Song · Rise Against
“Hero of War” by Rise Against
From the album Appeal to Reason (2008)
“Hero of War” by Rise Against appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations in 2009. It was first released in 2008 on the album Appeal to Reason. Its best result is #69 on the 102.1 The Edge The Top 102 of 2009. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #478 alternative song of 2009.
Tim McIlrath wrote "Hero of War", words and music, while Rise Against were making Appeal to Reason, their fifth album, in 2008, and it very nearly got left off. It was an acoustic song he'd written earlier in the sessions, and with the record almost done he wasn't sure it belonged among all that hardcore. He mentioned it to producer Bill Stevenson, who by coincidence had just been thinking about writing an anti-war song; one listen, and Stevenson talked him into keeping it.
It's sung from the point of view of a war veteran, starting with an army recruiter's pitch of adventure and money, and the narrator signs on. A video surfaced on the band's Myspace in May 2009 and was widely taken as the third single, but it was only a promotional clip; that slot went to "Savior".
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 69 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON | 102.1 The Edge The Top 102 of 2009 | 102 |
| 2009 | 99 | X103.9 Riverside-San Bernardino, CA | X103.9 Top Songs of 2009 | 103 |
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