"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 and police brutality at the London May Day Riots of 2001.
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 previous decade.
A music video for "Time for Heroes" was filmed in Madrid, it featured Madrid's Metro and Colon's Square.
In May 2007, NME magazine placed "Time For Heroes" at number 6 in its list of the 50 Greatest Indie Anthems Ever, one place below "Don't Look Back Into The Sun," also by The Libertines. In 2011, NME placed it at number 10 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".
Graham Coxon performed a version of this song for Radio 1's Live Lounge.
"Time for Heroes" also featured in the American film American Wedding.
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