Wake Up (Rage Against the Machine song)

"Wake Up" is a song by American rock band Rage Against the Machine, appearing on their first album Rage Against the Machine. While never released as a single, it remains a staple of their live shows and is usually played as the last song before the encore; the spoken word portion of the song, using a real memo from J. Edgar Hoover, is often replaced with a speech addressing contemporary issues, given by frontman Zack de la Rocha. It appears in the 1999 film The Matrix during the final scene.