"Weak Become Heroes" is a song by The Streets, which was the third single from the album Original Pirate Material. It was released on July 2, 2002.
The song concerns Skinner's experiences of rave culture in the mid-1990s. He says:
"The reference I made to Nicky Holloway, Danny Rampling and all that were because I was intelligent enough to find out that those were the guys that started it. So it was 1995, it wasn't '89, even though everyone thinks it was about '89. Which goes to prove that that experience is the same experience that was had for everyone, even though people in 1989 will say it was better in 1989 than it was in 1995. Because I never experienced 1989 but '95 was pretty good."Skinner also makes reference to the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, an act which was seen as curtailing the rights of people to host raves.
"Weak Become Heroes" was later re-released as a double A-side with the song "It's Too Late", but the single failed to chart. This song was also remixed by Röyksopp.
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