"Hero"
Single by David Crosby featuring Phil Collins
from the album Thousand Roads
B-side"Coverage", "Fare Thee Well"
ReleasedApril 15, 1993
Length4:39
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)Phil Collins, David Crosby
Producer(s)Phil Collins
David Crosby singles chronology
"Drive My Car"
(1989)		 "Hero"
(1993)
Phil Collins singles chronology
"Who Said I Would"
(1991)		 "Hero"
(1993)		 "Both Sides of the Story"
(1993)

"Hero" is a single performed by American singer-songwriter David Crosby from his third studio album, Thousand Roads (1993). The recording features English drummer Phil Collins, who co-wrote the song with Crosby, produced it, sang backing vocals, and played drums, keyboards, and drum machine. Collins released a demo version, featuring his vocals only, as a B-side to the "We Wait and We Wonder" single release.

B-sides

"Coverage" is an album track written by Bonnie Hayes, a cover of a song she recorded for her 1982 album, Good Clean Fun. "Fare Thee Well" is a non-album track written by Emily Saliers, who later recorded the song with her band Indigo Girls for their 1994 album, Swamp Ophelia.

Track listing

  1. "Hero" (LP version) – 4:39
  2. "Coverage" (LP version) – 3:22
  3. "Fare Thee Well" – 4:07

Charts

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States April 15, 1993
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 Atlantic
United Kingdom May 3, 1993 [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0986." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 0980." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  3. ↑ "David Crosby & Phil Collins – Hero" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  4. ↑ "David Crosby & Phil Collins – Hero". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  6. ↑ "David Crosby Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  7. ↑ "David Crosby Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  8. ↑ "The RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1993". RPM. Retrieved April 16, 2019 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  9. ↑ "The RPM Top 100 A\C Tracks of 1993". RPM. Retrieved April 16, 2019 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  10. ↑ "The Year in Music 1993" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 105, no. 52. December 25, 1993. p. YE-46. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 27, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  11. ↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. May 1, 1993. p. 23.


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