Has It Come to This?
Introduction "'''Has It Come to This?'''" is a song by English rapper and producer Mike Skinner under the music project the Streets. It was released in October 2001 as the lead single from their debut album ''Original Pirate Material''. The song reached number 18 in the United Kingdom and was certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry in December 2019.
Critical reception Upon release, it was reviewed by ''NME'' as "the most original, lyrical British rap in memory", charting "an evolutionary route for UK garage". The song spent a total of five weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at #18.Leonie Cooper of ''NME'' called the pirate radio call to arms of 'Lock down your aerial' "iconic". ''Mixmag'' included the song in their list of "40 of the best UK garage tracks released from 1995 to 2005".In November 2016, UK duo Gorgon City compiled a list of their top UK garage songs for ''Billboard'', with "Has It Come to This" at #15.In September 2019, ''NME'' included the song in their "25 essential UK garage anthems" list. ''Gemtracks'' included the song in their list of the "top UK garage songs between 1995–2005".
Track listing # "Has It Come to This?" (Original Mix)# "Has It Come to This?" (Zed Bias Vocal Mix)# "Has It Come to This?" (Jaimeson Mix)# "Streets Score"
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