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featured on their second

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'' Loma Vista''. It was released as the album's second single in 2012 through

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. The song was written by Joe Keefe, and it was produced by American production team

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and Family of the Year. It first appeared on the band's 2010 EP ''Through The Trees'' in a shorter version. "Hero" was prominently used in

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'', the 2013 German film ''

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'', ''

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''. The band has performed the song on

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including ''

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'', '' Conan'' and ''

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''. The song was covered by Owen Danoff on Team Adam in the Live Playoffs of season 10 of ''

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Track listing

;European digital EP #"Hero" – 3:10 #"Hero" (acoustic) – 3:13 #"Buried" (acoustic) – 3:27 #"She Wanted Someone Else" – 3:31 ;German, Austrian and Swiss CD single #"Hero" – 3:11 #"Hero" (acoustic) – 3:13

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References

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