Killing in the Name
"Killing in The Name" is a song by American rap metal band Rage Against the Machine, featured on their self-titled debut album, and was released as the lead single from the album in November 1992. In 1993, the song peaked at number 25 in the United Kingdom. Written about revolution against institutional racism and police brutality, "Killing in The Name" is widely recognized as the band's signature song, and has been noted for its distinctive guitar riffs and heavy use of profanity.
In 2009 the song was the focus of a successful Facebook campaign to prevent The X Factor winner's song from gaining the Christmas number one in the United Kingdom for the fifth successive year. The campaign provoked commentary from both groups and other musicians, and gained coverage in both national and international press. The song became the first single to reach the Christmas number one spot on downloads alone. The campaign also spread to Ireland, and although less successful, it helped "Killing in the Name" become the Christmas number two in the Irish Charts. The campaign made the song the group's highest charting single in either the UK or Ireland.
Killing in the Name (film)
Killing in the Name is a 2010 documentary film on Islamist terrorism. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) at the 83rd Academy Awards on January 25, 2011 but lost to Strangers No More.
The film showed in Los Angeles DocuWeeks on July 30, 2010.
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Podcasts:
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by Audioslave
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by Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Soundtrack
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by Rage Against The Machine
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by Bonded By Blood
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by Raise Hell
Killing In The Name
by: AudioslaveKilling in the name of...
Some of those that work forces
Are the same that burn crosses
Some of those that work forces
Are the same that burn crosses
Some of those that work forces
Are the same that burn crosses
Some of those that work forces
Are the same that burn crosses
Huh!
Killing in the name of...
Killing in the name of
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
But now you do what they told ya
Well now you do what they told ya
Those who died are justified, for wearing the badge
They're the chosen whites
You justify those that died by wearing the badge They're the chosen whites
Those who died are justified, for wearing the badge They're the chosen whites
You justify those that died by wearing the badge They're the chosen whites
Some of those that work forces
Are the same that burn crosses
Some of those that work forces
Are the same that burn crosses
Some of those that work forces
Are the same that burn crosses
Some of those that work forces
Are the same that burn crosses
Uggh!
Killing in the name of
Killing in the name of
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
...Now you're under control (7 times)
And now you do what they told ya,
now you're under control
And now you do what they told ya,
now you're under control
And now you do what they told ya,
now you're under control
And now you do what they told ya,
now you're under control
And now you do what they told ya,
now you're under control
And now you do what they told ya,
now you're under control
And now you do what they told ya!
Those who died are justified, for wearing the badge They're the chosen whites
You justify those that died by wearing the badge,
They're the chosen whites
Those who died are justified, for wearing the badge, They're the chosen whites
You justify those that died by wearing the badge,
They're the chosen whites
Come on! Yeah!
Come on!
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me. Fuck you!
I won't do what you tell me. Fuck you,
I won't do what you tell me. Fuck you,
I won't do what you tell me. Fuck you,
I won't do what you tell me. Fuck you,
I won't do what you tell me. Fuck you,
I won't do what you tell me. Fuck you,
I won't do what you tell me. Fuck you,
I won't do what you tell me. Fuck you,
I won't do what you tell me. Fuck you,
I won't do what you tell me. Fuck you,
I won't do what you tell me. Fuck you,
I won't do what you tell me. Fuck you,
I won't do what you tell me. Fuck you,
I won't do what you tell me. Fuck you,
I won't do what you tell me.