“Personal Jesus”
Single by Depeche Mode from the album Violator
B-side	"Dangerous"
Released	August 29, 1989
Format	Vinyl record 7", 12", CD
Recorded	May 1989
Genre	Synth Rock
Length	7" - 3:23 12" - 5:51
Label	Mute Records
Writer(s)	Martin Gore
Producer	Depeche Mode and Flood
Depeche Mode singles chronology
"Everything Counts (Live)" (1989) "Personal Jesus" (1989) "Enjoy the Silence" (1990)

"Personal Jesus" is Depeche Mode's twenty-third UK single, released on August 29, 1989, and the first single from the then upcoming album Violator. Since then, the title song has been covered by numerous artists. It was the first hit from the album, reaching #13 on the UK Singles Chart. Image File history File links DepecheModePersonalJesus. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Depeche Mode (pronounced ) are an electronic music band formed in 1980, in Basildon, Essex, England. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... “B-Sides” redirects here. ... is the 241st day of the year (242nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... A gramophone record, (also phonograph record - often simply record) is an analog sound recording medium: a flat disc rotating at a constant angular velocity, with inscribed spiral grooves in which a stylus or needle rides. ... CD redirects here. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Synth rock is a descriptive phrase applied to the work of a variety of musical artists. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Mute Records is a record label formed in 1978 by Daniel Miller primarily to release his own single, T.V.O.D./Warm Leatherette, under the moniker The Normal. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Martin Gore (born Martin Lee Gore, 23 July 1961, Basildon, Essex, England) is an English songwriter, lyricist, singer, guitarist and keyboardist. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Depeche Mode (pronounced ) are an electronic music band formed in 1980, in Basildon, Essex, England. ... Mark Ellis, better known as Flood, is a British post punk/alternative rock record producer whose work often blends synthetic and organic elements. ... Depeche Mode (pronounced ) are an electronic music band formed in 1980, in Basildon, Essex, England. ... Everything Counts is Depeche Modes eighth UK single (released on July 11, 1983) and third US single (released on November 2, 1983), from the then upcoming album Construction Time Again. ... Music sample: Depeche Mode Enjoy the Silence (1990) 26 second sample from Depeche Modes Enjoy the Silence. Problems listening to the file? See media help. ... Depeche Mode (pronounced ) are an electronic music band formed in 1980, in Basildon, Essex, England. ... is the 241st day of the year (242nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... “British Hit Singles” redirects here. ...

The song was inspired by the book Elvis and Me by Priscilla Presley. According to songwriter Martin Gore: Priscilla Ann Beaulieu Presley[1] (born May 24, 1945) is an American model, actress and author. ... Martin Gore (born Martin Lee Gore, 23 July 1961, Basildon, Essex, England) is an English songwriter, lyricist, singer, guitarist and keyboardist. ...

It's a song about being a Jesus for somebody else, someone to give you hope and care. It's about how Elvis was her man and her mentor and how often that happens in love relationships; how everybody's heart is like a god in some way, and that's not a very balanced view of someone, is it?^[1] This article is about Jesus of Nazareth. ... Elvis Aron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known as The King of Rock and Roll, or as just simply The King, was an American singer who had an immeasurable effect on world culture. ...

"Personal Jesus" was ranked #368 in "The RS 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" compiled by Rolling Stone Magazine ^[2].

Depeche Mode recording

Back Cover for "Personal Jesus" (CD with Alan Wilder)

In mid-1989, the band began recording in Milan with record producer François Kervorkian. The result of this session was the single "Personal Jesus", which featured a catchy, drum-based sound, radically different from anything the band had released thus far. The song became a big hit across the world, and is one of Depeche Mode's most successful songs, along with the following single, "Enjoy the Silence". It was the first time the guitar was used as the main instrument on a Depeche Mode song. The single took the world by storm and featured more advertising than usual with Depeche Mode, with magazine ads and a telephone campaign (people could call a number seen on magazine ads that would play the song). In addition, the single was particularly successful commercially thanks to the fact that it was released six months prior to the album it would later appear on. Up to that point, it was the best selling 12" single in Warner Brothers history. ^[3] Image File history File links PersonalJesusBack. ... Image File history File links PersonalJesusBack. ... Alan Charles Wilder (born 1 June 1959 in Hammersmith, West London, England) is an electronic musician, composer, arranger and record producer. ... Music sample: Depeche Mode Enjoy the Silence (1990) 26 second sample from Depeche Modes Enjoy the Silence. Problems listening to the file? See media help. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... Warner Bros. ...

"Personal Jesus" has a plethora of remixes, almost unprecedented for Depeche Mode at the time. While most other Depeche Mode singles prior to "Personal Jesus" usually had band-made extended mixes, Depeche Mode started to invite more DJs and mixers to the fold, which would become the mainstay for all future Depeche Mode singles. François Kevorkian (who did the mixing for the Violator album, in general) mixed the single version, the "Holier Than Thou Approach" and the "Pump Mix", while producer Flood mixed the "Acoustic" version and the "Telephone Stomp Mix" as well as the single version and "Sensual Mix" of the single's B-side "Dangerous", a more disco-electronic track. The "Hazchemix" and "Hazchemix Edit" of "Dangerous" were mixed by Daniel Miller. François Kevorkian François Kevorkian, alias François K, (born January 10, 1954) is a French-born US DJ, remixer, producer and record label owner. ... Mark Ellis, better known as Flood, is a British post punk/alternative rock record producer whose work often blends synthetic and organic elements. ... The Normal is the recording artist name used by English film editor Daniel Miller, who is best known as the founder of the record label Mute Records. ...

The back-cover of "Personal Jesus" features one of the band members and the back-side of a naked woman. The band member she is with depends on whether you have the 7" Vinyl (Martin Gore), the 12" Vinyl (David Gahan), the Cassette (Andrew Fletcher), or the original CD (Alan Wilder). On some copies she does not appear at all, such as the 2004 CD re-release, and on promo copies. On some limited releases, like the GBong17, all four pictures are available. Martin Gore (born Martin Lee Gore, 23 July 1961, Basildon, Essex, England) is an English songwriter, lyricist, singer, guitarist and keyboardist. ... David Gahan (born May 9, 1962 in Epping, Essex, England) is the baritone lead-singer for English Electronic Band, Depeche Mode. ... Captured image from Andy Fletcher: One Night in Warsaw. ... Alan Charles Wilder (born 1 June 1959 in Hammersmith, West London, England) is an electronic musician, composer, arranger and record producer. ...

The Anton Corbijn-directed music video for "Personal Jesus" is his first Depeche Mode video in color, and features the band in a ranch. MTV edited out some suggestive mouth movements of Martin Gore during the bridge and replaced it with some other footage from the video. Anton Corbijn (pronounced ) (born May 20, 1955) is a photographer from Strijen, the Netherlands. ... This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ...

In 2004, the song was listed at #368 in Rolling Stone magazine's "List of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time," and in September 2006 it was voted as one of the "100 Greatest Songs Ever" in Q magazine. This article is about the magazine. ... In 2004, Rolling Stone listed the 500 Greatest Songs of All-Time as polled by musicians, critics, and industry figures. ... Q is a music magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom, with a circulation of 140,282 and a readership of 731,000. ...

In 2002, Johnny Cash chose to cover "Personal Jesus" on what would be the last album he released during his lifetime American IV: The Man Comes Around. In October 2004, "Personal Jesus" appeared on the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas soundtrack, playing on alternative station Radio X. There is a Christmas episode in the first season of the sitcom Scrubs entitled "My Own Personal Jesus", referencing the song. In the original Matrix film, there is a scene where Keanu Reeves approaches an apartment labeled "101" (which happens to be the title of a 1989 Depeche Mode film), and the resident greets him with the statement "You're my own personal Jesus!". For the song of the same name, recorded by Tracy Byrd and later by Jason Aldean, see Johnny Cash (song). ... Alternative music redirects here. ... Radio X could refer to: An Internet radio station and soon-to-be-off-air low-power FM radio station in Ridge, New York [1]. A radio station in the computer game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. ... Scrubs is an Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning American situation comedy/comedy-drama that premiered on October 2, 2001 on NBC. It was created by Bill Lawrence and is produced by Touchstone Television. ... My Own Personal Jesus is the eleventh episode of the American sitcom Scrubs. ... Look up matrix in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Keanu Charles Reeves (pronounced ; born September 2, 1964) is a Canadian actor. ...

Track listings

All songs written by Martin L. Gore Martin Lee Gore (born July 23, 1961 in London, England) has been a member of the band Depeche Mode since their inception. ...

Cover versions and samples

• The distinctive chimes portion is often used as a buffer segment on National Public Radio.
• Tarakany!, the veteran Russian punk band, covered the song on Depesha dlya Depeche Mode, the 1998 Depeche Mode tribute album by artists from the former Soviet Union.
• The Christian goth-rock band Rackets and Drapes has covered the song on their album Trick or Treat.
• Gravity Kills covered the song on their 2002 LP Superstarved.
• Lollipop Lust Kill cover this song on their My So Called Knife album, also in 2002.
• Johnny Cash covered the song on his 2002 album American IV: The Man Comes Around.
• A Belgian band called Insekt covered this song on their 2004 album Ohrwürmer.
• Tori Amos did a live cover of this song on her 2005 Original Sinsuality/Summer of Sin Tour.
• The song is heavily sampled on "Beware Of The Dog", a 2006 single by British R&B singer Jamelia.
• Richard Cheese covered the song in 2005, the Dixie Hummingbirds and David Gogo in 2006.
• Rap group Westside Connection used the instrumentals for their song "Killa Cali."
• Welsh indie rock band The Automatic have performed the song, in a style similar to Manson's.
• A Spanish version of the song, titled "Tu único Dios (Personal Jesus)", was recorded by Acusicas for a Depeche Mode tribute album in 2006.
• A Colombian heavy metal band Koyi k utho also did a cover of this song.
• The song was sampled in Hilary Duff's "Reach Out", which she performed on her 2007 tour, the Dignity tour.^[4]
• This song was remixed by Dirty South.
• UK girl group Sugababes sampled this song in the track "It Ain't Easy" from their 2005 album Taller in More Ways.
• German synthpop band And One covers this song in the middle of their live performances of their song "Body Company".
• Ian Moore did a medley of Personal Jesus and his own song "Muddy Jesus" Live on earlier tours.
• The rapper Apathy sampled much of the song in his own song of the same name on the Where's Your Album?!! album.

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Marilyn Manson cover

“Personal Jesus”
Single by Marilyn Manson from the album Lest We Forget: The Best of
Released	October 4, 2004
Format	Vinyl record 7", 10", CD
Recorded	2004
Genre	Industrial Metal
Length	4:06
Label	Interscope Records
Producer	Marilyn Manson and Tim Skold
Marilyn Manson singles chronology
(s)AINT (2004) Personal Jesus (2004) Against All Gods Remix (2005)

Marilyn Manson's 2004 cover version of "Personal Jesus" appears on the band's best-of compilation, Lest We Forget: The Best of, and was that album's lead single. It was recorded by Marilyn Manson with instrumentation and arrangement by Tim Skold at Manson's studio, Doppelherz Blood Treatment Facility, and mixed by Mark "Spike" Stent, a veteran producer who had also frequently worked with Depeche Mode. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Marilyn Manson is an American metal band based in Los Angeles, California. ... is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A gramophone record, (also phonograph record - often simply record) is an analog sound recording medium: a flat disc rotating at a constant angular velocity, with inscribed spiral grooves in which a stylus or needle rides. ... CD redirects here. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Industrial metal is a musical genre that draws elements from industrial music and heavy metal music. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Interscope Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as one third of UMGs Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Marilyn Manson (born Brian Hugh Warner ) is the lead singer of the band Marilyn Manson. ... Tim Sköld (born Thim Sköld on December 14, 1966, in Skövde, Sweden) is a well known multi-instrumentalist and currently the bassist and studio guitarist of Marilyn Manson. ... Marilyn Manson is an American metal band based in Los Angeles, California. ... (s)AINT is a song written by Marilyn Manson in 2003 for the album The Golden Age of Grotesque. ... This article is about the person. ... // In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition (performance or recording) of a previously recorded song. ... Marilyn Manson (born Brian Hugh Warner ) is the lead singer of the band Marilyn Manson. ... Tim Sköld (born Thim Sköld on December 14, 1966, in Skövde, Sweden) is a well known multi-instrumentalist and currently the bassist and studio guitarist of Marilyn Manson. ... Mark Spike Stent is a record producer, engineer, and mixer who has worked with Björk, Keane, Madonna, Marilyn Manson, Dave Matthews, No Doubt, Oasis, Spice Girls, U2, and Britney Spears, among others. ...

The cover does not deviate in any large degree from Depeche Mode's original version, apart from additional guitar distortion. The single was accompanied by a music video directed by Manson and Nathan "Karma" Cox, which features the band members in Tableaux Vivants accompanied by rear-projection images depicting various images of American and international political figures. Tableau vivant, Folies Bergères c. ... Rear projection effect is an in-camera special effects technique in film production for combining foreground performances with pre-filmed backgrounds. ...

Like the original version, this 2004 cover was also remixed by other artists. The "Personal Jesus Rude Photo Motor Mix" was produced by Felix Da Housecat, Brian Black and Olivier Grasset, and appears as a b-side on the vinyl versions of the single. Felix da Housecat Felix da Housecat (born Felix Stallings in Chicago, Illinois) is a House music DJ and record producer. ... A 12-inch record (left), a 7-inch record (right), and a CD (above) Two 7 singles (left), two colored 7 singles (middle), and two 7 singles with large spindle holes (right). ...

Manson's version of the song is also used as the theme song for professional wrestlers Austin Aries, "Miracle" Mike James and Necro Butcher Dan Solwold[1] (born April 15, 1978), better known by his ring name Austin Aries, is an American professional wrestler currently performing in Ring of Honor. ... This article is about the basketball player. ... Dylan Keith Summers (Born July 13, 1974) is a professional wrestler best known by his stage name Necro Butcher. ...

Track listings

UK Enhanced CD single

1. Personal Jesus
2. New Shit Invective – Obiter Dictum Mix by Bitteren Ende
3. mOBSCENE Replet – Mea Culpa Mix by Bitteren Ende
4. "Personal Jesus" video

Australian Enhanced CD single

1. Personal Jesus
2. mOBSCENE Replet – Mea Culpa Mix by Bitteren Ende
3. Personal Jesus (Rude Photo Motor Remix)
4. "Personal Jesus" video

German 3" CD single

1. Personal Jesus
2. This Is the New Shit (remix by Sergio Golayan)

UK 10" and UK 7"

1. Personal Jesus (LP version)
2. Personal Jesus (Rude Photo Motor Remix)

Promo/Demo CD Single

1. Personal Jesus (LP version)
2. Personal Jesus (Rude Photo Motor Remix)

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References

1. ^ Spin article
2. ^ The RS 500 Greatest Songs of All Time : Rolling Stone
3. ^ allmusic.com
4. ^ Bliss, Karen. "Off the Cuff with Hilary Duff". AOL Music Canada. September 2007. Retrieved September 25, 2007.

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External links

• Watch "Personal Jesus": Blurred Clean Version on Youtube
• Single information from MansonUSA.com
• Single information from the official Depeche Mode web site
• "Personal Jesus" lyrics