<Table> <Tr> <Td> "Billy Don't Be a Hero" (1974) </Td> <Td> "The Night Chicago Died" (1974) </Td> <Td> "The Black Eyed Boys" (1974) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "Billy Don't Be a Hero" (1974) </Td> <Td> "The Night Chicago Died" (1974) </Td> <Td> "The Black Eyed Boys" (1974) </Td> </Tr> <P> "The Night Chicago Died" is a song by the British group Paper Lace, written by Peter Callander and Mitch Murray . The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for one week in 1974, reached number 3 in the UK charts, and number 2 in Canada . It is about a fictional shoot - out between the Chicago Police and members of the Al Capone Syndicate . The narrator retells his mother's anguish while awaiting news of the fate of her husband, a Chicago policeman . The song is featured in the theatrical trailer of the 2000 comedy - drama film High Fidelity . The song is also featured in the Season 1 episode of That' 70s Show . </P> <P> "The Night Chicago Died" was Paper Lace's follow - up single to "Billy Don't Be a Hero", a #1 hit in the U.K. but virtually unheard in the U.S. where Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods' cover reached #1 . Callander and Murray wrote both songs . </P>

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