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“Wake Up” is a song by American rap metal band Rage Against the Machine. It is the seventh track from their self-titled debut album. While never released as a single, it remains a staple of their live shows and is usually played as the last song before the encore.

The opening riff of the song is reminiscent of the opening chords of the Led Zeppelin song “Kashmir”.

The lyrics discuss racism within the American government and the counter-intelligence programs of the FBI; a spoken portion of the song is taken from an actual FBI memo in which J. Edgar Hoover suggests targets for the suppression of the black nationalist movement. The song also makes references to prominent black figures targeted by the government such as Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr., and goes as far as saying that the government arranged their assassinations.

The song was also used in the closing credits of the Matrix movie franchise.

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IlanDatabase

their best.

last week
SamanthaTMB

reminds me so bad of the matrix ending so badly. epicness!

12 days ago
Rockofages32

Sounds a bit like Kashmir in the beginning [4]

16 days ago
bludream

Come On!!!!

17 days ago
Voltagx

this came on at the end scene of matrix...good times neo ^_^

17 days ago
douglaslopesweb

Sensacional

18 days ago
Riebezahl

@ aka-brokenarrow: it does! both very good!

23 days ago
btwiP

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last month
metalprincess6

good song

last month
Draguttaja

People are waking up right now, does it hurt in your balls, TPTB? ;)

last month
aka-brokenarrow

Sounds a bit like Kashmir in the beginning. [3]

last month
zocsman

demeitrics!

last month
Graycloak

MATRIX! Man that movie is the best of the decade...

December 2011
josiene87

rock "in"roll

December 2011
steven_nzl

COME ON!

November 2011
FKNA1

turn it UP++!!

November 2011
vikingskull1000

Fist In The Air, In The Land Of Hypocrisy.,.. Hell yeh!!

October 2011
x3naurus

this song is so occupy wall street [2]

October 2011
airman13579

this song is so occupy wall street

October 2011
FooVinesdoppel

i dont really like the vocalist, but the riffs are just so cool !!!!!!

October 2011