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"Killing in the Name" is de debuutsingle van de Amerikaanse rockband Rage Against the Machine. De single is afkomstig van het album Rage Against the Machine en werd uitgebracht op 2 november 1992. Het nummer zorgde ervoor dat Rage Against the Machine bekendheid kreeg als band met politieke idealen; de tekst behandelt het racisme in Amerikaanse overheidsinstanties en op de cover stond Malcolm W. Brownes beroemde afbeelding van de in brand staande Vietnamese monnik Thích Quảng Đức.

"Killing in the Name" is a song by the American rock band Rage Against the Machine, and appears on their 1992 self-titled debut album. It features heavy drop-D guitar riffs. The lyrics protest police brutality, inspired by the beating of Rodney King and the 1992 Los Angeles riots.

"Killing in the Name" was released as the lead single from Rage Against the Machine in November 1992. It reached number 25 on the UK singles chart. In 2009, following a public campaign protesting the British talent show The X Factor, "Killing in the Name" became the UK Christmas number one.