"Nobody's Hero" is a song by Canadian progressive rock band Rush, released as the third single from their 1993 album Counterparts.[1] The first verse deals with the AIDS-related death of a gay man named Ellis Booth, a friend of Neil Peart when Peart lived in London. After the chorus, the second verse speaks of a girl who was murdered in Peart's hometown, Port Dalhousie and was the daughter of a family friend, as remembered by Peart in Far and Wide: Bring That Horizon to Me! The girl is rumoured to have been Kristen French, one of Paul Bernardo's victims.[2]

"Nobody's Hero"
Single by Rush
from the album Counterparts
ReleasedApril 1994
Recorded1993
GenreProgressive rock
Length4:54
LabelAnthem (Canada)
Atlantic
Songwriter(s)Neil Peart (lyrics), Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson (music)
Producer(s)Peter Collins, Rush
Rush singles chronology
"Stick It Out"
(1994)
"Nobody's Hero"
(1994)

It inspired the title for the paper Nobody's Hero: On Equal Protection, Homosexuality, and National Security published in The George Washington Law Review.[3]

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Nobody's Hero"Neil PeartGeddy Lee, Alex Lifeson4:54
2."Stick It Out"Neil PeartGeddy Lee, Alex Lifeson4:30

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (1994) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[4] 19
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[5] 9

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Nobody's Hero by Rush". songfacts.com. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  2. ^ Defnael, Aka (2015-12-05). CAMION BLANC: RUSH Archive (in French). CAMION BLANC. ISBN 9782357797758.
  3. ^ "Nobody's Hero: On Equal Protection, Homosexuality, and National Security". The George Washington Law Review. 62. 1993–1994.
  4. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2456." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  5. ^ "Rush Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved December 14, 2023.