No More Heroes (The Stranglers song)
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| "No More Heroes" | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
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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]
[edit] References
- ^ chartstats.com: No More Heroes (single)
- ^ Everyhit.com (NB Enter either Stranglers in "Name of artist" and/or No More Heroes in "Title of Song" for details
- ^ Everyhit.com (NB Enter either Stranglers in "Name of artist" and/or No More Heroes in "Title of Song" for details
- ^ How depth of heroes has been confused with crass celebrity The Irish Times, 16 April 2011
[edit] External links
- The Stranglers: No More Heroes at Discogs (list of releases)
