Alma from Rodrigo Blaas on Vimeo.
Killing in the name of..Xfactor!
The UK Christmas number 1 is Britain’s most hotly-contested music chart of the year, dominated for the past 4 years by Simon Cowell’s X Factor franchise and its conveyor belt of manufactured stars. X Factor winner Joe McElderry looked set to take the chart with ease.
But this year was different: web-based groups decided to take action, establishing a Facebook page called “RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE FOR CHRISTMAS NO.1“. It accrued almost 1 million fans, all vying to make “Killing In The Name” the number one record this Christmas. Tonight, the campaign proved successful: Killing in the Name sold around 500,000 copies, versus 450,000 for McElderry. It’s the first UK number one for RATM, and proof that internet campaigns can turn the tables.
remember remember the 6th of december...
and so the story goes, ti-da-di, ti-da-di-da-di-da-di-da-di...
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