"A Hero's Death" is a song by Irish

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band, Fontaines D.C. The song is the lead single for their second studio album of the same name. The song was released on 5 May 2020 through

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. "A Hero's Death" was the band's first song to chart, reaching number 30 in ScotlandPeak chart positions in Scotland: * "A Hero's Death": and number 67 in the

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.Peak chart positions on the UK Singles Download Chart: * "A Hero's Death":

Music video

The music video for the song was directed by Hugh Mulhern and produced by Aaron McEnaney and Theresa Adebiyi. The music video features a fictional late night show called ''The Georgie Barnes Show'' starring a charismatic talk show host named Georgie Barnes, (played by

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) whose co-host is a puppet. The series features the talk show host greeting the band prior to them playing a song on the show, but becoming existential when the band seems to show more appreciation to the puppeteer (Bryan Quinn) and the puppet rather than the host.

Live performances

The first live performance of the song came on July 12, 2020, on '' Later... with Jools Holland'' when the band performed the song. Due to the

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, the band members performed in different locations and were simulcasted for an "At Home" performance of the song. The first live performance of the band together was on January 28, 2021, when the band performed on ''

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Charts

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hero's Death 2020 songs 2020 singles Partisan Records singles Fontaines D.C. songs