Released May 31, 2012 Recorded 2011 Label Fueled by Ramen | Format Digital download Length 3:49 | |
Genre Pop-rap
alternative hip hop
synthpop
alternative rock | ||
"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 single from the album in May 2012. It was featured in the season finale of 90210 season 4 and the Cathay Pacific Commercial for the 2013 Hong Kong Sevens
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.