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"rage against x factor"

Are you getting fed up about the possibility of ANOTHER X-Factor Christmas No.1? ...us too...so we're going to do something about it!

We are all buying a download of 'KILLING IN THE NAME' by RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE right NOW! until the end of Saturday 19th December (23:59pm).

THIS IS NOT A CLEVER ADVERTISING PLOY, LOOK UP RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE ON WIKIPEDIA, THEY ARE DEFINATLEY NOT SOME LARGE CORPORATE PUPPET THEY SUPPORT MANY GOOD CAUSES AS DOES THE FACEBOOK GROUP PUSHING THIS


LET'S GET RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE TO THE CHRISTMAS NO.1 SPOT THEN!

We cannot mass message all members. Facebook disable that option on large groups!

Q: So how do we do this then?
A: Take your pick(s) of the digital providers below. It should take you to the page where you can purchase your copy of KILLING IN THE NAME. in most cases it's track#2 but check before you click!

Q: Why have you used shortened links?
A: It gives us a ROUGH idea of how we are doing on sales. I can get a click count this way

Q: But there's other websites now offering RAGE for Xmas links?
A: Yes, but these links right here were created by the creators of the whole campaign themselves. They are not 'affiliate' links so therefore nobody gets any sort of 'commision'. You don't need to go anywhere else.

Q: When do i buy 'Killing In The Name'?
A: NOW until Saturday 19th December at 23:59pm

Q: Can I buy loads of downloads?
A: In a nutshell no. If the Chart company see unusual selling patterns they can ignore the bulk purchases or worse still remove the track completely. As admin I cannot be seen to encourage this

** DO NOT DOWNLOAD IT 10 TIMES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT...IT'LL JUST GET ANNULLED FROM THE CHART **
read- http://bit.ly/dontbuyloads (interesting from James)
read- http://bit.ly/lessonlearnt (BBC news article)

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Direct linking approved by the Official Charts Company. I spoke to them personally on this


Price Comparison site - http://bit.ly/comparedownloadprices


iTUNES - 99p - track #2 (click on 'view in itunes' on the right)
http://bit.ly/ratm-itunes

PLAY.COM - 65p - it's the only track on the page
http://bit.ly/ratm-play

7DIGITAL - £1.19P - track #2
http://bit.ly/ratm-7digital

HMV.COM - 79p (careful - this is track #1)
http://bit.ly/ratm-hmv

TUNETRIBE - 49P - track #2 - LIVE version (yes it counts)
http://bit.ly/ratm-tunetribe
or
http://bit.ly/rage-tunetribe (Studio Version)

TESCO DIGITAL - 67p - track #2
http://bit.ly/ratm-tesco

AMAZON - 29p - YES IT COUNTS: CONFIRMED
http://bit.ly/rage-amazon

WE7 - £1.07p - track #2
http://bit.ly/ratm-we7

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Got any spare change in your account? We're collecting for SHELTER. If everyone in our group donates £1...we'll have raised over HALF A MILLION pounds! Not bad for a facebook group
http://www.justgiving.com/ratm4xmas/

LET'S MAKE THIS A HISTORIC CHRISTMAS ON MANY LEVELS

Warhunt wrote:
> Garin is right. Shows how much I know about X Factor. Why do they
> not just write new songs? It's not going to be hard for them to
> sell it surely? :S

Shows like the X Factor are ultimately a large scale focus test group. So whats the natural thing to do? Reduce the unknown factors. Original songs have the potential to muddy conclusions.

That and the fact that he is a legend.

i asked this question to my GF - why dont they write new songs, they must have the resources to write top songs?

I like Joe, but Olly should have won for entertainment point of view.

Garin is right. Shows how much I know about X Factor. Why do they not just write new songs? It's not going to be hard for them to sell it surely? :S

Oh well. Olly should have won.

Edgy wrote:
> If a better song is released and marketed, it doesn't necessarily
> mean Simon Cowell is guaranteed a number 1 for Christmas. It's
> just very likely due to the months of marketing X-factor provides
> it...
>
>
> *I'm not saying Joe McEldery's song is either mind...but it
> got 20 million viewers...

This being a better way of wording what I meant earlier.

It's currently neck and neck, so I think it's just interesting to see a real battle around Christmas.

Personally I don't see the point.

Those who are X-factor or Joe McEldery (sp?) supporters are going to download/buy the single anyway.
If even a third of the viewers of the X-factor final bought the single, that would be approximately 600,000 singles sold.

Then we have RATM...not to everyone's taste* All you would be doing is helping them get sales, as well as Joe McEldery.

If a better song is released and marketed, it doesn't necessarily mean Simon Cowell is guaranteed a number 1 for Christmas. It's just very likely due to the months of marketing X-factor provides it...


*I'm not saying Joe McEldery's song is either mind...but it got 20 million viewers...

Already joined the facebook group for this ages ago. Would be amazing to have RATM as the christmas no.1, and hilarious! :D

Garin wrote:
> hippyman wrote:
> Warhunt wrote:
> Garin wrote:
> Warhunt wrote:
> All the X Factor songs are newly written. Not saying they are
> good, because I don't think they are. But they are new.
>
> Are you sure? ;)
>
> Happy to be proven wrong.
>
> Hallelujah? Wasn't that already released before last xmas?
>
> Hallelujah is a Leonard Cohen song. Totally butchered by the X
> Factor though.


Funnily enough the most popular version is the cover by Jeff Buckley though.

It's been covered by:
John Cale
Jeff Buckley
Rufus Wainwright
k.d. lang
Alexandra Burke

hippyman wrote:

>
> It would be great for one year for something to reach number one
> without a TV show being involved.

Or a campaign by Sony.

Are they direct covers or are they "revamped"??

Not sure, i never really care for the winners song, but dont mind some stuff the winners have released (or other contestants)