Know Your Enemy (Rage Against the Machine song)

"Know Your Enemy"
Song by Rage Against the Machine featuring Maynard James Keenan
from the album Rage Against the Machine
ReleasedNovember 3, 1992
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Length4:55
LabelEpic
Composer(s)Tim Commerford, Zack de la Rocha, Tom Morello, Brad Wilk
Lyricist(s)Zack de la Rocha
Producer(s)Garth 'GGGarth' Richardson, Rage Against the Machine
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"Know Your Enemy" is a song by American rock band Rage Against the Machine. It features Tool vocalist Maynard James Keenan on vocals during the bridge section, and Jane's Addiction drummer Stephen Perkins playing additional percussion. Allmusic describes the song as "immediately memorable" and "surprisingly straightforward" while music critic Joel McIver cited it as "a standout track" of the album. "Know Your Enemy" had received significant radio airplay by 1993, despite never being released as an official single.