Kill Your Heroes

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Field	Value
name	Kill Your Heroes
cover	Awolnation - "Kill Your Heroes" (Single).jpg
type	single
artist	Awolnation
album	Megalithic Symphony
B-side	"Sail" (Feed Me Luxe Remix)
released
recorded	2010–11 at Red Bull Recording Studio
(Los Angeles, California)
length	2:58
label	Red Bull
writer	{{flatlist
producer	{{flatlist
prev_title	Not Your Fault
prev_year	2011
next_title	Hollow Moon (Bad Wolf)
next_year	2013
misc
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| name = Kill Your Heroes | cover = Awolnation - "Kill Your Heroes" (Single).jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Awolnation | album = Megalithic Symphony | B-side = "Sail" (Feed Me Luxe Remix) | released = | recorded = 2010–11 at Red Bull Recording Studio (Los Angeles, California) | studio = | venue = | genre = | length = 2:58 | label = Red Bull | writer = {{flatlist|

• Aaron Bruno
• Brian West | producer = {{flatlist|
• Aaron Bruno
• Brian West | prev_title = Not Your Fault | prev_year = 2011 | next_title = Hollow Moon (Bad Wolf) | next_year = 2013 | misc =

"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.

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

Track listing

| headline = Digital download | title1 = Kill Your Heroes | length1 = 2:58 | title2 = Sail | note2 = Feed Me Luxe Remix | length2 = 3:30 | title3 = Kill Your Heroes | note3 = Music video | length3 = 3:59

Personnel

Sourced from the original album liner notes.

Awolnation

• Aaron Bruno – lead and backing vocals, synthesizers, drums

Additional musicians

• Jimmy Messer - electric guitar
• Billy Mohler - bass guitar
• Brian West - Casio keyboards and synthesizers

Charts

Weekly charts

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Year-end charts

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Chart (2012)	Position	US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)
46
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Chart (2013)	Position	US Alternative Songs (Billboard)
41
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Release history

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Country	Date	Format	Label	United States	Italy	Belgium	Czech Republic	France	Germany	Ireland	Israel	Latvia	Luxembourg	Netherlands	Norway	Poland	Slovakia	Turkey	United Kingdom	Spain
June 5, 2012	Modern rock radio	Red Bull Records
December 7, 2012	Contemporary hit radio	EMI
February 22, 2013	Digital download	Red Bull Records
February 26, 2013
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References

References

1. "News - Entertainment, Music, Movies, Celebrity".
2. "Awolnation – Chart History: Rock Songs (Year end)".
3. "Alternative Songs: Year End 2013".
4. "Alternative > Future Releases". All Access Music Group.
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