Rage against the machine for christmas number 1

AlmightyCushion

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=info&gid=2228594104

This a ****ing brilliant idea. To stop some x factor thing getting to number 1, this group is trying to get people to buy killing in the name of by Rage against the machine between the 18th and the 24th of this month. How cool would it be to see RATM get the christmas number one.

Song is available for purchase now from the following stores. These will count towards the number 1 spot here.

http://web.3roi.groovemobile.net/webstore/index.htm?cc=main&ca=displayartist&lang=en&aid=27174&gmroute=TsPaOBpdI1L200O0TP3TG200

http://ie.7digital.com/artists/rage-against-the-machine/rage-against-the-machine-3/02-Killing-In-The-Name/

https://music.meteor.ie/trackdetails.aspx?track=5061434

http://music.nokia.ie/

Caco

This was done last year with Jeff Buckley's cover of Hallelujah to stop that other woeful bint's cover getting to number 1... she still got the top spot but Jeff got to 5 or something like that which was pretty cool! Also Cohen's original got into the top 20 or 30 afair

Still a good idea for this year though

SoWatchaWant

Why does it have to be Rage Against the Machine though?

AlmightyCushion

SoWatchaWant wrote: »

Why does it have to be Rage Against the Machine though?

Because rage against the machine rock.

opinion guy

Caco wrote: »

This was done last year with Jeff Buckley's cover of Hallelujah to stop that other woeful bint's cover getting to number 1... she still got the top spot but Jeff got to 5 or something like that which was pretty cool! Also Cohen's original got into the top 20 or 30 afair

Still a good idea for this year though

Jesus yeah they MURDERED Hallelujah. And its still going on - did you see the end of the latelate where they had a school choir singing it - OMG it was f**king painful. They even corrected the grammar. Instead of saying ye they said you in the overly annunciated elocution type way. It was terrible.

Although I couldn't help but smirk that the teacher and probably the xfactor bint were under the illusion that it was a religious hymn when actually the song is about sex and stuff.....lol:D



Edit: o forgot the topic. Great idea!

gandhi123

Sound dodge to me.. like could easily be some1 from RATM's label or what not.. fantastic bit off viral marketing if it is thou considering the amount of ppl who hate Xfactor and the number of idiots on the web...

Would it not be better to get something older and more obscure to number 1?

Mambo #5 anyone?

opinion guy

gandhi123 wrote: »

Sound dodge to me.. like could easily be some1 from RATM's label or what not.. fantastic bit off viral marketing if it is thou considering the amount of ppl who hate Xfactor and the number of idiots on the web...

Would it not be better to get something older and more obscure to number 1?

Mambo #5 anyone?

But who cares ?
Great song. Great idea. Great message. F**k you I won't do what you tell me.Even the band name is perfect. Rage against the Machine!!!!!!!!!!

Borneo Fnctn

Rage against the machine are so juvenile.

AlmightyCushion

gandhi123 wrote: »

Sound dodge to me.. like could easily be some1 from RATM's label or what not.. fantastic bit off viral marketing if it is thou considering the amount of ppl who hate Xfactor and the number of idiots on the web...

Could be. It's a funny idea though and I like the band and the song. Plus the irony of people singing "Fúck you, I won't do what you tell me!" while doing exactly what this group has told them to do is unbelievably funny.

m83

Christmas No.1 ... right here...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujZsFOGT-Ko

SoWatchaWant

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

Because rage against the machine rock.

Now, now, that band is just too strong for my tastes. What's wrong with Bruce Springsteen?

FearDark

Killing in the name is a ****ing awesome song.

End of.

Let that not be the debate here folks!

lee_

so like buy the track on i tunes??

how much will it cost?

AlmightyCushion

lee_ wrote: »

so like buy the track on i tunes??

how much will it cost?

Because they will count towards the chart results. I think someone on the fan page said it was 79p

Super-Rush

Christmas number 1??? Remember where you heard it first.

Sleepeee

super-rush wrote: »

Christmas number 1??? Remember where you heard it first.

HAHAHA!!! John Joe you legend!

Agent Smith

m83 wrote: »

Christmas No.1 ... right here...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujZsFOGT-Ko

You Just commited a holocaust in my ears...


Your a bad bad (wo)man

Kittykook

awesome idea!...it won't happen though because most people prefer unoriginal crap

Takk

577,000 singles sold to get to number one in the UK last year.

Takk

"The Muppets 'Bohemian Rhapsody' To Battle X-Factor Winner For Christmas No.1"

Cunny-Funt

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

Because rage against the machine rock.

Too right, my fav ****in band. They need to release more stuff damn it!

& if this isnt raging against the machine , I dunno what is. :cool:

KaraNicole

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=info&gid=2228594104

This a ****ing brilliant idea. To stop some x factor thing getting to number 1, this group is trying to get people to buy killing in the name of by Rage against the machine between the 13th and the 20th of this month. How cool would it be to see RATM get the christmas number one.

Check out this blog about it!!

http://fashaddict.wordpress.com/2009/12/08/killing-in-the-name-of-christmas/

So many members this could actually happen!

paulhannon

Here's the Irish group
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=231784611232

Walsh

I'd much rather see the muppets get Christmas number one over X Factor and that tripe.

cynos

Just a reminder in Ireland the charts only count between the 18th and 24th so dont buy till then.
If your in the UK you can buy from the 13th till the 24th afaik

bluto63

Walsh wrote: »

I'd much rather see the muppets get Christmas number one over X Factor and that tripe.

Fair enough you don't like RATM. But seeing them make the Christmas no.1 is much much more impressive and ridiculous than the muppets, (yes, I know the irony of using ridiculous against the muppets!) because RATM are a band that would never ever make it to no.1 otherwise

Diabhal Beag

No.22 behind such musical legends such as Jason Derulo, Ke$ha, The Saturdays and most painful of all...................... WESTLIFE

Takk

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

No.22 behind such musical legends such as Jason Derulo, Ke$ha, The Saturdays and most painful of all...................... WESTLIFE

It's too early to start buying it in Ireland for it to count towards the Christmas #1 sales.

It will only count from Dec 18th on.

EKRIUQ

where's the facebook page gone?

Takk

EKRIUQ wrote: »

where's the facebook page gone?

Supposedly it's down every so often; too busy, over 700,000 members and all that. Some say it's been shut-down on purpose, conspiracy etc etc.

UK 'back-up' Group:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=...id=37655682127

Irish Group:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=...d=231784611232

Cokeistan

SoWatchaWant wrote: »

Why does it have to be Rage Against the Machine though?

Id imagine the whole "**** you i wont do what you tell me" thing is as far from a song that one of those gimps from the x factor would sing

Keano

I cannot see it succeeding as its so easy to join Facebook group but people have to make an effort to go and download/buy the track. Another Facebook group setup that will achieve nothing.

Edit: Except it is no doubt píssing Simon Cowell off.

opinion guy

Phantom Fm seem to be on board with this.

Heard an interview today and apparently Rage were leading this morning in the uk but xfactor has overtaken them as day's gone on

Keano A Legend

Keano A Legend wrote: »

I cannot see it succeeding as its so easy to join Facebook group but people have to make an effort to go and download/buy the track. Another Facebook group setup that will achieve nothing.

Edit: Except it is no doubt píssing Simon Cowell off.

Its as easy to join a facebook group as it is to buy a track from itunes.
*click* enter details - logged in/music bought. Bish Bash Bosh.

Felt strange buying music incidentally.

entropi

Apparently the total fans is now over 1 million:D:D

Keep joining people, and make sure to buy RATM on xmas week;)

mahamageehad

wonder how many of the 700,000 fans will actually buy the single...?

Cokeistan

Keano A Legend wrote: »

I cannot see it succeeding as its so easy to join Facebook group but people have to make an effort to go and download/buy the track. Another Facebook group setup that will achieve nothing.

Edit: Except it is no doubt píssing Simon Cowell off.

It's top of the download chart in the UK atm, oh and nobody buy it here until the 18th otherwise it wont count!

PeakOutput

pretty sure you gotta buy this week and not next week as op said

brianthebard

In case people don't know the song.... (it could happen!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkuOAY-S6OY

PeakOutput

also in case it hasnt been mentioned the reason for the choice of song is that it contains bad words is the exact opposite type of music to xfactor and the chorus is '**** you i wont do what you tell me'

Dubh Geannain

PeakOutput wrote: »

pretty sure you gotta buy this week and not next week as op said

Ah, I'm all confused now. When?

Edit: It's Number 2 on Itunes atm behind X-factor.

Takk

PeakOutput wrote: »

pretty sure you gotta buy this week and not next week as op said

It's from Dec 18th in Ireland. Purchases so far won't count.

From the Irish RATM Facebook Group:

ONLY buy the track from Chart-eligible download sites (links to be posted) between Thursday night the 17th and 23rd of December (IRMA stated those dates to me on the phone but to be safe start from the 18th as Today FM stated that date). Any purchases before this will not be counted towards its position in the charts for the week of the Christmas number 1 here in Ireland.

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=info&ref=ts&gid=231784611232

mahamageehad

mahamageehad wrote: »

wonder how many of the 700,000 fans will actually buy the single...?

you'd be surprised. The page is a hive of activity at the moment, with a fair few people buying two or more tracks.

And its currently over 747,000

Blisterman

Bought it. First time ever buying a song on iTunes actually.
Currently at no 2 there, so maybe we're in with a chance.

For those mildly interested in keeping track:

Killing in the name is number 2 at the moment http://www.livehits.co.uk/

Nodin

PeakOutput wrote: »

also in case it hasnt been mentioned the reason for the choice of song is that it contains bad words is the exact opposite type of music to xfactor and the chorus is '**** you i wont do what you tell me'

True. Nor does it mention selling more records than your rivals and how much of a pimp and smooth business man you are, or how your clothing line is doing. Ideally of course, somebody would have chosen a Napalm Death track, but I suppose that would be too much for a good few.....

It's also a sentiment thats remarkably absent from the mainstream these days. While it might be dismissed as juvenile aggression and angst, if there was more of that about, there might not have been an Iraq war, the need for reports about the activities of an arrogant and unchallenged Church and its members......

A_Leahy

gandhi123 wrote: »

Would it not be better to get something older and more obscure to number 1?

Mambo #5 anyone?

I'm with you all the way on that man. That would be absolutely hilarious. I love it. Or something by Kevin Bloody Wilson, 'Santa Claus you f***ing c**t', perhaps?

Imagine the uproar if this is actually pulled off, complete upheaval of the X Factor Machine. #2 spot at the moment *crosses fingers*

Prof.Badass

http://new.uk.music.yahoo.com/blogs/snapcrackleandpop/33227/rage-winning-chart-battle/

Apparently it's outselling the x-factor song in the uk. Although the CDs of the x-factor song won't get released untill tomorrow and i could imagine them being bought as presents.

I think we have a better chance of pulling it off since it doesn't start counting untill the 18th, so we can better concentrate our burst of buying.

A_Leahy

Hell yeah it is!!
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=37655682127&ref=mf
Get yourself in there my friend.

Will it have any effect on our own charts do you think?
Regardless, this is an astounding accomplishment.

Takk

A_Leahy wrote: »

Will it have any effect on our own charts do you think?

Only if people here download it from chart eligible sites from Dec 18th.

Neonlight

I wanna hear joe covering this.. now you do what he told ya ..simon cowell...now you do do what he told ya ...simon cowell...fook you i want do what ya tell me...mothafooka...in a geordie accent priceless