Reception
Martin Popoff included the song at number nineteen in his book The Top 500 Heavy Metal Songs of All Time; it was ranked the second "greatest metal song " by VH1; it appeared at #467 on Rolling Stone' "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list, it appeared as number seven hundred and sixty-four on Q's "1001 Best Songs Ever" chart; and the song was named the "greatest song about Los Angeles" in a poll in Blender. In 2009, it was named the greatest hard rock song of all time by VH1. The song is a frequently used during sporting events and in 2009 the readers of Rolling Stone magazine rated it the greatest sports anthem.
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