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“Kill Your Heroes” by AWOLNATION
From the album Megalithic Symphony (2011)
“Kill Your Heroes” by AWOLNATION appears on 14 radio countdowns from 11 stations between 2012 and 2015. It was first released in 2011 on the album Megalithic Symphony. Its best result is #9 on the X96 Top 50 Songs of 2012. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #20 alternative song of 2012, #4,303 alternative song of all time and #177 of the '10s.
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"Kill Your Heroes" was the third and last single AWOLNATION pulled from Megalithic Symphony, the band's 2011 debut album, where it sits eighth in the running order. Frontman Aaron Bruno wrote it with Brian West, and it's a big, stomping electro-rock singalong, a clattering beat under a chorus aimed straight at the back of the arena.
It climbed into the top 20 of Billboard's alternative and rock charts, and the video had its fun with Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, parodying the gentle children's show. It also got an airing on Nintendo Video. Red Bull Records put it out.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 48 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2012 | 91 |
| 2012 | 13 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2012 | 103 |
| 2012 | 34 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON | 102.1 The Edge Top 50 New Rock Songs of 2012 | 50 |
| 2012 | 17 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2012 | 99 |
| 2012 | 9 | X96 Salt Lake City, UT | X96 Top 50 Songs of 2012 | 50 |
| 2012 | 80 | 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2012 | 88 |
| 2012 | 14 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2012 | 103 |
| 2012 | 14 | 99 Rock Lebanon-Hanover-White River Junction, NH-VT | 99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2012 | 99 |
| 2012 | 13 | ALT 104.5 Philadelphia, PA | Radio 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2012 | 51 |
| 2012 | 40 | 97X Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL | 97X Top 97 Songs of 2012 | 97 |
| 2013 | 59 | 97X Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL | 97X Top 97 of 2013 | 97 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1455 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 927 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
| 2015 | 462 | 94.3 WCYY | WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015) | 500 |
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