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Electric Youth
last updated 2026-09-11 11:26
Electric Youth
Plays on LTZ: (historical total not available beyond this vault's episode folders)
Tracks played
A Real Hero — played 2026-07-30
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Electric Youth — A Real Hero
Played: 2026-07-30
"A Real Hero" was written by Austin Garrick of Electric Youth in collaboration with French electronic act College, and features Bronwyn Griffin on vocals. Garrick wrote the song partly about Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger and the 2009 emergency landing of US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River. The song was recorded years before it was picked up for the Drive soundtrack (2011), where it played over the film's closing credits. It was nominated for the 2012 MTV Movie Award for Best Music and named one of Spin's 20 Best Songs of 2011. The duo — who have been dating since grade 8 — released Innerworld on 30 September 2014 via Last Gang/Secretly Canadian, debuting at #13 on Billboard's Top Dance Electronic Albums chart.
Sources: Wikipedia · Spin · NPR · Vulture
Electric Youth
Origin: Toronto, Ontario, Canada · formed 2009 · active
Members: Bronwyn Griffin (vocals, songwriting) · Austin Garrick (production, synths, drums, songwriting) — a couple since grade 8
Genre: Synth-pop, dream pop, electronic
Discography:
Innerworld (2014) — Last Gang/Secretly Canadian — debut LP, #13 Billboard Top Dance/Electronic Albums
Memory Emotion (2019) — Last Gang/Secretly Canadian
Facts:
"A Real Hero," their breakout track (with French act College), was written before Drive existed and was picked up for the film's closing credits years later, then earned a 2012 MTV Movie Award nomination.
Griffin and Garrick have known each other since age 10 and started dating in eighth grade, making the duo a genuine lifelong creative partnership rather than an industry pairing.