What Became of the Likely Lads

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“What Became of the Likely Lads”
Single by The Libertines from the album The Libertines
Released	October 25, 2004
Format	CD, 7"
Genre	Indie
Length	5:53
Label	Rough Trade Records
Producer	Mick Jones
The Libertines singles chronology
"Can't Stand Me Now" (2004) "What Became of the Likely Lads" (2004) |- The Libertines track listing "Can't Stand Me Now" "Last Post On The Bugle" "Don't Be Shy" "The Man Who Would Be King" "Music When The Lights Go Out" "Narcissist" "The Ha Ha Wall" "Arbeit Macht Frei" "Campaign Of Hate" "What Katie Did" "Tombland" "The Saga" "Road To Ruin" "What Became Of The Likely Lads / France"

"What Became of the Likely Lads" was the final single released by The Libertines from their self-titled, second album, The Libertines.

The lyrics in this song ("What became of the dreams we had?", "What became of forever?") refer to the breakdown of the friendship between Pete Doherty and Carl Barat, and the subsequent collapse of the band. The song's title (and the chorus's lyrics) echo the title of a popular British situation comedy from the 1970s: Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

According to Carl Barat, in the cover photo, Doherty isn't actually wearing a watch.^[1]

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 CD 1 1.2 CD 2 1.3 7" 2 Chart performance 3 References

[edit] Track listing

[edit] CD 1

1. "What Became of the Likely Lads"
2. "Skag & Bone Man" (Live, Brixton, 6 March 2004)
3. "Time for Heroes" (Live, Brixton, 6 March 2004)

[edit] CD 2

1. "What Became of the Likely Lads" (Re-worked)
2. "The Delaney" (Live, Brixton, 6 March 2004)

[edit] 7"

1. "What Became of the Likely Lads"
2. "Boys In The Band" (Live, Brixton, 6 March 2004)

[edit] Chart performance

Chart (2004)	Peak position[2]
UK Singles Chart	9

[edit] References

1. ^ NME 2003 Yearbook
2. ^ Libertines - What Became Of The Likely Lads - Music Charts. acharts.us. Retrieved on 2007-11-07.

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