Heroine was first released on the Viral Black album in 2017. A reworked studio version was released on the album Sigma in 2019. This main post covers the Viral black version, see Other Studio Versions below for the Sigma version. Together with the Viral Black release, Heroine was also released as a CD single coupling the studio version with a live version recorded at The Gathering 2017.
Running time: 4:08
Written By: Mike Peters
Musicians
Mike Peters – Vocals, Harmonica, Acoustic guitar, Electric guitar, E-bow and Electro harmonix Mel9
Smiley – Drums, Percussion and Backing vocals
James Stevenson – Electric guitar, Bass guitar and backing vocals
Jules Jones Peters – Piano and backing vocals
George Williams – Keyboards and Bass guitar
Leslie Churchill Ward: backing vocals
Recorded at Bethel Chapel Studios, Wales, Parr Street Studio A, Liverpool, England
Produced and mixed by George Williams. Engineered by Tony Draper and Mark Warden. Mastered by Sean Magee at Abbey Road Studio, London
Song Notes
Other Studio Versions of the Song – reworked Sigma studio version
Running time: 4:07
Musicians:
Mike Peters: Vocals, Harmonica, Baritone, Acoustic and electric guitars
Smiley: Drums, Percussion and Backing vocals
James Stevenson: Acoustic guitar, Electric guitar, Slide guitar, Bass guitar and backing vocals
Jules Jones Peters: Piano and backing vocals
George Williams: Keyboards and Bass guitar
Recorded at Bethel Chapel studios, Wales, Parr Street Studios A and C, Liverpool, The Doghouse studios, Henley on Thames, Monnow Valley, South Wales, Elevator Studios, Liverpool, England
Produced and mixed by George Williams. Engineered by Mark Warden (Bethel Chapel and The Doghouse), Tony Draper (Parr Street) and Matt Glasbey (Monnow Valley), Tom Roche (Elevator)
Album Appearances and discography
Worldwide release:
Viral Black version: 2017 – Viral Black (catalogue number 21C089 (CD), 21C089LP (vinyl))
Sigma version: 2019 – Sigma (catalogue number 21C103 (CD), 21C104 (vinyl))
Single Appearances and discography
Single edit () released as track 1 of Heroine (CD single, catalogue number 21C091), with live version (live at The Gathering 2017) as track 2.
Live Recordings
Live version (live at The Gathering 2017) released on CD single Heroine (catalogue number 21C091)
Acoustic Recordings
Viral Black in session acoustic version (2017) released on Viral black in session cd (catalogue number 21C092). Running time 3:40.