A Hero's Death (song)

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For the band's album of the same name, see A Hero's Death.

"A Hero's Death"
A Hero's Death single.jpg
Single by Fontaines D.C.
from the album A Hero's Death
Released5 May 2020
RecordedFebruary–April 2020
Mr. Dan's Studios
London, United Kingdom
StudioAbbey Road Studios
London, United Kingdom
Length4:18
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Carlos O'Connell
  • Conor Curley
  • Conor Deegan III
  • Grian Chatten
  • Tom Coll
Producer(s)Dan Carey
Fontaines D.C. singles chronology
"Boys in the Better Land"
(2019) 		"A Hero's Death"
(2020) 		"I Don't Belong"
(2020)

"A Hero's Death" is a song by Irish post-punk band, Fontaines D.C.. The song is the lead single, and title track off their sophomore album. 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]

Music video[]

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]

Charts[]

Chart (2020) Peak
position
Scotland (OCC)[6] 30
UK Download (OCC)[7] 67

References[]

  1. ^ Peak chart positions in Scotland:
    • "A Hero's Death": "19 June 2020 - 25 June 2020 Scottish Singles Archive". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  2. ^ Peak chart positions on the UK Singles Download Chart:
  3. ^ Knight, David (6 July 2020). "Fontaines D.C. 'A Hero's Death' by Hugh Mulhern". promonews.tv. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  4. ^ Rodger, James (5 May 2020). "Game of Thrones Aidan Gillen stars in new Fontaines DC music video A Hero's Death". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  5. ^ Clark, Simon (30 July 2020). "Interview: Fontaines D.C. (Ireland) chat A Hero's Death, life in lockdown, and working with Aidan Gillen". The AU Review. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 August 2020.

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