Hero/Heroine
"Hero/Heroine" is the debut single by Boys Like Girls, from their eponymous debut album. The single was originally released in October 2006 along with a music video, but it did not chart in its initial run at radio.
"Hero/Heroine"
October 16, 2006
2006
3:52 (album version)
Martin Johnson
However, following the success of "The Great Escape", the band decided to re-release the song and premiered a new video for it on MTV's TRL in November 2007. The song was certified gold by the RIAA in late January 2009.[1]
Music video[edit]
There are two music video versions for the single "Hero/Heroine". In the first video, the band is seen to be performing in a room of some sort, while a robbery at a restaurant is taking place. In the second video, which was released when the single was re-released, Martin is seen walking around Boston with his girlfriend (played by Autumn Holley) and the rest of the band is seen in other scenes. During the end of the video, the band is seen performing in front of fans.
In popular culture[edit]
The song was featured in the Nickelodeon TV film Spectacular!, and also in Two and a Half Men where they guest starred in the fifth season episode, Tight's Good. It is also briefly visible playing on a TV screen in the 2009 film The Taking of Pelham 123.