| Name of the Game | |
| Cover: | File:TCM-The Name Of The Game.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | The Crystal Method featuring Tom Morello, Ryan Maginn and DJ Swamp |
| Album: | Tweekend |
| Released: | August 14, 2001 |
| Recorded: | 2001 |
| Genre: | Rap rock, electronic rock |
| Length: | 4:15 |
| Label: | Geffen Records |
| Producer: | The Crystal Method |
| Prev Title: | Blowout |
| Prev Year: | 2001 |
| Next Title: | Murder |
| Next Year: | 2001 |
"Name of the Game" is the first single from The Crystal Method's second studio album, Tweekend. Despite the popularity of the song, The Crystal Method almost never play it live. The track features guitars by Tom Morello, vocals by Ryan "Ryu" Maginn, and scratching by DJ Swamp; it also contains samples from "Calling All Freaks" (1974) by Tina Dixon. The song enjoyed mainstream success as well as remixes by popular artists.
The music video for the song (directed by Marcos Siega) features the exploits of the character Nosey, who is named so because his entire face is covered up by a giant nose. Scenes in the video depict Nosey participating in sports, breakdancing, and a relationship that falls apart quickly. He gets back to his friends to breakdance and they get to do some until the police arrive and arrest him for unknown reasons. At the end of the video, the words "to be continued ..." are shown. However, no known continuation of the "Nosey" story has yet to be produced.
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To date, the song has been featured in numerous different forms of media, including: