Rage Against The Machine's Tom Morello comments on "Killing In The Name" reaching 1 billion streams

Recently Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello shared his thoughts on having the band's hit "Killing In The Name" reaching over 1 billion streams on Spotify. The track was a stand out single on the politically focused rap rock group's debut self-titled album.

Notably, "Killing In The Name" dominates the stats on Rage Against The Machine's Spotify profile, with streams far outpacing any other track on their self-titled debut. The next closest, "Bombtrack," currently sits at 165,357,965 streams.

Morello shared the following on his X account:

"KILLING IN THE NAME" just hit 1 billion streams on Spotify! Thanks to all those who listened to it: those who love it, those who hate it, and those that have enjoyed it without understanding it. Righteous proof that rebel music and irony are alive and well.