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Killing in the Name was written and recorded by Rage Against The Machine. The song appears on their self-titled debut album released in 1992.

Walkthrough[]

While not terribly difficult, it can be a bit of a challenge to FC. There are streaks of 12 orange notes within 2 beats at the end of both Chorus 1b and Chorus 2b. Then, there's the Killswitch Solo. Part A is made up of sets of 3 single notes of the same fret. Going O to B to O to Y to B to Y to B to R to Y to R to Y to G. Part B is mostly slow trills between Y and B, and R and Y. Then there's the Noise Build. If anything will keep you from an FC, it's this part. These are 24th notes played between 82 and 87 BPM, and with chord changes every 3 to 4 beats. These go from GR to GY to GB to RY to RB to RO to YB to YO. Otherwise, this is not too hard.

Appears In[]

Guitar Hero II (PS2)

Guitar Hero II (Xbox 360)

Guitar Hero Live (GHTV)

Guitar Hero Smash Hits

Song Stats[]

Difficulty Total Notes Base Score 4-Star 5-Star
Easy 587 30,570 61,140 85,596
Medium 777 53,878 107,756 150,859
Hard 1,074 78,128 156,256 218,759
Expert 1,319 100,128 200,256 280,359

Star Power Paths[]

See Killing in the Name/Star Power Paths

Censorship[]

Due to the fact that after the Guitar Solo the lyrics are "F**k you I won't do what you tell me" and at the end a "Motherf**ker" the lyrics had to be changed. In Guitar Hero II they are changed to "Now your under control I won't do what you tell me" and a "Under control" at the end. When it appears in Guitar Hero: Smash Hits they censor the "F**k you" and "Motherf**ker".

Trivia[]

Killing in the Name was the UK's Christmas No. 1 in 2009: In an attempt to stop the X Factor (UK version of Pop Idol) TV show from having the Christmas No.1 for a fifth year, RATM created the Rage against X Factor campaign to bring their song to the top spot. Their campaign received support from other famous musicians and was successful in Britain, but only reached No. 2 in Ireland having been beaten by the X Factor.

  • This was the first RATM single to reach Number 1 in the charts anywhere in the world, with their previous best being Bulls on Parade reaching No. 4 in the Norwegian charts.
  • This was also the first time that RATM had reached Number 1 in the UK charts, and it was with a song from their first album back in 1992!

Video[]

v · t · eSongs of Guitar Hero II
Opening Licks
PlayStation 2: Shout at the Devil · Mother · Surrender · Woman · Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight
Xbox 360: Surrender · Possum Kingdom* · Heart-Shaped Box · Salvation* · Strutter · Shout at the Devil
Amp-Warmers
PlayStation 2: Strutter · Heart-Shaped Box · Message in a Bottle · You Really Got Me · Carry On Wayward Son
Xbox 360: Mother · Life Wasted* · Cherry Pie · Woman · You Really Got Me · Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight
String-Snappers
PlayStation 2: Monkey Wrench · Them Bones · Search and Destroy · Tattooed Love Boys · The Pretenders · War Pigs
Xbox 360: Carry On Wayward Son · Search and Destroy · Message in a Bottle · Billion Dollar Babies* · Them Bones · War Pigs
Thrash and Burn
PlayStation 2: Cherry Pie · Who Was in My Room Last Night? · Girlfriend · Can't You Hear Me Knockin' · Sweet Child o' Mine
Xbox 360: Monkey Wrench · Hush* · Girlfriend · Who Was in My Room Last Night · Can't You Hear Me Knockin' · Sweet Child o' Mine
Return of the Shred
PlayStation 2: Killing in the Name · John the Fisherman · Freya · Bad Reputation · Last Child
Xbox 360: Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo* · Tattooed Love Boys · John the Fisherman · Jessica · Bad Reputation · Last Child
Relentless Riffs
PlayStation 2: Crazy on You · Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart · Rock This Town · Jessica · Stop
Xbox 360: Crazy on You · Trippin' On a Hole in a Paper Heart · Dead!* · Killing in the Name · Freya · Stop
Furious Fretwork
PlayStation 2: Madhouse · Carry Me Home · Laid to Rest · Psychobilly Freakout · YYZ
Xbox 360: Madhouse · The Trooper* · Rock This Town · Laid to Rest · Psychobilly Freakout · YYZ
Face-Melters
PlayStation 2: Beast and the Harlot · Institutionalized · Misirlou · Hangar 18 · Free Bird
Xbox 360: Beast and the Harlot · Carry Me Home · Institutionalized · Misirlou · Hangar 18 · Free Bird
Bonus tracks
Raw Dog · Arterial Black · Collide · Drink Up · Elephant Bones · Fall of Pangea · FTK · Gemini · Kicked to the Curb · Push Push (Lady Lightning) · Laughtrack · Less Talk More Rokk · Jordan · Mr. Fix It · The New Black · One for the Road · Parasite · Radium Eyes · Red Lottery · Six · Soy Bomb · The Light That Blinds · Thunderhorse · Trogdor · X-Stream · Yes We Can
Downloaded tracks (Xbox 360)
Ace Of Spades · Bark At The Moon · Hey You · Frankenstein · Killer Queen · Take It Off · Higher Ground · Infected · Stellar · I Wanna Be Sedated · Smoke On The Water · You've Got Another Thing Comin' · Famous Last Words · Teenagers · This Is How I Disappear · Bury The Hatchet · Detonation · Ex's And Oh's · Sin Documentos · Sept · Exile · The State of Massachusetts · You Should Be Ashamed of Myself · Memories of the Grove
*These songs are exclusive to the Xbox 360 version
v · t · eSongs of Guitar Hero: Smash/Greatest Hits
Amazon Rain Forest
I Love Rock 'N Roll · Heart-Shaped Box · Hit Me with Your Best Shot · Rock and Roll All Nite · Take Me Out · More Than a Feeling · Stellar
Grand Canyon
I Wanna Rock · Woman · Them Bones · Godzilla · Lay Down · Take It Off · Killing in the Name
Polar Ice Cap
Round and Round · Cherry Pie · Shout at the Devil · Hey You · Unsung (Live in Chicago) · Miss Murder · Nothin' but a Good Time
London Sewerage System
Carry On Wayward Son · Back in the Saddle · Monkey Wrench · Mother · Message in a Bottle · Smoke on the Water · Killer Queen
The Sphinx
Electric Eye · Thunder Kiss '65 · Freya · Barracuda · Stop! · No One Knows · Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart
The Great Wall of China
Psychobilly Freakout · Cult of Personality · Cowboys from Hell (Live) · Bark at the Moon · YYZ · Laid to Rest · Free Bird
The Lost City of Atlantis
The Trooper · Play with Me · Caught in a Mosh · Raining Blood · Beast and the Harlot
Quebec City
Through the Fire and Flames
GHTunes example songs
Paradise Inferno · TANK'S CHOPPER · Hand of Thunder · Shred Diver · Brimstone '72 · Bar Room Blowout · Down to Dust · Walking in Glass · Luminous Giant · Pillowdrop Laser · Tower of Crimmion · Switchblade Lover · Northbound Rain · Purple Sun · SixGun Starship · King Gonzo · Miracle's Bane · Twang Terror · Funkfectious
*Setlist ordered by Band career
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