accidentally played on BBC Radio 1 Top 40 singles show

While sales were initially slow, the album became a critical and commercial success, driven by heavy radio airplay of the song ” Killing in the Name “, a heavy, driving track featuring only eight lines of lyrics. The “Fuck You” version, which contains 17 instances of the word fuck , was once accidentally played on the BBC Radio 1 Top 40 singles show on February 21, 1993.