Hero of the Day

~ Song

Relationships

lyricist:James Hetfield
composer:Kirk Hammett
James Hetfield
Lars Ulrich
publisher:Creeping Death Music (in 1996)
Virgin Music Japan (defunct song publisher, not a release label) (in 1996)
lyrics page:https://genius.com/Metallica-hero-of-the-day-lyrics [info]
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/120153 [info]
Wikidata:Q2450217 [info]

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1994-12-10Mouldy (aka Hero of the Day - early demo version)Metallica5:23
1995-05 – 1996-02Hero of the DayMetallica4:22
1995-11-08Mouldy ("Hero of the Day" take 16)Metallica4:24
1996-02-07Mouldy ("Hero of the Day" scratch vocal rough mix)Metallica4:24
1996-03-28Mouldy ("Hero of the Day" instrumental mix)Metallica4:40
1996-09-23Hero of the Day (live, 1996-09-23: Barcelona, Spain)liveMetallica4:48
1996-09-23Hero of the Day (live, 1996-09-23: Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain)liveMetallica?:??
1996-09-27Hero of the Day (live, 1996-09-27: Top of the Pops)liveMetallica3:09
1997-04-19Hero of the Day (live, 1997-04-19: Miami Arena, Miami, FL, USA)liveMetallica5:26
1997-05-09 – 1997-05-10Hero of the Day (live, 1997-05: Fort Worth, TX, USA)liveMetallica4:18
1997-05Hero of the Day (live, 1997-05: Fort Worth, TX, USA)liveMetallica4:18
1997-08-23Hero of the Day (live, 1997-08-23: Blindman's Ball, Stuttgart, Germany)liveMetallica4:50
1997-08-23Hero of the Day (live, 1997-08-23: Blindman's Ball, Stuttgart, Germany)liveMetallica4:42
1997-08-23Hero of the Day (live, 1997-08-23: Blindman's Ball, Stuttgart, Germany)liveMetallica4:51
1997-08-24Hero of the Day (live, 1997-08-24: Reading, UK)liveMetallica4:21
1999-04-21Hero of the Day (live, 1999-04-21: Symphonica I: Berkeley, CA, USA)liveMetallica5:10
1999-04-22Hero of the Day (live, 1999-04-22: Berkeley, CA, USA)liveMetallica5:30
2016-10-22Hero of the Day (live, 2016-10-22: Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View, CA, USA)liveMetallica5:08
Hero of the Daycover and instrumentalVitamin Piano Series3:37
Hero of the Daycover and instrumentalThe Angry String Orchestra4:45
Hero of the DayMetallica4:31
Hero of the DaycoverSkainmate4:05
Hero of the DaycoverLunar Flux3:41
Hero of the Day (live, 100.7 WMMS Coffee Break Concert, Cleveland, OH, USA)liveMetallica4:31
Hero of the DaycoverIron Horse4:50
Hero of the Day (bootleg edited version)Metallica4:22
Hero of the DayliveMetallica8:58
Hero of the DaycoverThe Boys of County Nashville5:11
Hero of the DaycoverKilians3:39
Hero of the DayliveMetallica4:25
Hero of the Day (Cowboy Footage)Metallica2:33
Hero of the Day (director's cut)Metallica4:31
Hero of the Day (Outta B Sides mix)Metallica6:35
Hero of the Day (Outta B Sides mix)Metallica6:34
Hero of the Day (Outta B-Sides mix)Metallica6:34
Hero of the Day (U.K. version)Metallica4:31
Hero of the Day (U.S. version)Metallica4:32
Hero of the Day (unreleased aux mix)Metallica7:38
Mouldy (demo)Metallica5:24
Mouldy ("Hero of the Day" demo)demoMetallica5:25
Mouldy ("Hero of the Day" riff)medley and partialMetallica1:14