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Compulsory Hero

"Compulsory Hero"
Compulsory Hero by 1927.jpg
Single by 1927
from the album ...ish
A-side "Compulsory Hero"
B-side "Propaganda Machine"
Released 17 April 1989 (1989-04-17)
Format 7" Vinyl, CD Single
Recorded 1987-88
Genre rock, pop
Length 4:34
Label WEA
Songwriter(s) Garry Frost,
Producer(s) Charles Fisher
1927 singles chronology
"You'll Never Know"
(1988)
"Compulsory Hero"
(1989)
"To Love Me"
(1989)
"You'll Never Know"
(1988)
"Compulsory Hero"
(1989)
"To Love Me"
(1989)

"Compulsory Hero" is the fourth single by Australian rock-pop band 1927. The track was released on 17 April 1989 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.

At the ARIA Music Awards of 1990, Geoff Barter won the 'best video award' for the clip for "Compulsory Hero". The song was further nominated for ARIA Award for Best Group but lost to The Black Sorrows.



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