Fight the Power (Public Enemy song) acknowledged that "Fight the Power" is "the most important record that Public Enemy have done". In 1996, the song was covered by D.C.K. for the electro-industrial various artists compilation "Operation Beatbox". In 1993, the song was covered by Barenaked Ladies for the "Coneheads" film soundtrack. In 2011, American mathcore band The Dillinger Escape Plan covered the song with Chuck D. on the album "Homefront: Songs for the Resistance"; a promo for the video game "Homefront." All information was taken from WhoSampled and is sorted by year of release Fight the Power (Public Enemy song) "Fight the Power" is a song
Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black four singles: "Can't Truss It", "Night Train", "Shut 'Em Down" and its B-side "By the Time I Get to Arizona". The latter featured a controversial music video where Public Enemy was depicted killing the 17th Governor of Arizona, Evan Mecham, who refused to recognize Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday as a national holiday. "Can't Truss It" was Public Enemy's most successful single, peaking at No. 9 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and at No. 50 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart. The song also peaked at No. 5 on the Dance chart, becoming their most successful release there. Upon