Time for Heroes
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| Single by The Libertines | ||
| from the album Up the Bracket | ||
| Released | 13 January 2003 | |
| Format | 7", CD | |
| Genre | Post-punk revival | |
| Length | 2:40 | |
| Label | Rough Trade | |
| Producer(s) | Mick Jones | |
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| The Libertines singles chronology | ||
| "Up the Bracket" (2002) |
"Time for Heroes" (2003) |
"Don't Look Back into the Sun" (2003) |
"Time for Heroes" is a song by English rock band The Libertines, and is featured on their debut album, Up the Bracket. It was released 13 January 2003 as the third single from that album, placing at #20 in the UK Singles Chart (see 2003 in British music). Based on singer/guitarist Pete Doherty's experiences at the May-Day Riots of 2001, the song contains a wittily phrased line by Doherty, "There are fewer more distressing sights than that, of an Englishman in a baseball cap".
The song was a fan favourite of The Libertines' live shows, and Pete Doherty's current band Babyshambles tend to play the song at most of their gigs. It is also widely acclaimed, coming in at number 2 (behind Last Nite by The Strokes ) on NME's list of the best 50 songs of the current decade.
A music video for "Time for Heroes" was filmed in Madrid, it featured Madrid's Metro and Colon's Square.
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[edit] Track listing
[edit] CDS 1
- "Time for Heroes"
- "General Smuts"(Demo)
- "Bangkok"(Demo)
[edit] CDS 2
- "Time for Heroes"
- "Mr. Finnegan"(Demo)
- "Sally Brown"(Demo)
[edit] 7"
- "Time for heroes"
- "7 Deadly Sins"(Demo)
| Carl Barât | Peter Doherty | John Hassall | Gary Powell |
| Anthony Rossomando | Johnny Borrell | Paul Dufour | Steve Bedlow (Scarborough Steve) |
| Discography |
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| Albums and EPs: Up the Bracket | I Get Along EP | The Libertines |
| Singles: "What a Waster" | "Up the Bracket" | "Time for Heroes" | "Don't Look Back into the Sun" | "Can't Stand Me Now" | "What Became of the Likely Lads" |
| DVDs: Boys in the Band | Who the Hell Is Pete Doherty? |
| Books: The Libertines Bound Together |
| Related articles |
| Babyshambles | Dirty Pretty Things | Yeti | Bootlegs |
