I Don't Want to Be a Hero

"I Don't Want to be a Hero"
"I Don't Want to be a Hero"
Single by Johnny Hates Jazz
from the album Turn Back the Clock
B-side	"The Cage"
Released	August 1987 (UK); October 1987 (US)
Recorded	1986–1987
Genre	Sophisti-pop
Length	3:37
Label	Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Clark Datchler
Producer(s)	Calvin Hayes; Mike Nocito;
Johnny Hates Jazz singles chronology

"I Don't Want to Be a Hero" is a 1987 song by the British band Johnny Hates Jazz. It reached #11 in the UK top 40 in August 1987 spending 10 weeks on the chart.^[2] It is taken from their #1 album Turn Back the Clock.

^ Inskeep, Thomas; Soto, Alfred. "The Bluffer's Guide – Sophisti-Pop". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
^ "Johnny Hates Jazz - I Don't Want To Be A Hero". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2012-02-23.

[1] Inskeep, Thomas; Soto, Alfred. "The Bluffer's Guide – Sophisti-Pop". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2016-04-28.

[2] "Johnny Hates Jazz - I Don't Want To Be A Hero". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2012-02-23.

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