“Heroes”

Name: “Heroes”
Duration: 6 min 10 s

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Release artist	Release group type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
Official
1.3	“Heroes”	6:10	David Bowie	“Heroes”	David Bowie	Album	GB1977-10-14	RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle), RCA Victor	PL 12522
1.1	“Heroes”	6:10	David Bowie	“Heroes”	David Bowie	Album	GB1977	RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)	PS-12522
1.3	“Heroes”	6:10	David Bowie	“Heroes”	David Bowie	Album	US1977	RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)	AFL1-2522
1.3	“Heroes”	6:10	David Bowie	“Heroes”	David Bowie	Album	US1980	RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)	AYL1-3857
1.3	“Heroes”	6:10	David Bowie	“Heroes”	David Bowie	Album	GB1981	RCA International Series	INTS 5066
2.3	Heroes	6:07	David Bowie	Portrait of a Star	David Bowie	Album + Compilation	FR1982	RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)	PL 37700
1.3	“Heroes”	6:11	David Bowie	“Heroes”	David Bowie	Album	XE1984-11	RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)	PD83857
1.3	“Heroes”	6:10	David Bowie	“Heroes”	David Bowie	Album	US1984	RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)	PCD1-2522
1.9	“Heroes”	6:09	David Bowie	Fame and Fashion (David Bowie’s All Time Greatest Hits)	David Bowie	Album + Compilation	JP1984	RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)	RPL-8239
1.9	“Heroes”	6:07	David Bowie	Fame and Fashion (David Bowie’s All Time Greatest Hits)	David Bowie	Album + Compilation	US1984	RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)	AFL1-4919
1.9	“Heroes”	6:09	David Bowie	Fame and Fashion (David Bowie’s All Time Greatest Hits)	David Bowie	Album + Compilation	-1984	RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)	PL 84919
1.9	“Heroes”	6:07	David Bowie	Fame and Fashion (David Bowie’s All Time Greatest Hits)	David Bowie	Album + Compilation	AU1984	RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)	APK1 4919
1.9	“Heroes”	6:09	David Bowie	Fame and Fashion (David Bowie’s All Time Greatest Hits)	David Bowie	Album + Compilation	US1984	RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)	PCD1-4919
1.9	“Heroes”	6:09	David Bowie	Fame and Fashion (David Bowie’s All Time Greatest Hits)	David Bowie	Album + Compilation	DE1984	RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)	PD 84919
1.3	“Heroes”	6:07	David Bowie	Take Off: “Heroes”	David Bowie	Album	DE1984	RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)	NL 83857
1.3	“Heroes”	6:10	David Bowie	“Heroes”	David Bowie	Album	JP1991-09-27	東芝EMI 株式会社 (record company, do not use as release label – check obi, back or disc for imprint! Ended 2007‐06‐29)	TOCP-6214
1.3	“Heroes”	6:10	David Bowie	“Heroes” (Ryko remaster)	David Bowie	Album	US1991	Rykodisc	RCD 10143
1.3	“Heroes”	6:10	David Bowie	“Heroes”	David Bowie	Album	XE1991	EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)	CDEMD 1025, CDP 79 7720 2
1.3	“Heroes”	6:10	David Bowie	“Heroes” (Au20)	David Bowie	Album	US1997-04-08	Rykodisc	RCD 80143
7.3	Heroes	6:07	David Bowie	The 24K Gold Collection: Golden Years	David Bowie	Album + Compilation	US1997	Rykodisc	D207358
1.3	“Heroes”	6:10	David Bowie	“Heroes” (24‐bit digitally remastered)	David Bowie	Album	FR1999-09-17 GB1999-09-20	EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)	521 9080, 7243 521908 0 5
1.3	“Heroes”	6:10	David Bowie	“Heroes”	David Bowie	Album	US1999-09-28	Virgin Records America, Inc. (for copyrights use only; for release labels, please refer to either “Virgin” or “Virgin America”)	7243 521908 0 5
1.2	“Heroes”	6:09	David Bowie	Music of the Millennium	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1999-11-08	Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)	CD Set No.: 545 300-2. CD1: 545 301-2. CD2: 545 302-2
1.17	Heroes	6:07	David Bowie	Rock School	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2004	Disky
1.3	“Heroes”	6:10	David Bowie	“Heroes”	David Bowie	Album	JP2007-02-07	EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)	TOCP-70151
1.18	Heroes	6:06	David Bowie	Heroes: Original Soundtrack (Deluxe Edition)	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	US2008-03-18	NBC Records	70014
1.18	Heroes	6:06	David Bowie	Heroes: Original Soundtrack	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	US2008-03-18	NBC Records
1.18	Heroes	6:06	David Bowie	Heroes: Original Soundtrack	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	AU2008-04-11	NBC Records
6.2	“Heroes”	?:??	David Bowie	War Child: Heroes	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE2009-02-16	Parlophone	50999 244075 7 1
1.3	“Heroes”	6:10	David Bowie	“Heroes”	David Bowie	Album	JP2009-11-25	EMI Music Japan Inc. (2007‐06‐30 to 2013‐04‐01 – record company, do NOT USE as release label – check the back cover or CD surface for the imprint)	TOCP-95051
2.3	“Heroes”	6:10	David Bowie	Zeit! 77–79	David Bowie	Album + Compilation	GB2013-05-03	EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)	DBZEIT7779
2.3	“Heroes”	6:08	David Bowie	Zeit! 77–79	David Bowie	Album + Compilation	XE2013	Parlophone	5099995868424, DBZEIT7779
1.3	“Heroes”	6:10	David Bowie	“Heroes” (1999 remaster, 2014 re-release)	David Bowie	Album	US2014	Parlophone	219088-PRL2
1.3	“Heroes”	6:10	David Bowie	“Heroes”	David Bowie	Album	CA2014	Parlophone	2-219088, 7243 521908 0 5
1.3	“Heroes”	6:10	David Bowie	“Heroes”	David Bowie	Album	AR2014	Parlophone	2435-21908-0
2.3	“Heroes”	6:11	David Bowie	A New Career in a New Town (1977–1982)	David Bowie	Album + Compilation	XE2017-09-29 GB2017-09-29 US2017-09-29	Parlophone	DBXL 3
2.3	“Heroes”	6:11	David Bowie	A New Career in a New Town (1977–1982) (remastered)	David Bowie	Album + Compilation	GB2017-09-29	Parlophone	[none]
2.3	Heroes	6:11	David Bowie	A New Career in a New Town (1977–1982)	David Bowie	Album + Compilation	-2017-09-29	Parlophone
2.3	Heroes	6:11	David Bowie	A New Career in a New Town (1977–1982)	David Bowie	Album + Compilation	GB2017-09-29	Parlophone	0190295843014; DBX 3
2.3	Heroes	6:11	David Bowie	A New Career in a New Town (1977–1982)	David Bowie	Album + Compilation	US2017-09-29	Parlophone Music Denmark
2.3	Heroes	6:11	David Bowie	A New Career in a New Town (1977–1982)	David Bowie	Album + Compilation	XW2017-09-29	Parlophone
2.3	“Heroes”	6:11	David Bowie	A New Career in a New Town (1977–1982)	David Bowie	Album + Compilation	JP2017-12-20 -2017	Parlophone	PCS-939, WPCR-17897, WPCR-17898, WPCR-17899, WPCR-17900, WPCR-17901, WPCR-17902, WPCR-17903, WPCR-17904, WPCR-17905, WPCR-17906, WPCR-17907
12.3	“Heroes”	6:11	David Bowie	A New Career in a New Town (1977–1982)	David Bowie	Album + Compilation	JP2017-12-20 -2017	Parlophone	PCS-939, WPCR-17897, WPCR-17898, WPCR-17899, WPCR-17900, WPCR-17901, WPCR-17902, WPCR-17903, WPCR-17904, WPCR-17905, WPCR-17906, WPCR-17907
1.3	“Heroes”	6:11	David Bowie	“Heroes”	David Bowie	Album	-2017 XW-	Parlophone Music Denmark, Parlophone	[none]
1.3	“Heroes”	6:11	David Bowie	“Heroes” (2017 remaster)	David Bowie	Album	XW2017	Parlophone
1.3	“Heroes”	6:10	David Bowie	“Heroes”	David Bowie	Album	XE2018-02-23	Parlophone	DB 77822
1.3	“Heroes”	6:11	David Bowie	“Heroes”	David Bowie	Album	XE2018-02-23	Parlophone	0190295842857
1.3	Heroes	6:11	David Bowie	“Heroes” (limited grey vinyl)	David Bowie	Album	DE2022-10-14	Parlophone	0190295842840, DB 77822
1.3	“Heroes”	6:10	David Bowie	“Heroes” (The David Bowie Series)	David Bowie	Album	XE-	EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)	521 9080, 7243 521908 0 5
2.10	“Heroes”	6:07	David Bowie	Forever 2	Various Artists	Album + Compilation
Promotion
1.9	“Heroes”	6:07	David Bowie	1980 All Clear	David Bowie	Album + Compilation	US1979	RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)	DJL1-3545
Bootleg
1.14	“Heroes”	6:07	David Bowie	Best	David Bowie	Album + Compilation	JP1990	TF (Japanese label)	T-2019
1.12	“Heroes”	6:08	David Bowie	David Bowie (Billboard Hits USA)	David Bowie	Album + Compilation	CA-	Thecodisk	B-0033
(unknown)
1.20	Heroes	6:08	David Bowie	Les Hits de la pub	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	FR2004-03
1.3	“Heroes”	6:10	David Bowie	“Heroes”	David Bowie	Album	CA2017

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guitar programming:	Brian Eno (from 1977-07-11 until 1977-08-05)
assistant engineer:	Eugene Chaplin (from 1977-07-11 until 1977-08-08) David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer) (from 1977-07-11 until 1977-08-08)
engineer:	Colin Thurston (from 1977-07-11 until 1977-08-08) Tony Visconti (from 1977-07-11 until 1977-08-08)
producer:	David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) Tony Visconti
analog synthesizer [EMS Synthi AKS]:	Brian Eno (from 1977-07-11 until 1977-08-05)
chamberlin [Chamberlin], piano and string synthesizer [ARP Solina] and background vocals and lead vocals:	David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (from 1977-07-11 until 1977-08-05)
drums (drum set):	Dennis Davis (drummer) (from 1977-07-11 until 1977-08-05)
electric bass guitar:	George Murray (American bass guitarist) (from 1977-07-11 until 1977-08-05)
guitar:	Carlos Alomar (from 1977-07-11 until 1977-08-05) Robert Fripp (from 1977-07-11 until 1977-08-05)
percussion [metal canister] and background vocals:	Tony Visconti (from 1977-07-11 until 1977-08-05)

recorded at:	Hansa Tonstudio 2 in Berlin, Germany (from 1977-07-11 until 1977-08-05)
mixed at:	Mountain Recording Studios (original Montreux location, 1975–2002) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland

DJ-mixes:	1994-06-09: The Chris Morris Music Show #2 by Chris Morris (English satirist) (order: 6)

part of:	Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 23) (order: 22) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 23) (order: 23) Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 27) (order: 27) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 46) (order: 46)

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recording of:	“Heroes” (from 1977-07-11 until 1977-08-05)

“Heroes”

lyricist:	David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:	David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) Brian Eno

publisher:	Bewlay Bros. BMG Songs Ltd. E.G. Music Ltd. (publisher) EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) Fleur Music (publisher) RZO Music Ltd Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) Tintoretto Music Universal Music Careers Universal Music MGB Ltd. Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd.

referred to in medleys:	Elephant Love Medley (Moulin Rouge! 2001 film version) (order: 8)
later translated versions:	“Helden” Héroes Héroes (Los 7 delfines) Herois Héros Hrdinové
later versions:	Symphony no. 4 “Heroes”: I. Heroes
is the basis for:	Heroes (We Could Be)

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