<Table> <Tr> <Td> "Shattered Dreams" (1987) </Td> <Td> "I Don't Want to be a Hero" (1987) </Td> <Td> "Turn Back the Clock" (1987) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "Shattered Dreams" (1987) </Td> <Td> "I Don't Want to be a Hero" (1987) </Td> <Td> "Turn Back the Clock" (1987) </Td> </Tr> <P> "I Don't Want to be a Hero" is a 1987 song by the British band Johnny Hates Jazz . It reached #11 in the UK top 40 in August 1987 spending 10 weeks on the chart . It is taken from their #1 album Turn Back the Clock . </P> <P> The song was written by the band's lead singer and main songwriter, Clark Datchler . It has a strong anti-war sentiment and is written from the perspective of a soldier who is questioning their participation in what they consider an unjust war . The band's American record company were reluctant to release the single in the U.S. because of its anti-war stance . The song makes references to conscription and propaganda . </P>

Who sang i don't want to be your hero