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“How I Could Just Kill a Man” by Rage Against the Machine
From the album Renegades (2000)
“How I Could Just Kill a Man” by Rage Against the Machine appears on 7 radio countdowns from 7 stations in 2001. It was first released in 2000 on the album Renegades. Its best result is #38 on the K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2001. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #112 alternative song of 2001.
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Rage Against the Machine's "How I Could Just Kill a Man" turned up on Renegades in 2000, and it's a borrowed tune: the song was Cypress Hill's debut single and their first big hit back in 1991, written by Larry Muggerud with Louis Freese and Sen Dog supplying the words.
Rage play it like they're kicking down a door, a full-band stomp with guitar squalls splattered across the groove and a vocal that barks every line like a threat. Rick Rubin produced with the band, David Schiffman and Jim Scott engineered, and Rich Costey's mix keeps the bottom end heavy enough to rattle the fillings.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 72 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2001 | 107 |
| 2001 | 91 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2001 | 106 |
| 2001 | 38 | K-Rock New York, NY | K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2001 | 93 |
| 2001 | 82 | WFNX Boston, MA | WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2001 | 100 |
| 2001 | 45 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2001 | 99 |
| 2001 | 46 | WCCC The Rock Hartford, CT | WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2001 | 106 |
| 2001 | 104 (tie) | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2001 | 191 |
Also listed as: How I Could Just Kill A Man; How Could I Just Kill A Man.
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