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I Don’t Want to Be a Hero

Johnny Hates Jazz

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  1. Released on Virgin Records America, Inc., also 1979 (The Smashing Pumpkins), Bullet With Butterfly Wings (The Smashing Pumpkins) and Tonight, Tonight (The Smashing Pumpkins)

  2. Written by Clark Datchler, also Shattered Dreams, Turn Back the Clock and Heart of Gold

  3. Part of Turn Back the Clock, also Shattered Dreams, Turn Back the Clock and Heart of Gold

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Written by
Clark Datchler
Part of
Turn Back the Clock
Released on
Virgin Records America, Inc.

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  1. 1MusicBrainz I Don’t Want to Be a Hero was written by Clark Datchler

    I Don’t Want to Be a Hero was written by Clark Datchler

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  2. 2MusicBrainz I Don’t Want to Be a Hero is part of the release Turn Back the Clock

    I Don’t Want to Be a Hero is part of the release Turn Back the Clock

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz Virgin Records America, Inc. is the label of the song I Don’t Want to Be a Hero

    Virgin Records America, Inc. is the label of the song I Don’t Want to Be a Hero

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz I Don’t Want to Be a Hero was released on 1987-11-23

    I Don’t Want to Be a Hero was released on 1987-11-23

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026