Bullet in the Head (song)

"Bullet in the Head"
A classroom with students and a teacher facing to the American flag with their right hand over their hearts. In red letterbox is white text "rage against the machine" with red text at the bottom of the cover "Bullet In The Head".
Single by Rage Against the Machine
from the album Rage Against the Machine
ReleasedDecember 29, 1992
GenreRap metal · funk metal
Length5:07
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Tim Commerford, Zack de la Rocha, Tom Morello, Brad Wilk
Producer(s)Garth "GGGarth" Richardson, Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine singles chronology
"Killing in the Name"
(1992) 		"Bullet in the Head"
(1992) 		"Bombtrack"
(1993)
"Bullet in the Head"
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Bullet in the Head is a song by American rock band Rage Against the Machine, released as the second single from their 1992 eponymous debut album. A fan favorite and one of the album's heaviest tracks, "Bullet in the Head" refers to the band's belief that the government uses media to control the population, drawing comparisons between typical residences and Alcatraz. The track was transferred intact from the band's demo, also titled Rage Against the Machine.[1]

Both front and back images for the single's artwork were by the French photographer Marc Riboud.[2]

  1. ^ Robbins, Ira (1997). The Trouser Press Guide to '90s Rock. New York: Fireside. p. 591. ISBN 0-684-81437-4.
  2. ^ ""Bullet In The Head" at". Discogs.com. February 7, 1993. Retrieved September 13, 2014.