Bullet in the Head is a song by American rock band Rage Against the Machine, released as the second single from their 1992 eponymous debut album.

A fan favorite and one of the album's heaviest tracks, "Bullet in the Head" refers to the band's belief that the government uses media to control the population, drawing comparisons between typical residences and Alcatraz.

[citation needed] This song was to be the second performance on Rage Against the Machine's set during an April 1996 episode of Saturday Night Live.

While not often cited, this isn't a mimed video, but a live performance recorded for the BBC's program The Late Show which aired on the 23rd February 1993.

The BBC was apparently forced to censor the music video following an incident on BBC Radio 1’s UK Top 40 Countdown show earlier in the week when Bruno Brookes accidentally played the full uncensored version of "Killing in the Name" earlier in the week prompting 138 complaints.