"Make Love Fuck War", also called "MKLVFKWR", is a song by electronica musician Moby and hip hop group

Public Enemy "Public enemy" is a term which was first widely used in the United States in the 1930s to describe individuals whose activities were seen as criminal and extremely damaging to society, though the phrase had been used for centuries to describe ...

. It was released as a single on July 2, 2004. The song is featured on ''Unity: The Official Athens 2004 Olympic Games Album'' and Public Enemy's album, ''

New Whirl Odor ''New Whirl Odor'' is the ninth studio album by American hip hop group Public Enemy, released in the U.S. on November 1, 2005. The title is a pun on the New World Order conspiracy theory. " MKLVFKWR (Make Love, Fuck War)" features the artist ...

''. It was initially released as a protest to the 2003

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; the music video combines footage from 2002–2003 urban protests against the war with footage from previous concerts of both participants in the single. The track was part of a wave of anti-war songs by popular artists in response to US action in

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and

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...

, revelations about the mistreatment of prisoners in Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay, and the perception that domestic needs were being neglected due to the costs of war. ''Make Love Fuck War'' called for individual resistance, grassroots struggle, and "power to the people" in support of peace.

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* {{authority control Moby songs Public Enemy (band) songs Anti-war songs 2004 singles 2004 songs Mute Records singles Protests against the Iraq War Songs written by Chuck D Songs written by Flavor Flav Songs written by Moby