Heroes
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"Heroes" is a 1977 art rock song by David Bowie, renowned for its soaring, emotive sound and status as one of his most iconic and influential works.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| "Heroes" | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | "Heroes" (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | David Bowie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Berlin Trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide | "V-2 Schneider" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyNextTitle | "Beauty and the Beast" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyPreviousTitle | "Be My Wife" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer |
Brian Eno
NERFINISHED
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David Bowie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFirstRelease | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coveredBy |
Peter Gabriel
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The Wallflowers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed by music critics ⓘ |
| culturalStatus | one of David Bowie's signature songs ⓘ |
| engineer | Tony Visconti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument | Fripp-style lead guitar ⓘ |
| featuresMusician | Robert Fripp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
art rock
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experimental rock ⓘ krautrock ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersion |
"A Reality Tour" (live album)
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"Stage" (live album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasShorterSingleEdit | 3:35 ⓘ |
| hasTheme | defiant love in the shadow of the Berlin Wall ⓘ |
| includedIn | many David Bowie compilation albums ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | a couple kissing by the Berlin Wall ⓘ |
| key | D major ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 6:07 ⓘ |
| lyricist | David Bowie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on art rock and post-punk
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soaring emotive sound ⓘ status as one of David Bowie's most iconic songs ⓘ |
| partOf | "Heroes" (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | David Bowie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
David Bowie
NERFINISHED
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Tony Visconti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rankedOn | Rolling Stone lists of greatest songs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAt |
Château d'Hérouville, France
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Hansa Tonstudio, Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1977 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | RCA Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1977-09-23 ⓘ |
| usedIn |
2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony
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numerous films and television shows ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | gradually intensifying, multi-miked vocal performance ⓘ |
| writerCredit | David Bowie and Brian Eno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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