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About This Track
“Killing in the Name” was the first single released by Rage Against the Machine from their self-titled album, and is arguably the band’s signature song. On 31 August 1999, it was reissued together with one previously unreleased track, “Darkness of Greed” the track “Clear the Lane” originally released on a white only pressing at the time of first release on the b-side to ‘killing in the name’. The album’s cover pictured Thích Quảng Đức, a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, burning himself to death in Saigon in 1963 in protest of the murder of Buddhists by Prime Minister Ngô Đình Diệm’s regime.
Live performances
Zack de la Rocha sometimes changes the lyrics in the second verse from “Some of those that work forces are the same that burn crosses” to “Some of those that burn crosses are the same that hold office” when playing live. It is also sometimes changed to “Some of those that work forces are the same that burn churches”.
Critical reception
“Killing in the Name” was placed at number 89 on “100 Greatest Guitar Solos”, a poll made by Guitar World. Q magazine placed “Killing in the Name” at number 24 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks and at number 99 in its list of the 100 greatest songs ever.
The song earned its notoriety in the United Kingdom when its BBC Radio 1 DJ, Bruno Brookes, played the uncensored version of the song on his Top 40 countdown, leading to 138 complaints. This moment of infamy has since been consistently referenced by numerous British rock media.
Other appearances
Live performances
Zack de la Rocha sometimes changes the lyrics in the second verse from “Some of those that work forces are the same that burn crosses” to “Some of those that burn crosses are the same that hold office” when playing live. It is also sometimes changed to “Some of those that work forces are the same that burn churches”.
Critical reception
“Killing in the Name” was placed at number 89 on “100 Greatest Guitar Solos”, a poll made by Guitar World. Q magazine placed “Killing in the Name” at number 24 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks and at number 99 in its list of the 100 greatest songs ever.
The song earned its notoriety in the United Kingdom when its BBC Radio 1 DJ, Bruno Brookes, played the uncensored version of the song on his Top 40 countdown, leading to 138 complaints. This moment of infamy has since been consistently referenced by numerous British rock media.
Other appearances
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thegoalissoul wrote:
Motherfuckeeer!! [2]
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brittpinkie wrote:
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
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mpp-mnk wrote:
*head automatically starts moving* +1
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Gardenhead1 wrote:
the outro still gives me chills after all these years [2]
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aamt90 wrote:
Motherfuckeeer!!
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moissonneuse wrote:
my friend did a cover of that at a concert last night. we all headbanged 'til our necks were sore
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douglastimo wrote:
rage against
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funnyman152 wrote:
pretty good song
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Jiriki9 wrote:
*head automatically starts moving*
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SLivik wrote:
I can't sit when I listen this song !
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TehSpiral wrote:
the outro still gives me chills after all these years
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SP1984 wrote:
killing in the name of
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fuckinbia wrote:
i love this song. Fuck you, i won't do what you tell me
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EmptyBlackBox wrote:
best rage song
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raflaw_ wrote:
fodãoooo
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crazzyd77 wrote:
(2)
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niceverdict wrote:
<3
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punkradzius wrote:
Vielleicht nicht ganz das richtige für´n ersten Weihnachtstag, aber trotzdem geil!
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matt_white wrote:
merry christmas everyone
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othersider95 wrote:
nice riffs
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