Kill Your Heroes

"Kill Your Heroes" is a song by American alternative rock band Awolnation. It is written by lead singer Aaron Bruno and musician Brian West for the band's debut studio album Megalithic Symphony, where it appears as the eighth track. "Kill Your Heroes" was released as the third and final single from Megalithic Symphony and reached the top 20 of the United States Billboard Alternative Songs and Rock Songs charts.

"Kill Your Heroes"
Single by Awolnation
from the album Megalithic Symphony
B-side"Sail" (Feed Me Luxe Remix)
ReleasedJune 5, 2012 (2012-06-05)
Recorded2010–11 at Red Bull Recording Studio
(Los Angeles, California)
Length2:58
LabelRed Bull
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Aaron Bruno
Awolnation singles chronology
"Not Your Fault"
(2011)		 "Kill Your Heroes"
(2012)		 "Thiskidsnotalright"
(2013)
Music video
"Kill Your Heroes" on YouTube

The song's music video parodies the children's TV series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. It was also featured on Nintendo Video[1]

Track listing
Digital download[2]
No.TitleLength
1."Kill Your Heroes"2:58
2."Sail" (Feed Me Luxe Remix)3:30
3."Kill Your Heroes" (Music video)3:59

Personnel

Charts

Release history
Country Date Format Label
United States[8] June 5, 2012 Modern rock radio Red Bull Records
Italy[9] December 7, 2012 Contemporary hit radio EMI
Belgium[2] February 22, 2013 Digital download Red Bull Records
Czech Republic[10]
France[11]
Germany[12]
Ireland[13]
Israel[14]
Latvia[15]
Luxembourg[16]
Netherlands[17]
Norway[18]
Poland[19]
Slovakia[20]
Turkey[21]
United Kingdom[22]
Spain[23] February 26, 2013
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References
  1. http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2012/08/17/awolnation-kill-your-heroes-video/
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  8. "Alternative > Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on May 31, 2012. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
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  21. "Kill Your Heroes – Single by AWOLNATION". iTunes Store (TUR). Apple. Archived from the original on June 19, 2014. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
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