Little Fighter (song)
Little Fighter is a song by American/Danish hard rock band White Lion and was the first single released from the 1989 album Big Game.
| "Little Fighter" | ||||
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| Single by White Lion | ||||
| from the album Big Game | ||||
| A-side | "Little Fighter" | |||
| B-side | "Let's Get Crazy" | |||
| Released | 1989 | |||
| Recorded | 1989 | |||
| Genre | Glam metal | |||
| Length | 4:23 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Mike Tramp/Vito Bratta | |||
| White Lion singles chronology | ||||
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The song is about a Greenpeace boat named Rainbow Warrior which was destroyed by the French while docked in Auckland harbour New Zealand. Inside the Big Game album booklet where the Little Fighter lyrics are located it says "In Memory of Rainbow Warrior" in brackets next to the name.
The song charted at #52 on The Billboard Hot 100 and #12 on The Mainstream Rock Charts[1] in the US, and #65 in Canada.
The song features a music video and was also re-recorded in 1999 on the album Remembering White Lion (also released as "Last Roar" in 2004) and a live version was released in 2005 on the live album Rocking the USA.
The song was covered by punk band, Death by Stereo, on the Punk Goes Metal album, released on August 1, 2000. This was first album released in the "Punk Goes..." compilation series created by Fearless Records, featuring covers of heavy metal songs performed punk rock bands.
In 2011, it was covered by Red City Radio on a split with The Gamits.
Track listing
- "Little Fighter" - 4:23
- "Let's Get Crazy" - 4:52
Personnel
- Mike Tramp - vocals
- Vito Bratta - guitars
- James Lomenzo - bass guitar
- Greg D'Angelo - drums