Hero (Family of the Year song)

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"Hero"
Family of the Year Hero.jpg
Single by Family of the Year
from the album Loma Vista and Boyhood: Music from the Motion Picture
ReleasedOctober 12, 2012
Genre Indie rock, indie folk, indie pop
Length3:10
Label Nettwerk
Songwriter(s) Joseph Keefe
Producer(s)
Family of the Year singles chronology
"Diversity"
(2012)		"Hero"
(2012)		"The Stairs"
(2013)

"Hero" is a song by American indie rock band Family of the Year featured on their second studio album Loma Vista . It was released as the album's second single in 2012 through Nettwerk. [1] The song was written by Joe Keefe, and it was produced by American production team Wax Ltd and Family of the Year. It first appeared on the band's 2010 EP Through The Trees in a shorter version.

Contents

"Hero" was prominently used in Richard Linklater's 2014 film Boyhood as well as its trailer. [2] The song has also been used in the first season of Girls , the 2012 film Thanks for Sharing , the 2013 German film Frau Ella and has been featured in episodes of Degrassi: The Next Generation , Korean Drama It's Okay, That's Love , Sky Castle and VH1's Couples Therapy . [2] The band has performed the song on talk shows including Jimmy Kimmel Live! , Conan and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno . [2] The song was covered by Owen Danoff on Team Adam in the Live Playoffs of season 10 of The Voice (US).

Track listing

European digital EP [3]
  1. "Hero" – 3:10
  2. "Hero" (acoustic) – 3:13
  3. "Buried" (acoustic) – 3:27
  4. "She Wanted Someone Else" – 3:31
German, Austrian and Swiss CD single [4]
  1. "Hero" – 3:11
  2. "Hero" (acoustic) – 3:13

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA) [32] Gold10,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [33] 2× Platinum160,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [34] Gold45,000‡
Germany (BVMI) [35] Platinum300,000^
Italy (FIMI) [36] Gold25,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [37] Platinum60,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [38] Gold15,000^
United States (RIAA) [39] Platinum1,000,000‡

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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