Thanks all of you that downloaded, thanks to the mods for not locking or deleting the thread and thanks to ioi for supporting it.

Only time will tell now!

But we need more...

http://twitter.com/tMorello

NEWS FLASH: RAGE ANNOUNCE THEY WILL PLAY MASSIVE FREE VICTORY GIG IN UK IF "KILLING IN THE NAME" IS NUMBER ONE XMAS SINGLE!!! Let's go!!!!

29p on Amazon and this counts...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Killing-In-The-Name-Explicit/dp/B001I4NZP4/ref=pd_ts_th_1?pf_rd_p=471655653&pf_rd_s=center-6&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=77197031&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=1ZCVKMG6T33MG8T4JVMV

OR

FREE if you download the Nokia Ovi player and use these codes for £4 free credit (you can then buy all 5 versions)

WQLN-WDTM-V4J4-6GZZ
MJYM-JM2R-DWVQ-6PYG
GGP6-XC53-YYFL-PHM6
VLBV-MPBX-XDNQ-F79V

OR

1 FREE download when you become a fan of 7digital

http://www.facebook.com/Envirofone?v=app_156433352759&ref=ts

I'm sure all you hardcore Xbox360 and PS3 fans would hate to hear your Christmas #1 is another xfactor single and maybe some of the Wii fans too ;0P

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Sorry mods I know this isn't strictly a sales discussion for music but it's important to me we try and take back our music chart so if you could at least let this thread run until midnight tonight UK time before locking/deleting it, I'd be very grateful!

im confused o_O

A 1992 Rage Against the Machine rock anthem is in good shape to top the UK Christmas charts after 860,000 people joined a Facebook group to derail music mogul Simon Cowell and The X-Factor's winning single.

This week, anthemic 1992 rock song Killing In The Name had sold 253,476 units compared to Joe McElderry - who won British reality music show The X-Factor  -  with his single The Climb making 216,795 sales.

The group, which has called itself "Rage Against The X-Factor" has become the most frequented Facebook site in the UK.

Cowell,  whose company owns X Factor and who is also a judge on the series. has labelled the campaign "stupid", "cynical" and "very Scrooge".

In a Twitter post, Rage Against the Machine Guitarist Tom Morello mentioned that fearing the will of the people, X-Factor may pressure stores to lower the price of the song to boost sales. In turn he asked Rage fans to make multiple purchases of Killing in the Name in response.

Which single would you buy? Tell us below.

Listen to a clean version of Killing In The Name here

Listen to Joe McElderry's The Climb here

All money raised from sales of the song in the UK will go to Youth Music, a scheme to help young musicians in the UK. The campaign also raises money for the homeless charity Shelter. 

Yesterday, the band played the song - including the swear-filled chorus ("F.... you, I won't do what you tell me" four times) live on UK radio and slammed The X Factor and Cowell. Producers subsequently faded the band out as they continued to play, despite promising the BBC show they would not swear.

During the interview Morello criticised X-Factor and Cowell for spoon feeding people "one schmaltzy ballad after another".

As the week rolls on, more and more celebrities are voicing their support for the group that is putting the power back into the hands of the people.

Foo Fighter's frontman Dave Grohl told UK radio that he would be buying the song in protest to the reality television series single. 

"There's some music that I question its intention," he said.

"When people rise up and decide, `Hey man, I'm sick of this, let's derail this other thing for something real' I'm all for it."

Man, I love Rage Against The Machine...truly legendary people.

Killing In The Name, Win Win!

i came here thinking this might be the number of PS3 sold in FFXIII week in japan.. :$
when r we going to get some accurate numbers. :)

I'm from the U.S., is there any way I can contribute? I wish... I totally support the cause.

(Foreign interference!)

If I lived in the UK I'd be in. I love Rage Against The Machine and I love Killing In The Name Of. I don't agree with most of Zach's leftists protests and politics (But I do find the poetry in the struggle for what he believes in) but this is one protest I can get behind.

Difficult unless you know how to use a UK proxy.

Mods please don't close this thread. Not enough people in off-topic.

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