Wake Up (Rage Against the Machine song)

"Wake Up"
Song by Rage Against the Machine
from the album Rage Against the Machine
ReleasedNovember 3, 1992
Genre
Length6:04
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Tim Commerford, Zack de la Rocha, Tom Morello, Brad Wilk
Producer(s)Garth 'GGGarth' Richardson, Rage Against the Machine

"Wake Up" is a song by American rock band Rage Against the Machine. It is the seventh track from their self-titled debut album. While never released as a single, it remains a staple of their live shows and is usually played as the last song before the encore; the spoken word portion of the song, using a real memo from J. Edgar Hoover, is often replaced with a speech addressing contemporary issues, given by frontman Zack de la Rocha. It appears in the 1999 film The Matrix to punctuate the final scene, which has increased its exposure and cultural cachet.

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