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Little Fighter (song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Little Fighter'" is a song by American-Danish glam metal band White Lion and was the first single released from the 1989 album 'Big Game'.
The song charted at #52 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 and #12 on the Mainstream Rock chart
in the United States, and #65 in Canada.
'Rainbow Warrior'
The end of the song's music video features the Greenpeace boat 'Rainbow Warrior' which was destroyed by the French intelligence service while docked in a harbor in Auckland, New Zealand in 1985, and which served as the inspiration for the Steven Seagal film 'On Deadly Ground'. In 1989, a fundraising double album was released entitled 'Greenpeace Rainbow Warriors'. In the liner notes for the 'Big Game' album, the lyrics for "Little Fighter" state "In Memory of the Rainbow Warrior".
Covers
The song was re-recorded in 1999 on the album 'Remembering White Lion' (also released as 'Last Roar' in 2004) and a live version was released in 2005 on the live album 'Rocking the USA'.
The song was covered by punk band Death by Stereo on the 'Punk Goes Metal' album, released on August 1, 2000.
This was first album released in the 'Punk Goes...' compilation series created by Fearless Records, featuring covers of heavy metal songs performed punk rock bands.
In 2011, it was covered by Red City Radio on a split with The Gamits.
Track listing
#"Little Fighter" - 4:23
#"Let's Get Crazy" - 4:52
Personnel
*Mike Tramp - vocals
*Vito Bratta - guitars
*James Lomenzo - bass guitar
*Greg D'Angelo - drums
Charts
Weekly charts
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-aligh:center"|-
!scope=col | Chart (1989)
!scope=col | Peak
position
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!scope="row"|US 'Billboard' Hot 100
| style="text-align:center;"|52
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!scope="row"|US Album Rock Tracks ('Billboard')
| style="text-align:center;"|12
|}
References
Category:1989 singles
Category:1989 songs
Category:Atlantic Records singles
Category:Songs written by Mike Tramp
Category:Songs written by Vito Bratta
Category:White Lion songs
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