Rage Against the Machine for Christmas No.1 (2009)
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Rage Against the Machine for Christmas No.1 (2009) was a grassroots Facebook-led campaign aiming to get the band’s protest song to the UK Christmas number one spot in opposition to The X Factor’s chart dominance.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
grassroots music campaign
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social media campaign ⓘ |
| featuredGenre |
protest song
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rap metal ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to get Rage Against the Machine to UK Christmas number one
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to oppose The X Factor’s dominance of the UK Christmas singles chart ⓘ |
| isNotableFor |
challenging the commercial influence of TV talent shows on music charts
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mobilising Facebook users to influence the UK Christmas chart ⓘ |
| motivatedBy | perceived chart dominance of The X Factor ⓘ |
| opposedEntity | The X Factor winner’s single ⓘ |
| opposedShow | The X Factor (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promotedArtist | Rage Against the Machine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promotedSong | Killing in the Name NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetedChart | UK Singles Chart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetedPosition | Christmas number one ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn |
2009
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United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedMedium | online social networking ⓘ |
| usedPlatform | Facebook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasFanLed | true ⓘ |
| wasGrassroots | true ⓘ |
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