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The Fighter (Gym Class Heroes song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = The Fighter
| cover = The Fighter - Gym Class Heroes.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Gym Class Heroes featuring Ryan Tedder
| album = The Papercut Chronicles II
| released = November 8, 2011
| recorded = 2011
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
| length = 3:49
| label = Fueled by Ramen
| writer =
| producer = Ryan Tedder
| chronology = Gym Class Heroes
| prev_title = Ass Back Home
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = Martyrial Girls
| next_year = 2012
| misc =
}}
"'The Fighter'" is a song by American rap rock band Gym Class Heroes, from their fifth studio album 'The Papercut Chronicles II'. The song features vocals from American singer-songwriter and record producer Ryan Tedder of the band OneRepublic, and was released as the third and final single from the album on November 8, 2011. It was featured in the season finale of '90210' season 4 and the Cathay Pacific television commercial for the 2013 Hong Kong Sevens, as well as the background music of the introduction video of 'F1 2014'.
Music video
The music video for "The Fighter" was filmed in April 2012. It was released to YouTube on May 24, 2012. The video features American gymnast John Orozco. It depicts Tedder playing at an upright piano, and the band members around him singing and playing their instruments. Shots of Orozco doing Olympic training in a gym, as well as clips of home video of him competing as a child are shown in between. The single was written by several writers, including all four Gym Class Heroes members, Tedder, Noel Zancanella and Jamie Heffernan.
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Cover version
"The Fighter" was covered by alternative rock band Paradise Fears in 2012.
References
Category:2011 songs
Category:2011 singles
Category:Gym Class Heroes songs
Category:Songs written by Travie McCoy
Category:Songs written by Ryan Tedder
Category:Songs written by Matt McGinley
Category:Songs written by Noel Zancanella
Category:Song recordings produced by Ryan Tedder
Category:Fueled by Ramen singles
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