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“Sleep Now in the Fire” is the fifth track from the 1999 album The Battle of Los Angeles by the band Rage Against the Machine. It was released as a single in 2000. The song contains lyrics about greed, such as the conquest of Native Americans and U.S. slavery in the 1800s as well as criticism of actions taken by the US government in wartime, including the bombing of Hiroshima and the use of Agent Orange in the Vietnam War.

Tom’s solo is also notable as he simply uses feedback from the amp, along with using his whammy bar to adjust the pitch of the feedback. By flicking his toggle switch on and off, he is able to create the high-pitched solo. At the end of the song, there is some sound from a Korean radio station that guitarist Tom Morello picked up on his amp.

The video was nominated at the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Rock Video but lost to Limp Bizkit’s “Break Stuff”, causing the infamous incident where bassist Tim Commerford climbed on a large piece of the award show set. Commerford later stated he had pulled the stunt in protest that cameras at the awards show were already hovering over Limp Bizkit before anything was even announced, with which he disagreed.
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  • porcelina1409

    I'M DEEP INSIDE YOUR CHILDREN...THEY'LL BETRAY YOU IN MY NAME

    18 days ago

  • motorbikegame

    Skate 2 introduced me to this :D. Loved Rage ever since

    24 days ago

  • IlaiA

    MARIA

    28 days ago

  • thekills1985

    This is fuckin' BAD ASS!

    29 days ago

  • redandblu

    dude.

    March 2012

  • PurplePostRock

    I like how he says 'Maria'....x33

    March 2012

  • DIABOLICALDEITY

    The New World Order is Here!¸.•*¨*•♫♪•<❤>♪♫ॐ•namaste•ॐ♫♪<❤>•♪♫•*¨*•.¸

    March 2012

  • Karoldomel

    2:46 damn

    February 2012

  • SomethingHazzy

    I have every single album. I am proud of myself for this.

    February 2012

  • dewfish

    there is no other pill to take, so swallow the one that made you ill....

    January 2012

  • chrisvasco23

    i cant believe i almost forgot how incredible rage is.

    December 2011

  • SP1984

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    December 2011

  • Modeeeee

    the besttttt [2]

    December 2011

  • coloronthewalls

    the besttttt

    December 2011

  • Storchel

    I listened to this song early in the morning before my final exams, to become awake...

    October 2011

  • IamYureru

    Im working on a fingerstyle arrangment of this one.

    October 2011

  • kidulthood7

    holy shit! \m/

    September 2011

  • haciyatmaz

    FUCKING NICE

    September 2011

  • bizkitbella

    i would pick zack over eminem anyday for rapping skills lol im deadly serious i think he kicksass

    September 2011

  • migmatic

    One of their best live songs I was fortunate enough to witness..... This shit rocked the motherfuckin party!!! Sleep now in the fire.....

    September 2011
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