"Has It Come to This?" is a song by English rapper and producer Mike Skinner under the music project

the Streets The Streets is an English musical project led by vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Mike Skinner (musician), Mike Skinner. The project was founded in the early 90s, while Skinner was still a teenager; however, no music would formally eventuat ...

. 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 Gold by the

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in June 2024.

Critical reception

Upon release, it was reviewed by ''

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'' as "the most original, lyrical British rap in memory", charting "an evolutionary route for

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". The song spent a total of five weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at #18. Leonie Cooper of ''

'' called the pirate radio call to arms of 'Lock down your aerial' "iconic". ''

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'' included the song in their list of "40 of the best UK garage tracks released from 1995 to 2005". In November 2016, UK duo

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compiled a list of their top UK garage songs for ''

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'', 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".

Legacy

In 2025, the track was sampled by American rapper Aminé on his song ''Arc de Triomphe''.

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"

Charts

Certifications

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Has It Come To This? 2001 songs 2001 debut singles The Streets songs UK garage songs Locked On Records singles 679 Artists singles