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| Released | 4 October 2024 | |||
| Genre | Alternative pop | |||
| Length | 37:30 | |||
| Label | New Friends | |||
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Everybody Needs a Hero is the second studio album by the Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist Orla Gartland, released on 4 October 2024 by New Friends. [1]
Everybody Needs a Hero was preceded by the release of five singles, "Kiss Ur Face Forever", "Little Chaos", "Mine", "The Hit" and "Late to the Party".
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Both Can Be True" | 1:30 |
| 2. | "Sound of Letting Go" | 2:49 |
| 3. | "Little Chaos" | 2:54 |
| 4. | "Backseat Driver" | 2:55 |
| 5. | "The Hit" | 3:30 |
| 6. | "Simple" | 3:31 |
| 7. | "Late to the Party (featuring Declan McKenna)" | 3:35 |
| 8. | "Three Words Away" | 3:10 |
| 9. | "Kiss Ur Face Forever" | 2:47 |
| 10. | "Who Am I?" | 3:08 |
| 11. | "Mine" | 3:08 |
| 12. | "Everybody Needs a Hero" | 4:20 |
| Total length: | 37:30 | |
| Chart | Peak position |
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| Irish Albums (IRMA) [2] | 8 |
| UK Albums (OCC) [3] | 43 |
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