"Three Minute Hero" is a song and
single
Single may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* Single (music), a song release
Songs
* "Single" (Natasha Bedingfield song), 2004
* "Single" (New Kids on the Block and Ne-Yo song), 2008
* "Single" (William Wei song), 2016
* "Single", by ...
written by
Neol Davies
Neol Edward Davies (born 26 April 1952) is an English musician, composer and original member and founder of 2 tone ska revival band the Selecter.
Born in Coventry, Davies wrote the instrumental tune "The Selecter" from which the band got the ...
and performed by the English
2 tone
Two-tone, two tone, or 2 tone, etc., may refer to:
Audio and sound
* Second-order intercept point#Two-tone analysis, Two-tone analysis, in nonlinear system measurement
* Two-tone attention signal
* Two-tone Warning chime, chime, such as the "ding ...
ska
Ska (; , ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. It combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues. Ska is characterized by a w ...
revival band
the Selecter
The Selecter is an English 2 tone ska revival band, formed in Coventry, England, in 1979.
The Selecter featured a diverse line-up, both in terms of race and gender, initially consisting of Arthur 'Gaps' Hendrickson and Pauline Black on lead ...
.
It is the opening track on side one of their debut studio album ''
Too Much Pressure
''Too Much Pressure'' is the debut studio album by the English 2 tone ska revival band the Selecter. After the band's official formation in 1979 in Coventry, following the release of a song entitled "The Selecter" by an unofficial incarnation of ...
''. Released in 1980, the song spent six weeks on the
UK Singles Chart.
[, peaking at number 16.
]
References
External links
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1980 singles
1980 songs
The Selecter songs
2 Tone Records singles
Songs written by Neol Davies