Song · Fontaines D.C.
“A Hero's Death” by Fontaines D.C.
From the album A Hero’s Death (2020)
“A Hero's Death” by Fontaines D.C. appears on 6 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 2020 and 2026. It was first released in 2020 on the album A Hero’s Death. Its best result is #3 on the WEQX Top 102.7 of 2020. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #79 alternative song of 2020 and #482 of the '20s.
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The title track of Fontaines D.C.'s second album, "A Hero's Death" went out through Partisan on 5 May 2020 as its lead single, and it gave the Irish post-punk band their first chart entry, in Scotland and on the UK downloads tally. Grian Chatten, Carlos O'Connell, Conor Curley, Conor Deegan III and Tom Coll share the writing credit. Dan Carey produced and mixed it, Deegan adds piano, and Curley and O'Connell join him on backing vocals.
In the video, Aidan Gillen plays Georgie Barnes, a made-up late-night host whose co-host is a puppet; he tips into an existential funk when the band seem fonder of the puppet and its puppeteer than of him. The pandemic kept the band apart for the song's live debut on Later... with Jools Holland, each member playing from a different spot.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 53 | Indie 102.3 Denver, CO | Indie 102.3 Top 102.3 Songs of 2020 | 103 |
| 2020 | 3 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2020 | 103 |
| 2020 | 9 | WXPN Philadelphia, PA | WXPN Top 100 Most Played Songs of 2020 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 19 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Colorado Sound Songs of All Time | 1055 |
| 2024 | 234 | WXPN | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) | 885 |
| 2026 | 26 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs You Discovered on The Colorado Sound | 1055 |
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