"Compulsory Hero" | ||||
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Single by 1927 | ||||
from the album ...ish | ||||
A-side | "Compulsory Hero" | |||
B-side | "Propaganda Machine" | |||
Released | 17 April 1989[1] | |||
Recorded | 1987–88 | |||
Genre | Rock, pop | |||
Length | 4:34 | |||
Label | WEA | |||
Songwriter(s) | Garry Frost | |||
Producer(s) | Charles Fisher | |||
1927 singles chronology | ||||
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"Compulsory Hero" is the fourth single by Australian rock-pop band 1927. The track was released on 17 April 1989[1] and peaked at number 14 in May on the ARIA singles chart. The song is taken from their debut album ...ish which peaked at number 1 on the ARIA Charts in April 1989.[2][3]
At the ARIA Music Awards of 1990, Geoff Barter won the ARIA Award for Best Video. The song was further nominated for Best Group but lost to The Black Sorrows.[4][5]
The song talks about a father's experience in the Vietnam War.