Christmas Number One Killing In The Name Of

Christmas music for the most part tends to be both non offensive and fairly generic two things you can t really say about the song killing in the name by rap metal band rage against the machine which somehow managed to become the 2009 uk christmas 1 thanks to the efforts of a couple who was really annoyed with the coveted spot being dominated by whoever won the uk x factor in a given year.

Christmas number one killing in the name of. Rock band rage against the machine have won the most competitive battle in years for the christmas number one. Https rageatm lnk to listenyd watch more videos by rage against. 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 for the line some of those that work forces are the same that burn crosses in. The spice girls had three consecutive christmas number ones in the 1990s.

Rage against the machine have won the battle for christmas number one ahead of the x factor s joe mcelderry. The band s single killing in the name sold 500 000 downloads beating x factor winner. The campaign to get rage against the machine s song killing in the name to number one in the uk charts began earlier this month. A husband and wife team decided to set up a facebook group.

Muse the prodigy paul mccartney. Killing in the name first released in 1992 and backed by an enthusiastic online. Rage against the machine whose song killing in the name achieved the christmas number one in 2009 17 years after the song s original release. The song topped the christmas chart in the uk in 2009 because of the supportive campaign in facebook that was aimed to prevent the next x factor song to be the christmas number one song again.

By rob hughes classic rock february 12 2019 inspired by the la riots killing in the name became an unlikely christmas number one 17 years after its release rage against the machine image credit. Killing in the name an expletive heavy rock song first released in 1992 by the californian rock band rage against the machine won the battle for christmas top spot on the basis of downloads only. Getty images few rock songs have enjoyed an afterlife quite like rage against the machine s killing in the name did.