Short Change Hero

"Short Change Hero" is a song by English rock band The Heavy. It is the fifth track on their second studio album, The House That Dirt Built (2009). In 2012, the song peaked at number 109 on the French Singles Chart.

"Short Change Hero"
Song by The Heavy
from the album The House That Dirt Built
Released13 October 2009
Recorded2009
Studio
Genre
Length5:22
LabelCounter
Songwriter(s)The Heavy
Producer(s)Jim Abbiss

Release

"Short Change Hero" was not released as a single[2] and was first featured on the fifth song on the Heavy's second studio album, The House That Dirt Built (2009).[1] It was also featured in the soundtracks for the 2010 action film Faster[3] and the Sky UK series Strike Back.[4] It was also used for the soundtrack of the promotional trailer for the Batman Arkham City video game, released in 2011 by Rocksteady.The song is notable for its usage as the theme song for the 2012 video game Borderlands 2.[5]

Chart performance

Despite not being released as a single, the song entered the French Singles Chart at number 162 on the week of 7 July 2012 and moved up to 109, its peak on that chart, during the next week. It reentered the chart at number 165 on the week of 29 June 2013, but exited the chart after that week.[6]

Weekly charts
Charts (2012) Peak
position
France (SNEP)[6] 109
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References
  1. The House That Dirt Built (album liner notes). The Heavy. Counter Records. 2009.CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. "The Heavy Discography". Discogs. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  3. "Faster (Music from the Motion Picture) by Various Artists & Clint Mansell". iTunes U.S. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  4. "Strike Back (Original Television Soundtrack) by Scott Shields". iTunes U.S. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  5. Clouther, Andrew (4 February 2013). "Borderlands 2 theme song "Short Change Hero" receives a fan cover". GameZone. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  6. "Lescharts.com – The Heavy – Short Change Hero" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
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