Superhero (Falling in Reverse song)

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"Superhero"
Single by Falling in Reverse
from the album Coming Home
ReleasedJuly 10, 2017
Length3:14
Label Epitaph
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Michael "Elvis" Baskette
Falling in Reverse singles chronology
"Broken"
(2017)
"Superhero"
(2017)
"Fuck You And All Your Friends"
(2017)
Music video
"Superhero" on YouTube

"Superhero" is a song by American rock band Falling in Reverse. It was released on July 10, 2017. The music video for the song had over 5 million views on YouTube.[ citation needed ] The song had over 10 million plays on Spotify.[ citation needed ] It was released as the fourth single from Falling in Reverse's fourth studio album, Coming Home .[ citation needed ]

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Background

The single was written by Ronnie Radke, Christian Thompson and Stevie Aiello. The song is about a boy who cannot save the world if he cannot even save himself. [1] The music video for the song is inspired by the Netflix series, "Stranger Things", and shows three children who suffer abuse and harassment by friends and family, come together to escape from this planet. [2]

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [3] 22

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References

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