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My Hero

1998 single by Foo Fighters
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My Hero is an alternative rock.

My Hero

Summary

My Hero is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (909 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • My Hero's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • My Hero's genre is alternative rock[4].
  • My Hero followed Everlong[5].
  • My Hero was followed by Walking After You[6].
  • My Hero was produced by Gil Norton[7].
  • My Hero was performed by Foo Fighters[8].
  • My Hero's record label is recorded as Capitol Records[9].
  • My Hero is part of The Colour and the Shape[10].
  • My Hero was distributed by CD single[11].
  • My Hero was distributed by compact disc[12].
  • My Hero's country of origin is recorded as United States[13].
  • My Hero was released on January 19, 1998[14].
  • My Hero's lyricist is recorded as Dave Grohl[15].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[16]

  • MusicBrainz ID: aa1212af-a5b5-34ba-b610-94284c7e2641[17]

Body

Authorship and Creation

My Hero was performed by Foo Fighters[8]. It was produced by Gil Norton[7].

Publication

My Hero was released on January 19, 1998[14]. Its genre is alternative rock[4]. It is part of The Colour and the Shape[10]. Recorded distribution format include CD single[11] and compact disc[12].

Adaptations and Inspiration

My Hero followed Everlong[5]. It was followed by Walking After You[6].

Why It Matters

My Hero ranks in the top 2% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (909 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18]

Related Entities

Capitol Records compact disc Dave Grohl Pat Smear United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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