The Fighter (Gym Class Heroes song)

"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.^[1] It was featured in the season finale of 90210 season 4^[2] and the Cathay Pacific television commercial for the 2013 Hong Kong Sevens,^[3] as well as the background music of the introduction video of F1 2014.

"The Fighter"
Single by Gym Class Heroes featuring Ryan Tedder
from the album The Papercut Chronicles II
Released	November 8, 2011[1]
Recorded	2011
Genre	Pop-rap alternative hip hop synthpop alternative rock
Length	3:49
Label	Fueled by Ramen
Songwriter(s)	Travie McCoy Disashi Lumumba-Kasongo Eric Roberts Matt McGinley Ryan Tedder Noel Zancanella Jamie Heffernan
Producer(s)	Ryan Tedder
Gym Class Heroes singles chronology
"Ass Back Home" (2011) "The Fighter" (2011) "Martyrial Girls" (2012)
Ryan Tedder singles chronology
"Gonna Get Over You" (2011) "The Fighter" (2011) "The Missing" (2016)
Music video
"The Fighter" on YouTube

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.

Track listing

Digital download

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Fighter" (featuring Ryan Tedder)	3:49

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2011–2012) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[4] 7 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[5] 18 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6] 35 Ireland (IRMA)[7] 15 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] 4 UK Singles (OCC)[9] 44 UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[10] 15 US Billboard Hot 100[11] 25 US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[12] 27 US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[13] 13

Year-end charts Chart (2012) Position Australia (ARIA)[14] 73

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[15]	2× Platinum	140,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[16]	Gold	7,500*
United States (RIAA)[17]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Cover version

"The Fighter" was covered by alternative rock band Paradise Fears in 2012.^[18]