Rage Against the Machine vs. X-Factor

Rage Against the Machine vs. X-Factor

In an attempt to stop Simon Cowell's X-Factor artists' Christmas tracks from hitting #1, Rage Against the Machine has launched a campaign to take their 1992 hit, Killing In the Name, to the top spot on the UK Charts.

The Facebook Group spearheading the download campaign are quoted as saying, "Fed up of Simon Cowell's latest karaoke act being Christmas No 1? Me too… So who's up for a mass-purchase of the track Killing In The Name as a protest to the X Factor monotony?"

Guitarist Tom Morello said the internet campaign ""tapped into the silent majority of the people in the UK who are tired of being spoon-fed one schmaltzy ballad after another".

As of this morning, Killing In the Name was ahead of X-Factor winner Joe McElderry’s The Climb by only 4,000 sales. X-Factor artists have held Christmas number 1s since 2005.

Over the last 10 days, over 750,000 people have signed up for Rage's cause. Both songs are projected to sell up to half a million copies by Sunday when the final positions are announced.

Here's the link to sign up for the Rage Against The Machine For Christmas No. 1 Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=37655682127