Album
The Battle of Los Angeles
The Battle of Los Angeles is the third studio album by Rage Against the Machine, released in November 1999 on Epic. It followed their self-titled debut in 1992 and Evil Empire in 1996, and it turned out to be the last full-length record of original material they made before splitting in 2000. The covers collection Renegades came out after the breakup.
The record mixes alternative metal with funk-leaning rock, and it drew serious attention at the time. Time and Rolling Stone both named it the best album of 1999. It was nominated for Best Rock Album at the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards, while "Guerrilla Radio" won Best Hard Rock Performance. The album went on to be certified double platinum in the United States. If you want to hear the band at the close of their original run, with the lead single as a natural place to start, this is the one.
The Battle of Los Angeles: tracklist, credits and charts
12 tracks · 45:16Tracklist
- 1TestifyCommerford, Morello, Rocha, Wilk3:30
- 2Guerrilla RadioCommerford, Morello, Rocha, Wilk3:26
- 3Calm Like a BombCommerford, Morello, Rocha, Wilk4:59
- 4Mic CheckCommerford, Morello, Rocha, Wilk3:34
- 5Sleep Now in the FireCommerford, Morello, Rocha, Wilk3:26
- 6Born of a Broken ManCommerford, Morello, Rocha, Wilk4:41
- 7Born as GhostsCommerford, Morello, Rocha, Wilk3:22
- 8MariaCommerford, Morello, Rocha, Wilk3:48
- 9Voice of the VoicelessCommerford, Morello, Rocha, Wilk2:32
- 10New Millennium HomesCommerford, Morello, Rocha, Wilk3:45
- 11Ashes in the FallCommerford, Morello, Rocha, Wilk4:37
- 12War Within a BreathCommerford, Morello, Rocha, Wilk3:37
- Produced by
- Brendan O’Brien, Rage Against the Machine
- Recorded at
- Henson (Hollywood), Sunset Sound (Hollywood), Westlake (Los Angeles), Royaltone (Hollywood), Silent Sound (Atlanta), Southern Tracks (Atlanta)
- Recorded
- 1 September – 1 October 1998
- Mixed by
- Brendan O’Brien
- Engineered by
- Russ Fowler, Sugar Dee, Nick DiDia
- Label
- Epic
- Length
- 45:16
Line-up
- Tim Commerford · electric bass guitar
- Tom Morello · guitar · guest
- Brad Wilk · drums (drum set)
- Zack de la Rocha · lead vocals
Singles
- “Guerrilla Radio” · 12 October 1999
- “Sleep Now in the Fire” · 3 April 2000
- “Testify” · 8 August 2000
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 1999 | 1 |
| UK Albums Chart · 1999 | 23 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) · 1999 | 1 |
| New Zealand Albums · 1999 | 1 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums · 1999 | 1 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 1999 | 2 |
| Finnish Albums · 1999 | 2 |
| Norwegian Albums · 1999 | 2 |
| Swedish Albums · 1999 | 4 |
| Europe (European Top 100 Albums) · 1999 | 7 |
All 22 charts
| German Albums · 1999 | 7 |
| French Albums · 1999 | 10 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) · 1999 | 11 |
| Swiss Albums · 1999 | 15 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI) · 1999 | 16 |
| Austrian Albums · 1999 | 17 |
| Danish Albums (Hitlisten) · 1999 | 19 |
| Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 1999 | 20 |
| Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 1999 | 25 |
| Dutch Albums · 1999 | 28 |
| US Catalog Albums · 1999 | 43 |
| Scottish Albums · 1999 | 68 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Australia · 1999 | Platinum |
| Canada · 2019 | 3× Platinum |
| Japan · 1999 | Gold |
| New Zealand | Gold |
| United Kingdom · 2013 | Platinum |
| United States | 2× Platinum |
From MusicBrainz, Wikipedia and Wikidata. Only what the sources record is shown.
80.8
Popularity (0–100, vs the whole vault)
11k
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108k
Wikipedia views, last 12 months
69k
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia 1999-11-02 vs 1999-10-25 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 25 October 1999 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 2 November 1999 | |
| Wikidata | 1999 | |
| US release | 2 November 1999 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 1 November 1999 | earliest UK or European date |
12 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | XW | Epic | 074646963029 | other |
| 1999 | PL | Epic | 5099749199347 | other |
| 1999 | MX | Epic | 7509949199323 | other |
| 25 October 1999 | AU | Epic | 9399700058888 | other |
| 1 November 1999 | GB | Epic | 5099749199323 | other |
| 2 November 1999 | CA | Epic | 074646963029 | other |
| 2 November 1999 | US | Epic | 074646963012 | other |
| 2 November 1999 | US | Epic | 074646963029 | other |
| 3 November 1999 | JP | SME Records | 4988009881195 | other |
| 30 January 2008 | JP | Epic | 4547366036022 | other |
| 25 January 2010 | XE | Music on Vinyl | 0886976399115 | other |
| 28 September 2018 | US | Epic | 190758511917 | other |
Cover art sources
itunes · native: native 3000x3000
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| itunes ✓ | 3000×3000 | native: native 3000x3000 |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 953×953 | upscaled |