No More Heroes (The Stranglers song)

No More Heroes (The Stranglers song)
"No More Heroes"
Single by The Stranglers
from the album No More Heroes
B-side In the Shadows
Released September 1977 (UK)
Format 7" vinyl
Genre New Wave, Punk, Post-punk
Length 3:29
Label United Artists
Producer Martin Rushent
The Stranglers singles chronology
"Something Better Change" (1977) "No More Heroes"
(1977)		 "5 Minutes"
(1978)

No More Heroes is a single by The Stranglers from the same-named album No More Heroes. It is one of the Stranglers' most successful singles (featuring regularly both in greatest hits style and punk/new wave genre compilation albums), peaking at #8[1][2] in the Official UK Top 40 charts. It featured in the movie Mystery Men and was also heard in two episodes of the BBC show, Ashes to Ashes: Episode 1 of Series 1[3] and Episode 4 of Series 3; it was included in the soundtrack to Series 1.

The lyrics include references to several historical figures, including Leon Trotsky, Lenny Bruce, Sancho Panza and Shakespearos.[4]

References

  1. ^ chartstats.com: No More Heroes (single)
  2. ^ Everyhit.com (NB Enter either Stranglers in "Name of artist" and/or No More Heroes in "Title of Song" for details
  3. ^ Everyhit.com (NB Enter either Stranglers in "Name of artist" and/or No More Heroes in "Title of Song" for details
  4. ^ How depth of heroes has been confused with crass celebrity The Irish Times, 16 April 2011

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