The Battle of Mexico City

The Battle of Mexico City
Video by Rage Against the Machine
Released	February 20, 2001
Recorded	October 28, 1999, Mexico City, Mexico
Genre	Rap metal
Length	68:00
Label	Sony
Rage Against the Machine chronology
Rage Against the Machine (1997) The Battle of Mexico City (2001) Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium (2003)

The Battle of Mexico City is the second video release by Rage Against the Machine. The concert was recorded in Mexico City's MX Palacio de los Deportes in 1999 as part of their Battle of Los Angeles world tour. The city was chosen as the band had been longtime supporters of various political causes in Mexico (it was also the first time they had played there).

The VHS was released in 2001 and later released on DVD in 2002, including a one-on-one interview with Noam Chomsky. The video was directed by Heather Parry.

DVD track listing

1. Program start - 0:25
2. "Testify" - 4:00
3. "Guerrilla Radio" - 3:30
4. Documentary part I - 1:48
5. "People of the Sun" - 2:28
6. Documentary part II - 0:39
7. "Calm Like a Bomb" - 4:41
8. Documentary part III - 1:02
9. "Sleep Now in the Fire" - 3:33
10. "Born of a Broken Man" - 4:30
11. "Bombtrack" - 4:03
12. "Know Your Enemy" - 4:54
13. Documentary part IV - 1:00
14. "No Shelter" - 3:56
15. "War Within a Breath" - 3:27
16. Documentary part V - 2:14
17. "Bulls on Parade" - 3:55
18. "Killing in the Name" - 5:10
19. "Zapata's Blood" - 3:20
20. "Freedom" - 8:42
21. "Outro" - 1:10

• "Bullet in the Head" was also performed, but was removed from the official release due to a mistake made by Tom Morello during his solo.

Bonus

1. "Interview with Noam Chomsky" - 11:41
2. "Interview with Marcos" - 9:25
3. "Pre-Show Segment" - 3:08
4. "Tom Morello's Tour of Mexico City" - 1:53

Cover

The cover painting is a section of a famous mural Del porfirismo a la Revolución by David Alfaro Siqueiros. The mural is located inside Chapultepec Castle in Mexico City.