Featured In
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Zack de la Rocha
Vocals
Tom Morello
Guitar
Brad Wilk
Drums
Tim Commerford
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Arthur Baker
Songwriter
John Robie
Songwriter
John Miller
Songwriter
Lance Taylor
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Rage Against the Machine
Co-Producer
Rick Rubin
Producer
Jim Scott
Recording Engineer
David Schiffman
Recording Engineer
Katie Teasdale
Assistant Engineer
Darren Mora
Assistant Engineer
Matt Marin
Assistant Engineer
Mike Scotella
Assistant Engineer
Geoff Walcha
Assistant Engineer
Rich Veltrop
Assistant Engineer
Rich Costey
Mixing Engineer
Vlado Meller
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Intro]
No matter how hard you try, you can't stop us now
No matter how hard you try, you can't stop us now
We're the renegades of this atomic age
This atomic age of renegades
Renegades of this atomic age
This atomic age of renegades
[Verse 1]
Since the Prehistoric ages and the days of ancient Greece
Right down through the Middle Ages
Planet Earth kept going through changes
And then the renaissance came (Came)
And times continued to change (Change)
Nothing stayed the same, but there were always renegades
Like Chief Sitting Bull, Tom Paine
Dr. Martin Luther King, Malcolm X
They were renegades of their time and age
The mighty renegades
[Chorus]
We're the Renegades of funk
We're the Renegades of funk
We're the Renegades of funk
We're the Renegades of funk
[Verse 2]
From a different solar system
Many, many galaxies away
We are the force of another creation
A new musical revelation
And we're on this musical mission
To help the others listen
And groove from land to land
Singin' electronic chants like
[Bridge]
Zulu Nation
Revelations
Destroy all nations
Destroy all nations
Destroy all nations
Destroy all nations
Destroy all nations
Destroy all nations
[Verse 3]
Now renegades are the people with their own philosophies
They change the course of history
Everyday people like you and me
We're the renegades, we're the people
With our own philosophies
We change the course of history
Everyday people like you and me
Come on
[Chorus]
We're the renegades of funk
We're the renegades of funk
We're the renegades of funk
We're the renegades of funk
[Verse 4]
We're poppin', sockin', rockin' puttin' a side of hip-hop
'Cause where we're goin' there ain't no stoppin'
Poppin', sockin', rockin', puttin' a side of hip-hop
'Cause where we're goin' there ain't no stoppin'
Poppin' and sockin' and rockin' and puttin' a side of hip-hop
'Cause we're poppin', sockin', rockin' puttin' a side of hip-hop
Poppin', sockin', rockin' puttin' a side of hip-hop
[Chorus]
We're the renegades of funk
We're the renegades of funk
We're the renegades of funk
We're the renegades of funk
[Bridge]
We're teachers of the funk and not of empty popping
We're blessed with the force and the sight of electronics
The bass, the treble, the horns, and our vocals
'Cause every time I pop into the beat, we get fresh
Come on
Come on
[Verse 5]
There was a time when our music
Was something called "The Bay Street" beat
People would gather from all around
To get down to the big sound
You had to be a renegade in those days
To take a man to the dance floor
[Refrain]
Say jam sucka (Jam sucka)
Say jam sucka (Jam sucka)
Say groove sucka (Move sucka)
Now groove sucka (Move sucka)
Now dance sucka (Dance sucka)
Now dance sucka (Dance sucka)
Say move sucka (Move sucka)
Now move sucka (Move sucka)
Say jam sucka (Jam sucka)
Say jam sucka (Jam sucka)
Say groove sucka (Move sucka)
Now groove sucka (Move sucka)
Say dance sucka (Dance sucka)
Say dance sucka (Dance sucka)
Say move sucka (Move sucka)
Now move sucka (Move sucka)
[Outro]
We're the renegades of funk
We're the renegades of funk
We're the renegades of funk
We're the renegades of funk
We're the renegades of funk
We're the renegades of funk
We're the renegades of funk
We're the renegades of funk
Written by: Afrika Bambaataa, Arthur Baker, John B. Miller, John Robie