Personal Jesus

Depeche Mode

About Personal Jesus

"Personal Jesus" is a song by English electronic music band Depeche Mode. It was released as the lead single from their seventh studio album, Violator (1990), on 29 August 1989. It reached No. 13 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 28 on the Billboard Hot 100. The single was their first to make the US Top 40 since 1984's "People Are People", and was their first gold-certified single in the US (quickly followed by its successor, "Enjoy the Silence"). In Germany, "Personal Jesus" is one of the band's longest-charting songs, staying on the singles chart for 23 weeks. In 2004, "Personal Jesus" was ranked No. 368 in Rolling Stone'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. "Personal Jesus" was rereleased as a single on 30 May 2011 for the Depeche Mode remix album Remixes 2: 81–11, with the leading remix by the production team Stargate. The song has been covered by numerous artists, including Gravity Kills, Marilyn Manson, Johnny Cash and Sammy Hagar. "I was never a huge fan of synth music in the eighties," Hagar remarked, "but that song has a badass groove and a cool lyric." 


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Your own personal Jesus
Someone to hear your prayers
Someone who cares
Your own personal Jesus
Someone to hear your prayers
Someone who's there

Feeling unknown
And you're all alone
Flesh and bone
By the telephone
Lift up the receiver
I'll make you a believer

Take second best
Put me to the test
Things on your chest
You need to confess
I will deliver
You know i'm a forgiver

Reach out and touch faith
Reach out and touch faith

Your own personal Jesus...
Feeling unknown
And you're all alone
Flesh and bone
By the telephone
Lift up the receiver
I'll make you a believer

I will deliver
You know I'm a forgiver

Reach out and touch faith
Your own personal Jesus
Reach out and touch faith

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Depeche Mode

Depeche Mode ( /dɨˈpɛʃ/) are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan (lead vocals, occasional songwriter since 2005), Martin Gore (keyboards, guitar, vocals, chief songwriter after 1981), Andy Fletcher (keyboards) and Vince Clarke (keyboards, chief songwriter 1980–81). Clarke left the band after the release of their 1981 debut album, Speak & Spell, and was replaced by Alan Wilder (keyboards, drums, occasional songwriter) with Gore taking over songwriting. Wilder left the band in 1995; Gahan, Gore, and Fletcher have since continued as a trio. more »

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Written by: Martin Gore

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Depeche Mode
1. "Personal Jesus" is perhaps the most popular single by Depeche Mode. It was released in August 1989 as the lead single from their seventh studio album, Violator. 2. The song blends elements of blues, rock, and electronic music, which was hugely innovative for its time. 3. In the original Depeche Mode version, the band used the then-pioneering technology of a sampler to create the song's distinct, pulsating beats.
Gravity Kills
1. Gravity Kills, an industrial rock band, performed the song for the tribute album "For The Masses." 2. The band's cover of the song remained fairly true to the original, successfully incorporating Depeche Mode's electronic sound into their heavier, industrial rock style. 3. The song was included in the tribute album that released in August 1998.
Johnny Cash
1. Johnny Cash was an acclaimed country singer who brought his unique twist to "Personal Jesus" in 2002 as part of his American IV: The Man Comes Around album. 2. Cash's version pared back the high-energy rhythms and electronic elements of the original, transforming the song into a haunting, stripped-back acoustic track. 3. This cover of "Personal Jesus" is one of Cash's many collaborations with producer Rick Rubin, who encouraged him to cover songs outside of his usual genre.
Marilyn Manson
1. Marilyn Manson is known for his unique spin on popular songs, and "Personal Jesus" was no exception. He covered the song for his Best of album "Lest We Forget". 2. Manson's version of the song, released in 2004, offers a sombre and atmospheric take on the original, emphasizing the song's darker undertones. 3. Manson's cover was commercially successful and well received by critics. It reached the top 20 in several music charts across the world.

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