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Killing in the Name

1992 single by Rage Against the Machine
Music Recording Single Q1129215
Killing in the Name
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Facts

17 properties
Instance of
single
Performer
Rage Against the Machine[6]
Genre
alternative metal[3]
Language of work or name
English[8]
Publication date
November 1992[11]
Followed by
Bullet in the Head[4]
Producer
Garth Richardson[5]
Composer
Rage Against the Machine[2]
Country of origin
United States[10]
Distribution format
compact disc[9]
Has cause
1992 Los Angeles riots[13]
Has characteristic
debut single[17]
Lyricist
Zack de la Rocha[12]
Main subject
institutional racism, police brutality in the United States[14][15]
Record label
Epic Records[7]
Single taken from the album or EP
Rage Against the Machine[18]
Title
Killing in the Name[16]
🏷️ Also known as
en Killing in the Name es Killing in the Name Of fa کشتن به‌نام fa کشتن به نام fi Killing in the Name of ja キリング・イン・ザ・ネーム nl Killing in the Name of
🔖 Identifiers · 12
VIAF cluster ID
1046148149508196930003
GND ID
1121254586
Acharts.co song ID
52591
British Phonographic Industry ID
9575-893-1
Discogs master ID
92035
Freebase ID
/m/0718pl
Genius ID
Rage-against-the-machine-killing-in-the-name-lyrics
ISWC
T0702486267
Last.fm ID
Killing+in+the+Name
MetroLyrics ID
killing-in-the-name-lyrics-rage-against-the-machine
MusicBrainz release group ID
be4f96a6-22ab-3e52-9db0-176925024736
YouTube video ID
bWXazVhlyxQ

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Main subject 2
institutional racism, police brutality in the United States
Composer 1
Rage Against the Machine
Country of origin 1
United States
Distribution format 1
compact disc
Followed by 1
Bullet in the Head
Followed by (predecessor) 1
Bullet in the Head
Genre 1
alternative metal
Has cause 1
1992 Los Angeles riots
Instance of 1
single
Language of work or name 1
English
Lyricist 1
Zack de la Rocha
Mb:single from 1
Rage Against the Machine
Part of 1
Rage Against the Machine
Performer 1
Rage Against the Machine
Producer 1
Garth Richardson
Record label 1
Epic Records
← Mb:performer of 1
Rage Against the Machine
← Tracklist 1
Rage Against the Machine
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Summary

Killing in the Name is a single[1].

Related Entities

compact disc Epic Records United States Zack de la Rocha

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] ↑ . last.fm. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has cause → 1992 Los Angeles riots
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Rage Against the Machine
    Country of origin → United States
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