1988. It appears as the first track on the 1988 compilation album, Hits from the Heart. The song, produced and written by Dieter Bohlen, one half of Modern Talking, was a top 10 hit in West Germany and Austria, peaking at numbers three [1] and seven, [2] respectively.

Contents

"Broken Heroes" was the soundtrack to the German film, Tatort: Gebrochene Blüten  [ de ]. [3]

Track listing

A. "Broken Heroes" – 7:31
B1. "Broken Heroes" (instrumental; by Modern Symphonic Orchestra) – 3:27
B2. "Broken Heroes" (radio version) – 3:20

Charts

Chart performance for "Broken Heroes"
Chart (1988)Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [4] 7
West Germany (Official German Charts) [5] 3

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