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Bullet in the Head

Duration 5:10

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Rage Against the Machine

Rage Against the Machine

Rage Against the Machine · 2012 · Track 5

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Duración5:06
ÁlbumRage Against the Machine
Año2012
ISRCUSSM11205436

Fun facts

Rage Against the Machine released "Bullet in the Head" as their second single from their first album, also called Rage Against the Machine, in 1992. The song is one of the heaviest on the album and is remembered for its criticism of the control the government exerts through the media. They talk about how ordinary people compare with prisoners in Alcatraz, as if they were living in an invisible prison. The track came directly from a demo of the group, with the same name as the album.

The story behind

Rage Against the Machine released Bullet in the Head as their second single from their first album, also called Rage Against the Machine, in 1992. The song was recorded on a demo with the same title and remained exactly as it was in the album. The lyrics talk about how the government uses the media to control people, comparing houses to Alcatraz.

The video was filmed in a warehouse in New York, but it is not a studio clip. It was a live performance for the BBC's The Late Show program. The band arrived by bus, played once in front of cameras, and then went to a club that same night. The clip was released on a DVD in 1997.