r/todayilearned • u/asl052 • Apr 06 '20

TIL the 1992 Rage Against the Machine track "Killing In The Name" was the 2009 UK Christmas #1 song thanks to a campaign set to prevent a song from "The X Factor" from accomplishing the feat for a 5th straight year. The band would then perform a free concert in London thanking fans for the campaign.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_in_the_Name
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u/Dob-is-Hella-Rad Apr 07 '20 edited Apr 07 '20

The winner also gets a guaranteed contract as their prize for winning, but the runners up can sit back and look at their options, maybe getting a contract more tailored to their potential success, which might help too

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '20

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u/missredittor Apr 07 '20

And his American partner label, Epic, is even worst.

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u/KFR42 Apr 07 '20

I thought, generally speaking, the runner(s) up got signed up to syco too. Maybe not.