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"I'm Not Your Hero" is a song by Canadian indie rock/indie pop duo Tegan and Sara. It was written and performed by the group and produced by Greg Kurstin. Recorded at Echo Studio and EastWest Studios in California in 2012, it was released on October 21, 2012 as a promotional single for the album ''Heartthrob'' (2013), where it is listed as the fourth track. The lyrics for the three-minute and 51-second new wave synthpop ballad were written by Sara Quin, and discuss her teenage life in the 1990s when she was unable to identify with the lives of pop culture figures and had unforeseen thoughts about her later life. Guitar chords, drums, bass guitar, synths and harmonized vocals are present in the arrangement. Reviews were mostly positive upon release, with critics praising the songwriting and composition that is comparable to the works of Santigold, Fleetwood Mac and The Temper Trap. It peaked at number 58 on the ''Billboard'' Canadian Hot 100 and 157 on the French SNEP singles chart. Tegan and Sara have performed "I'm Not Your Hero" at the Austin City Limits Music Festival, their "Let's Make Things Physical" tour, and on shows and services such as ''Soundcheck'' and ''Queen's TV''. ==Song== In November 2011, it was revealed that Tegan and Sara were writing new material for their seventh studio album, with Tegan saying that "() are back in our home studios working away at more songs. We’re really looking forward to making a new record now. Our hope is to be in the studio by early 2012." The album was titled ''Heartthrob'' and recorded between February and May 2012. "I'm Not Your Hero" was written and performed by Tegan and Sara Quin.〔 Sara was the lyricist, and said the song was based on her life as a teenager in the mid-to-late 1990s when she was unable to identify with the lives of pop culture figures and had unforeseen thoughts about her future. She claimed the lyrics were about her political views from watching ''The West Wing'', her identity and her sexuality. Tegan stated that when Sara showed the song to her and the producers, it was initially more of a love song and much more acoustic and slow than the commercial version, and said she "was haunted by it almost immediately. I found the verses to be quintessential Sara." She described it as a "really powerful song about feeling alienated amongst your people." The original mix of "I'm Not Your Hero" was produced, programmed and engineered by Greg Kurstin, who also played keyboards, guitar and bass on the track. It was mainly recorded and engineered at Echo Studio in Los Angeles, California, with the drums being tracked at EastWest Studios in Hollywood by Billy Bush and assistants Andrew Ford and Jeremy Miller. Additional engineering came from Jesse Shatkin. Manny Marroquin handled mixing at Larrabee Sound Studios in Los Angeles, with help from Chris Galland and Del Bowers. Finally, Brian Gardner mastered it at Bernie Grundman's studio in Hollywood.〔 "I'm Not Your Hero" is a new wave synthpop ballad that lasts for three minutes and 51 seconds. The track is performed in common time at a tempo of 122 beats per minute. It is composed in the key of A Major, with the vocal range spanning from E4 to D6. A chord progression of A5−E5−F♯m−Dmaj7−F♯m−E−Dmaj7 is followed in the verse, D−A in the pre-chorus, and D−E−F♯m−D in the chorus.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Tegan and Sara – I'm Not Your Hero (Digital Download) )〕 According to MTV Buzzworthy writer Rachel Brodsky, the track opens with "polished guitar chords, followed by a piercing drumbeat."〔 Harmonized vocals, bass guitar and "fuzzy, splashy synths" are also present in the arrangement.〔 Dan Weiss, in his review for ''Paste Magazine'', compared it to "L.E.S. Artistes" by Santigold, while The A.V. Club's Annie Zaleski noted it to be in the style of British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac. Alt Rock Live author Martine Johansen found the non-traditional rhythms "strangely reminiscent" of "Sweet Disposition" by The Temper Trap. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「I'm Not Your Hero」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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