No More Heroes (The Stranglers song)
"No More Heroes" is a song by The Stranglers, released as a single from their album of the same name. It is one of the group's most successful singles, having peaked at No. 8 in the UK Singles Chart.
The song's lyrics refer to several historical figures, including Elmyr de Hory, Leon Trotsky, Lenny Bruce, William Shakespeare and fictional character Sancho Panza.
At the time of the single's release, the B-side "In the Shadows" was a non-album track; however, it appeared on the Stranglers' next studio album, Black and White. The band's publishers threatened legal action against Elastica in 1995, arguing that their single "Waking Up" borrowed elements of "No More Heroes". Elastica eventually settled out of court.
A cover of the song by Violent Femmes featured in the movie Mystery Men, and was also heard in two episodes of the BBC television series Ashes to Ashes: episode 1 of Series 1 and episode 4 of Series 3. It was included in the soundtrack to Series 1.
The song was featured on the closing credits of TV series Zapped, Season 2, Episode 6. Former Stranglers member and song co-writer Hugh Cornwell released an acoustic version of the song on his 2018 album “Monster”, along with acoustic versions of nine other Stranglers songs.
The video game series No More Heroes is named after this song.
