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{{short description|1989 single by Depeche Mode}}
{{Short description|1989 single by Depeche Mode}}
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{{Infobox song
{{Infobox song
| name = Personal Jesus
| name = Personal Jesus
| cover = DepecheModePersonalJesus.jpg
| cover = DepecheModePersonalJesus.jpg
| alt =
| border = yes
| type = single
| alt =
| artist = [[Depeche Mode]]
| type = single
| album = [[Violator (album)|Violator]]
| artist = [[Depeche Mode]]
| album = [[Violator (album)|Violator]]
| B-side = Dangerous
| B-side = Dangerous
| released = 29 August 1989<ref>{{cite web |title=Personal Jesus |url=http://archives.depechemode.com/discography/singles/24_personaljesus.html |website=archives.depechemode.com |access-date=29 August 2022}}</ref>
| released = {{start date|1989|8|29|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Personal Jesus |url=http://archives.depechemode.com/discography/singles/24_personaljesus.html |website=archives.depechemode.com |access-date=29 August 2022}}</ref>
| recorded =
| recorded =
| studio = Puk (Gjerlev, [[Denmark]]) and Logic (Milan)<ref name="1990-04 Q">{{cite magazine|first=Ian |last=Cranna |title=Insidious |magazine=[[Q (magazine)|Q]] |date=April 1990 |page=77}}</ref>
| studio = Puk (Gjerlev, [[Denmark]]) and Logic (Milan)<ref name="1990-04 Q">{{cite magazine|first=Ian |last=Cranna |title=Insidious |magazine=[[Q (magazine)|Q]] |date=April 1990 |page=77}}</ref>
| genre = {{hlist|[[Electronic rock|Synth-rock]]<ref>{{cite book|first= Peter |last= Buckley |title= The Rough Guide to Rock |year= 2003 |publisher= [[Rough Guides]] |quote= Given that, by now. Depeche Mode had become a stadium phenomenon in the States. Violator seemed an oddly introspective way to sell six million units (the synth-rock single "Personal Jesus" was the exception to the rule). |page= [https://archive.org/details/roughguidetorock0003unse/page/286 286] |isbn= 978-1-8435-3105-0 |url= https://archive.org/details/roughguidetorock0003unse/page/286}}</ref>|[[blues rock]]<ref>{{cite book|first= Sébastien |last= Michaud |title= Depeche Mode: Éthique synthétique |year= 2001 |publisher= Camion Blanc |page= 244 |isbn= 978-2-9101-9626-4 |language= fr}}</ref>|[[alternative rock]]<ref>{{cite web|first= Bill |last= Lamb |title= Top 20 Best Alternative Rock Songs of All Time |website= LiveAbout |date= 31 July 2017 |access-date= 20 March 2022 |url= https://www.liveabout.com/best-alternative-rock-songs-4147392}}</ref>|[[dance-rock]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/barrel-of-a-gun-mt0034054568 | title=Depeche Mode - Barrel of a Gun | website=[[AllMusic]] | access-date=26 August 2015 | author=DiGravina, Tim}}</ref>}}
| genre =
| length = 4:56 (album version)<br/>3:44 (7" version)<br/>5:48 (12" version)
* [[Electronic rock|Synth-rock]]<ref>{{cite book|first= Peter |last= Buckley |title= The Rough Guide to Rock |year= 2003 |publisher= [[Rough Guides]] |quote= Given that, by now. Depeche Mode had become a stadium phenomenon in the States. Violator seemed an oddly introspective way to sell six million units (the synth-rock single "Personal Jesus" was the exception to the rule). |page= [https://archive.org/details/roughguidetorock0003unse/page/286 286] |isbn= 978-1-8435-3105-0 |url= https://archive.org/details/roughguidetorock0003unse/page/286}}</ref>
| label = [[Mute Records|Mute]]
* [[blues rock]]<ref>{{cite book|first= Sébastien |last= Michaud |title= Depeche Mode: Éthique synthétique |year= 2001 |publisher= Camion Blanc |page= 244 |isbn= 978-2-9101-9626-4 |language= fr}}</ref>
| writer = [[Martin Gore]]
* [[alternative rock]]<ref>{{cite web|first= Bill |last= Lamb |title= Top 20 Best Alternative Rock Songs of All Time |website= LiveAbout |date= 31 July 2017 |access-date= 20 March 2022 |url= https://www.liveabout.com/best-alternative-rock-songs-4147392}}</ref>
| producer = {{hlist|Depeche Mode|[[Flood (producer)|Flood]]}}
* [[dance-rock]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/barrel-of-a-gun-mt0034054568 | title=Depeche Mode - Barrel of a Gun | publisher=[[AllMusic]] | access-date=26 August 2015 | author=DiGravina, Tim}}</ref>
| prev_title = [[Everything Counts#Live performances and re-release|Everything Counts]] (live)
| prev_year = 1989
| length =
* 4:56 (album version)
| next_title = [[Enjoy the Silence]]
* 3:43 (7-inch version)
| next_year = 1990
* 5:48 (12-inch version)
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|u1xrNaTO1bI|"Personal Jesus"}}}}
| label = [[Mute Records|Mute]]
| writer = [[Martin Gore|Martin L. Gore]]
| producer =
* Depeche Mode
* [[Flood (producer)|Flood]]
| prev_title = [[Everything Counts#Live performances and re-release|Everything Counts]]
| prev_year = 1989
| prev_version = live
| next_title = [[Enjoy the Silence]]
| next_year = 1990
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|u1xrNaTO1bI|"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 (album)|Violator]]'' (1990), in 1989. It reached No. 13 on the [[UK Singles Chart]]<ref name="UK"/> and No. 28 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref name="awards">{{cite web|title= Depeche Mode – Awards |publisher= [[AllMusic]] |access-date= 11 January 2014 |url= https://www.allmusic.com/artist/depeche-mode-mn0000239921/awards}}</ref> 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]]").<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Jeff |last= Giles |title= Depeche Mode Interview |issue= 582–583 |magazine= [[Rolling Stone]] |date= 12–26 July 1990 |pages= 60–65}}</ref> In Germany, "Personal Jesus" is one of the band's longest-charting songs, staying on the [[GfK Entertainment|singles chart]] for 23 weeks.<ref>{{cite web|title= Depeche Mode – Single-Chartverfolgung |publisher= Musicline.de. PhonoNet GmbH |access-date= 11 January 2014 |url= http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Depeche+Mode/single?sort=weeks |url-status= dead |archive-date= 6 March 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180306202452/http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Depeche+Mode/single?sort=weeks |language= de}}</ref>
"'''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 (album)|Violator]]'' (1990), in 1989. It reached {{abbr|No.|Number}} 13 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] and No. 28 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. The single was their first to enter the US top 40 since 1984's "[[People Are People]]" and was their first gold-certified single in the US.<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Jeff |last= Giles |title= Depeche Mode Interview |issue= 582–583 |magazine= [[Rolling Stone]] |date= 12–26 July 1990 |pages= 60–65}}</ref> In Germany, "Personal Jesus" is one of the band's longest-charting songs, staying on the [[GfK Entertainment|West German Singles Chart]] for 23 weeks.


In 2004, "Personal Jesus" was ranked No. 368 in ''[[Rolling Stone]]''{{'}}s list of "[[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time]]",<ref>{{cite magazine|title= The RS 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (1-500) |magazine= [[Rolling Stone]] |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/500songs/page/4 |url-status= dead |archive-date= 20 August 2006 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060820114526/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/500songs/page/4}}</ref> and in September 2006 it was voted as one of the "100 Greatest Songs Ever" in [[Q (magazine)|''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 (production team)|Stargate]]. The song has been covered by numerous artists, including [[Johnny Cash]] in 2002 and [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]] in 2004.
In 2004, "Personal Jesus" was ranked No. 368 in ''[[Rolling Stone]]''{{'}}s list of "[[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time]]",<ref>{{cite magazine|title= The RS 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (1-500) |magazine= [[Rolling Stone]] |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/500songs/page/4 |url-status= dead |archive-date= 20 August 2006 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060820114526/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/500songs/page/4}}</ref> and in September 2006 it was voted as one of the "100 Greatest Songs Ever" in [[Q (magazine)|''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 (production team)|Stargate]]. The song has been covered by numerous artists, including [[Johnny Cash]] in 2002, [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]] in 2004, [[Def Leppard]] in 2018 and [[Iggy Pop]] and Phoebe Lunny in 2023.


==Background and composition==
==Background and composition==
In mid-1989, the band began recording in Milan with record producer [[Flood (producer)|Flood]]. The result of this session was the single "Personal Jesus", which featured a catchy bluesy [[riff]] and drum-based sound, radically different from anything the band had released thus far. Although not the first Depeche Mode song to feature guitar parts ("[[Behind the Wheel]]" and their cover of "[[Route 66 (song)|Route 66]]" featured a guitar; "[[Love, in Itself]]" and "And Then..." from ''[[Construction Time Again]]'' and "Here is the House" from ''[[Black Celebration]]'' featured an acoustic guitar), it was the first time a guitar was used as a dominant instrument in a Depeche Mode song. The song was inspired by the book ''[[Elvis and Me]]'' by [[Priscilla Presley]]. According to songwriter [[Martin Gore]]:
In mid-1989, the band began recording in Milan with record producer [[Flood (producer)|Flood]]. The result of this session was the single "Personal Jesus", which featured a catchy bluesy [[riff]] and drum-based sound, radically different from anything the band had released thus far. Although not the first Depeche Mode song to feature guitar parts ("[[Behind the Wheel]]" and their cover of "[[Route 66 (song)|Route 66]]" featured a guitar; "[[Love, in Itself]]" and "And Then..." from ''[[Construction Time Again]]'' and "Here is the House" from ''[[Black Celebration]]'' featured an acoustic guitar), it was the first time a guitar was used as a dominant instrument in a Depeche Mode song. The song was inspired by the book ''[[Elvis and Me]]'' by [[Priscilla Presley]]. According to songwriter [[Martin Gore]]:
{{blockquote|It's a song about being a [[Jesus]] for somebody else, someone to give you hope and care. It's about how [[Elvis Presley]] 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?<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Marisa |last= Fox |title= Pop a la Mode |magazine= [[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |date= 4 July 1990 |volume= 6 |issue= 4 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=fTAxVGMigAYC&pg=PA53}}</ref>}} "Personal Jesus" is written in the key of [[F-sharp minor|F{{sharp}} minor]] with a [[tempo]] of 194 beats per minute in [[Time signature|{{music|time|12|8}} time]].<ref>{{cite web|title= Personal Jesus By Depeche Mode – Digital Sheet Music |publisher= [[EMI Music Publishing]]. Musicnotes |access-date= 12 September 2016 |url= https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0065049}}</ref>
{{blockquote|It's a song about being a [[Jesus]] for somebody else, someone to give you hope and care. It's about how [[Elvis Presley]] 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?<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Marisa |last= Fox |title= Pop a la Mode |magazine= [[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |date= 4 July 1990 |volume= 6 |issue= 4 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=fTAxVGMigAYC&pg=PA53}}</ref>}} "Personal Jesus" is written in the key of [[F-sharp minor|F{{sharp}} minor]] with a [[tempo]] of 130 beats per minute in [[Time signature|{{music|time|12|8}} time]].<ref>{{cite web|title= Personal Jesus By Depeche Mode – Digital Sheet Music |publisher= [[EMI Music Publishing]]. Musicnotes |access-date= 12 September 2016 |url= https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0065049}}</ref>


==Promotion and release==
==Promotion and release==
Prior to its release, advertisements were placed in the personal columns of regional newspapers in the UK with the words "Your own personal Jesus." Later, the ads included a phone number one could dial to hear the song.<ref>{{cite web|first= Duncan |last= Macleod |title= Depeche Mode Personal Jesus |work= The Inspiration Room |date= 26 July 2007 |access-date= 10 August 2011 |url= http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/2007/depeche-mode-personal-jesus/}}</ref> The ensuing controversy helped propel the single to No. 13 on the UK charts, becoming one of Depeche Mode's biggest sellers. 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 Bros.]] history.<ref>{{cite web|first= Ned |last= Raggett |title= Depeche Mode – Personal Jesus |publisher= [[AllMusic]] |access-date= 11 January 2014 |url= https://www.allmusic.com/album/personal-jesus-mw0002037925}}</ref>
Prior to its release, advertisements were placed in the personal columns of regional newspapers in the UK with the words "Your own personal Jesus." Later, the ads included a phone number one could dial to hear the song.<ref>{{cite web|first= Duncan |last= Macleod |title= Depeche Mode Personal Jesus |work= The Inspiration Room |date= 26 July 2007 |access-date= 10 August 2011 |url= http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/2007/depeche-mode-personal-jesus/}}</ref> The ensuing controversy helped propel the single to No. 13 on the UK charts, becoming one of Depeche Mode's biggest sellers. 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 Bros.]] history.<ref>{{cite web|first= Ned |last= Raggett |title= Depeche Mode – Personal Jesus |publisher= [[AllMusic]] |access-date= 11 January 2014 |url= https://www.allmusic.com/album/personal-jesus-mw0002037925}}</ref>


"Personal Jesus" had 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", the "Pump Mix", and the lesser-known "Kazan Cathedral Mix" (which was not available on any of the singles), while producer [[Flood (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". The "Hazchemix" and "Hazchemix Edit" of "Dangerous" were mixed by [[Daniel Miller (music producer)|Daniel Miller]].
"Personal Jesus" had a total of 6 remixes across all versions. [[François Kevorkian]] (who did the mixing for the ''Violator'' album, in general) mixed the single version, the "Holier Than Thou Approach", the "Pump Mix", and the lesser-known "Kazan Cathedral Mix" (which was not available on any of the singles), while producer [[Flood (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". The "Hazchemix" and "Hazchemix Edit" of "Dangerous" were mixed by [[Daniel Miller (music producer)|Daniel Miller]].


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 it is the 7" vinyl ([[Martin Gore]]), the 12" vinyl ([[Dave Gahan]]), the cassette ([[Andy Fletcher (musician)|Andy 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 photos are available plus one photo of the full group with Martin hugging the woman.
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 it is the 7" vinyl ([[Martin Gore]]), the 12" vinyl ([[Dave Gahan]]), the cassette ([[Andy Fletcher (musician)|Andy 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 photos are available plus one photo of the full group with Martin hugging the woman.
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==Music video==
==Music video==
[[Anton Corbijn]] directed the music video for "Personal Jesus", and it is his first Depeche Mode video in color. It features the band on a ranch (suggested to appear as a [[brothel]]), filmed in the [[Tabernas Desert]] of [[Almería]], in [[Spain]]. [[MTV]] edited out some suggestive mouth movements of Martin Gore during the [[Bridge (music)|bridge]] and replaced it with some other footage from the video.
[[Anton Corbijn]] directed the music video for "Personal Jesus", and it is his first Depeche Mode video in color. It features the band on a ranch (suggested to appear as a [[brothel]]), filmed in the [[Tabernas Desert]] of [[Almería]], in Spain. [[MTV]] edited out some suggestive mouth movements of Martin Gore during the [[Bridge (music)|bridge]] and replaced it with some other footage from the video.


==Track listings==
==Track listings==
All songs written by [[Martin Gore]].
All songs were written by [[Martin Gore|Martin L. Gore]].
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'''UK 7-inch and cassette single; US cassette single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title= Personal Jesus |people= [[Depeche Mode]] |year= 1989 |type= UK 7-inch single sleeve |publisher= [[Mute Records]] |id= BONG 17}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title= Personal Jesus |people= Depeche Mode |year= 1989 |type= UK cassette single sleeve |publisher= Mute Records |id= C BONG 17}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title= Personal Jesus |people= Depeche Mode |year= 1989 |type= US cassette single cassette notes |publisher= [[Sire Records]], [[Reprise Records]], Mute Records |id= 9 19941-4}}</ref>
;7", Cassette: '''Mute / Bong17, CBong17 (UK)'''
#"Personal Jesus" – 3:44
#"Personal Jesus" – 3:43
#"Dangerous" – 4:20
#"Dangerous" – 4:20
;7": '''Mute / GBong17 (UK)'''
#"Personal Jesus" – 3:44
#"Dangerous (Hazchemix Edit)" – 3:01
#"Personal Jesus (Acoustic)" – 3:26
;12", mini-CD: '''Mute / 12Bong17, CDBong17 (UK)'''
#"Personal Jesus (Holier Than Thou Approach)" – 5:51
#"Dangerous (Sensual Mix)" – 5:24
#"Personal Jesus (Acoustic)" – 3:26
;Limited 12", mini-CD: '''Mute / L12Bong17, LCDBong17 (UK)'''
#"Personal Jesus (Pump Mix)" – 7:47
#"Personal Jesus (Telephone Stomp Mix)" – 5:32
#"Dangerous (Hazchemix)" – 5:34
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;CD: '''Mute / CDBong17X (EU)'''
#"Personal Jesus" – 3:44
#"Dangerous" – 4:20
#"Personal Jesus (Acoustic)" – 3:26
#"Dangerous (Hazchemix Edit)" – 3:01
#"Personal Jesus (Holier Than Thou Approach)" – 5:51
#"Dangerous (Sensual Mix)" – 5:24
#"Personal Jesus (Pump Mix)" – 7:47
#"Personal Jesus (Telephone Stomp Mix)" – 5:32
#"Dangerous (Hazchemix)" – 5:34
*This CD is the 2004 re-release
;CD: '''Sire/Reprise / 21328-2 (US)'''
#"Personal Jesus" – 3:44
#"Personal Jesus (Holier Than Thou Approach)" – 5:51
#"Dangerous (Hazchemix)" – 5:34
#"Personal Jesus (Pump Mix)" – 7:47
#"Personal Jesus (Acoustic)" – 3:26
#"Dangerous (Sensual Mix)" – 5:24
#"Personal Jesus (Telephone Stomp Mix)" – 5:32
#"Dangerous" – 4:20
*US single released 19 September 1989
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'''UK 7-inch single—[[gatefold]] sleeve'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title= Personal Jesus |people= Depeche Mode |year= 1989 |type= UK 7-inch gatefold single sleeve |publisher= Mute Records |id= G BONG 17}}</ref>
== Mixes ==
=== Personal Jesus ===
:A1. "Personal Jesus" – 3:43
:B1. "Dangerous" (Hazchemix edit) – 3:01
==== Francois Kevorkian ====
:B2. "Personal Jesus" (acoustic) – 3:26
* Album Version
* Single Version ''(7" version)''
* Holier Than Thou Approach ''(12" version)''
* Pump Mix
* Kazan Cathedral Mix ''(only available on the limited 4-disc edition of ''[[Remixes 81–04]]'' and ''[[Just Say Da (album)|Just Say Da]]'' (volume IV of the "Just Say Yes" series))''
==== Flood ====
* Telephone Stomp Mix


'''UK 12-inch and mini-CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title= Personal Jesus |people= Depeche Mode |year= 1989 |type= UK 12-inch single sleeve |publisher= Mute Records |id= 12 BONG 17}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title= Personal Jesus |people= Depeche Mode |year= 1989 |type= UK mini-CD single liner notes |publisher= Mute Records |id= CD BONG 17}}</ref>
=== Dangerous ===
#"Personal Jesus" (Holier Than Thou approach) – 5:51
==== Flood ====
#"Dangerous" (Sensual mix) – 5:24
* Single Version ''(7" version)''
#"Personal Jesus" (acoustic) – 3:26
* Sensual Mix ''(12" version)''

==== Daniel Miller ====
'''UK limited-edition 12-inch and mini-CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title= Personal Jesus |people= Depeche Mode |year= 1989 |type= UK limited 12-inch single sleeve |publisher= Mute Records |id= L12 BONG 17}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title= Personal Jesus |people= Depeche Mode |year= 1989 |type= UK limited mini-CD single liner notes |publisher= Mute Records |id= LCD BONG 17}}</ref>
* Hazchemix
#"Personal Jesus" (Pump mix) – 7:47
* Hazchemix Edit
#"Personal Jesus" (Telephone Stomp mix) – 5:32
#"Dangerous" (Hazchemix) – 5:34

'''US 12-inch single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title= Personal Jesus |people= Depeche Mode |year= 1989 |type= US 12-inch single vinyl disc |publisher= Sire Records, Reprise Records, Mute Records |id= 9 21328-0}}</ref>
:A1. "Personal Jesus" (Holier Than Thou approach) – 5:43
:A2. "Personal Jesus" (7-inch version) – 3:43
:B1. "Personal Jesus" (Pump mix) – 7:19
:B2. "Dangerous" (Hazchemix) – 5:35
:B3. "Dangerous" (7-inch version) – 4:19
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'''US maxi-CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title= Personal Jesus |people= Depeche Mode |year= 1989 |type= US maxi-CD single disc notes |publisher= Sire Records, Reprise Records, Mute Records |id= 9 21328-2}}</ref>
#"Personal Jesus" (7-inch version) – 3:43
#"Personal Jesus" (Holier Than Thou approach) – 5:43
#"Dangerous" (Hazchemix) – 5:35
#"Personal Jesus" (Pump mix) – 7:19
#"Personal Jesus" (acoustic) – 3:26
#"Dangerous" (Sensual mix) – 5:22
#"Personal Jesus" (Telephone Stomp mix) – 5:30
#"Dangerous" (7-inch version) – 4:19

'''US maxi-cassette single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title= Personal Jesus |people= Depeche Mode |year= 1989 |type= US maxi-cassette single cassette notes |publisher= Sire Records, Reprise Records, Mute Records |id= 9 21328-4}}</ref>
:A1. "Personal Jesus" (Holier Than Thou approach) – 5:43
:A2. "Personal Jesus" (7-inch version) – 3:43
:A3. "Dangerous" (Sensual mix) – 5:22
:A4. "Personal Jesus" (acoustic) – 3:26
:B1. "Dangerous" (Hazchemix) – 5:35
:B2. "Personal Jesus" (Telephone Stomp mix) – 5:30
:B3. "Personal Jesus" (Pump mix) – 7:19
:B4. "Dangerous" (7-inch version) – 4:19
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==Charts==
==Charts==
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!scope="row"|Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite web|title= Fw: ARIA Charts Peak |via= [[Imgur]] |date= 5 June 2015 |access-date= 29 July 2015 |url= http://i.imgur.com/DkGCr8v.jpg}}</ref>
! scope="row"| Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite web|title= Fw: ARIA Charts Peak |via= [[Imgur]] |date= 5 June 2015 |access-date= 29 July 2015 |url= http://i.imgur.com/DkGCr8v.jpg}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| Finland ([[The Official Finnish Charts|Suomen virallinen lista]])<ref>{{cite book|first= Timo |last= Pennanen |year= 2006 |title= Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 |edition= 1st |publisher= Tammi |isbn= 978-951-1-21053-5 |location= Helsinki |language= fi}}</ref>
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{{single chart|France|27|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Personal Jesus|rowheader=true|access-date=11 January 2014}}
{{single chart|France|27|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Personal Jesus|rowheader=true|access-date=11 January 2014}}
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! scope="row"| Netherlands ([[Dutch Top 40|Dutch Top 40 Tipparade]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.top40.nl/tipparade/1989/week-44|title=Tipparade-lijst van week 44, 1989|publisher=[[Dutch Top 40]]|language=nl|access-date=2 April 2023}}</ref>
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{{single chart|Dutch100|62|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Personal Jesus|rowheader=true|access-date=11 January 2014}}
{{single chart|Dutch100|62|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Personal Jesus|rowheader=true|access-date=11 January 2014}}
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{{single chart|New Zealand|14|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Personal Jesus|rowheader=true|access-date=11 January 2014}}
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! scope="row"| Spain ([[Productores de Música de España|AFYVE]])<ref>{{cite book|first= Fernando |last= Salaverri |title= Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 |edition= 1st |date= September 2005 |publisher= Fundación Autor-SGAE |location= Spain |isbn= 84-8048-639-2 |language= es}}</ref>
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{{single chart|Sweden|17|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Personal Jesus|rowheader=true|access-date=11 January 2014}}
{{single chart|Sweden|17|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Personal Jesus|rowheader=true|access-date=11 January 2014}}
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{{single chart|Billboarddancesales|9|artist=Depeche Mode|rowheader=true|access-date=7 August 2023|note=with "Dangerous"}}
{{single chart|Billboarddancesales|9|artist=Depeche Mode|rowheader=true|access-date=7 August 2023|note=with "Dangerous"}}
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!scope="row"|US [[Cash Box Top 100 Pop Singles|''Cash Box'' Top 100]]<ref>{{cite magazine|title= CASH BOX Top 100 Pop Singles – Week ending MARCH 3, 1990 |magazine= [[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]] |url= http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/90s_files/19900303.html |archive-date= 7 October 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121007171854/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/90s_files/19900303.html}}</ref>
! scope="row"| US [[Cash Box Top 100 Pop Singles|''Cash Box'' Top 100]]<ref>{{cite magazine|title= CASH BOX Top 100 Pop Singles – Week ending MARCH 3, 1990 |magazine= [[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]] |url= http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/90s_files/19900303.html |archive-date= 7 October 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121007171854/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/90s_files/19900303.html}}</ref>
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{{single chart|West Germany|5|songid=2020|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Personal Jesus|rowheader=true|access-date=1 February 2019}}
{{single chart|West Germany|5|songid=2020|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Personal Jesus|rowheader=true|access-date=1 February 2019}}
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{{single chart|Denmark|15|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Personal Jesus|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Denmark|15|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Personal Jesus|rowheader=true}}
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{{single chart|France|91|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Personal Jesus|rowheader=true|access-date=11 January 2014}}
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{{single chart|France|114|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Personal Jesus|rowheader=true|access-date=11 January 2014}}
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|type=single|artist=Depeche Mode|title=Personal Jesus|award=Platinum|relyear=1989|access-date=30 July 2018}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|type=single|artist=Depeche Mode|title=Personal Jesus|award=Platinum|relyear=1989|access-date=30 July 2018}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Portugal|type=single|artist=Depeche Mode|title=Personal Jesus|award=Gold|relyear=1989|certyear=2022|id=file_2022-05-13-15-04-29.pdf|access-date=23 May 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Portugal|type=single|artist=Depeche Mode|title=Personal Jesus|award=Gold|relyear=1989|certyear=2022|id=file_2022-05-13-15-04-29.pdf|access-date=23 May 2022}}
{{certification Table Entry|region=Spain|artist=Depeche Mode|title=Personal Jesus|award=Gold|id=depeche-mode-personal-jesus-2011|type=single|relyear=1989|certyear=2024|access-date=February 22, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Depeche Mode|title=Personal Jesus|award=Gold|relyear=2011|certyear=2023|id=15578-1745-1|access-date=10 March 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Depeche Mode|title=Personal Jesus|award=Gold|relyear=2011|certyear=2023|id=15578-1745-1|access-date=10 March 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Depeche Mode|title=Personal Jesus|award=Gold|relyear=1989|certyear=1990|access-date=12 April 2019}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Depeche Mode|title=Personal Jesus|award=Gold|relyear=1989|certyear=1990|access-date=12 April 2019}}
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| artist = [[Depeche Mode]]
| artist = [[Depeche Mode]]
| album = [[Remixes 2: 81–11]]
| album = [[Remixes 2: 81–11]]
| B-side =
| B-side = {{hlist|"[[Suffer Well]] (M83 Remix)"|"[[Ultra (Depeche Mode album)|Slowblow]] (Darren Price Mix)"}}
| released = 2011
| released = 2011
| recorded = 2011
| recorded =
| studio =
| studio =
| venue =
| venue =
| genre = [[Electronica]],{{cn|date=June 2022}} [[techno-pop]]{{cn|date=June 2022}}
| genre =
* [[Electronica]]{{cn|date=June 2022}}
* [[techno-pop]]{{cn|date=June 2022}}
| length = 3:56
| length = 3:56
| label = [[Mute Records|Mute]]
| label = [[Mute Records|Mute]]
| writer = [[Martin Gore]]
| writer = [[Martin Gore|Martin L. Gore]]
| producer = [[Stargate (production team)|Stargate]]
| producer = [[Stargate (record producers)|Stargate]]
| prev_title = [[Fragile Tension / Hole to Feed]]
| prev_title = [[Fragile Tension / Hole to Feed|Fragile Tension" / "Hole to Feed]]
| prev_year = 2009
| prev_year = 2009
| next_title = [[Heaven (Depeche Mode song)|Heaven]]
| next_title = [[Heaven (Depeche Mode song)|Heaven]]
| next_year = 2013
| next_year = 2013
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|3xLvArgSp3k|"Personal Jesus 2011"}}}}
| misc =
}}
}}


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===Track listings===
===Track listings===
'''CD (Bong43)'''
'''CD (Bong43)'''
#"Personal Jesus" (The [[Stargate (production team)|Stargate]] Mix) – 3:57
#"Personal Jesus" (The [[Stargate (record producers)|Stargate]] mix) – 3:57
#"Personal Jesus" ([[Alex Metric]] Remix) – 5:57
#"Personal Jesus" ([[Alex Metric]] remix) – 5:57
#"Personal Jesus" ([[Eric Prydz]] Remix) – 7:26
#"Personal Jesus" ([[Eric Prydz]] remix) – 7:26
#"Personal Jesus" ([[Mark Ronson|M.A.N.]] Remix) – 5:24
#"Personal Jesus" ([[Mark Ronson|M.A.N.]] remix) – 5:24
#"Personal Jesus" (Sie Medway-Smith Remix) – 6:25
#"Personal Jesus" (Sie Medway-Smith remix) – 6:25


'''12" vinyl'''
'''12" vinyl'''
#"Personal Jesus" (Alex Metric Remix) – 5:54
#"Personal Jesus" (Alex Metric remix) – 5:54
#"Personal Jesus" (M.A.N. Remix) – 5:22
#"Personal Jesus" (M.A.N. remix) – 5:22
#"Personal Jesus" (The Stargate Mix) – 3:56
#"Personal Jesus" (The Stargate mix) – 3:56
#"Personal Jesus" (Eric Prydz Remix) – 7:25
#"Personal Jesus" (Eric Prydz remix) – 7:25
#"Personal Jesus" (Sie Medway-Smith Remix) – 6:25
#"Personal Jesus" (Sie Medway-Smith remix) – 6:25


'''Digital Download'''
'''Digital download'''
#"Personal Jesus" (The Stargate Mix) – 3:56
#"Personal Jesus" (The Stargate mix) – 3:56
#"Personal Jesus" (Alex Metric Remix Edit) – 3:27
#"Personal Jesus" (Alex Metric remix edit) – 3:27


'''Beatport Exclusive Digital Download'''
'''Beatport Exclusive digital download'''
#"Personal Jesus" (Eric Prydz Remix) – 7:26
#"Personal Jesus" (Eric Prydz remix) – 7:26
#"[[Never Let Me Down Again]]" (Eric Prydz Remix) – 7:01
#"[[Never Let Me Down Again]]" (Eric Prydz remix) – 7:01


'''Promo CD (PCDBong43)'''
'''Promo CD (PCDBong43)'''
#"Personal Jesus" (The Stargate Mix) – 3:57
#"Personal Jesus" (The Stargate mix) – 3:57
#"Personal Jesus" (Alex Metric Remix Edit) – 3:27
#"Personal Jesus" (Alex Metric remix edit) – 3:27
#"Personal Jesus" (Alex Metric Remix) – 5:57
#"Personal Jesus" (Alex Metric remix) – 5:57
#"Personal Jesus" (Eric Prydz Remix) – 7:26
#"Personal Jesus" (Eric Prydz remix) – 7:26
#"Personal Jesus" (M.A.N. Remix) – 5:24
#"Personal Jesus" (M.A.N. remix) – 5:24
#"Personal Jesus" (Sie Medway-Smith Remix) – 6:25<ref>{{cite web|author= mOEnias |title= News... Depeche Mode – Personal Jesus '11 (Bong 43) "2011" |date= 1 April 2011 |website= Ondasynthpop.blogspot.com |access-date= 10 August 2011 |url= http://ondasynthpop.blogspot.fr/2011/04/news-depeche-mode-personal-jesus-11.html |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131219223101/http://ondasynthpop.blogspot.fr/2011/04/news-depeche-mode-personal-jesus-11.html |archive-date= 19 December 2013 |language= es}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= Depeche Mode – "Personal Jesus 2011" |website= Shout.ru |date= 5 April 2011 |url= http://www.shout.ru/en/releases/genre/synthpop/depeche-mode-personal-jesus-2011.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110426032414/http://www.shout.ru/en/releases/genre/synthpop/depeche-mode-personal-jesus-2011.html |archive-date= 26 April 2011}}</ref>
#"Personal Jesus" (Sie Medway-Smith remix) – 6:25<ref>{{cite web|author= mOEnias |title= News... Depeche Mode – Personal Jesus '11 (Bong 43) "2011" |date= 1 April 2011 |website= Ondasynthpop.blogspot.com |access-date= 10 August 2011 |url= http://ondasynthpop.blogspot.fr/2011/04/news-depeche-mode-personal-jesus-11.html |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131219223101/http://ondasynthpop.blogspot.fr/2011/04/news-depeche-mode-personal-jesus-11.html |archive-date= 19 December 2013 |language= es}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= Depeche Mode – "Personal Jesus 2011" |website= Shout.ru |date= 5 April 2011 |url= http://www.shout.ru/en/releases/genre/synthpop/depeche-mode-personal-jesus-2011.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110426032414/http://www.shout.ru/en/releases/genre/synthpop/depeche-mode-personal-jesus-2011.html |archive-date= 26 April 2011}}</ref>


'''iTunes Store'''
'''iTunes Store'''
#"Personal Jesus" (Alex Metric Remix) – 5:57
#"Personal Jesus" (Alex Metric remix) – 5:57
#"Personal Jesus" (Eric Prydz Remix) – 7:26
#"Personal Jesus" (Eric Prydz remix) – 7:26
#"Personal Jesus" (M.A.N. Remix) – 5:24
#"Personal Jesus" (M.A.N. remix) – 5:24
#"Personal Jesus" (Sie Medway-Smith Dub) – 5:56
#"Personal Jesus" (Sie Medway-Smith dub) – 5:56


===Charts===
===Charts===
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|+Weekly chart performance for "Personal Jesus 2011"
|+Weekly chart performance for "Personal Jesus 2011"
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{{singlechart|Austria|73|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Personal Jesus 2011|date= 10 June 2011|rowheader=true|access-date=13 June 2011}}
{{single chart|Austria|73|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Personal Jesus 2011|date=10 June 2011|rowheader=true|access-date=13 June 2011}}
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!scope="row"|Belgium ([[Ultratop|Ultratop 50]] Flanders Dance)<ref>{{cite web|title= Ultratop 50 Dance – 04/06/2011 |publisher= [[Ultratop]]. Hung Medien |url= http://www.ultratop.be/nl/weekchart.asp?cat=sd&year=2011&date=20110604 |access-date= 11 January 2014 |language= nl}}</ref>
! scope="row"| Belgium ([[Ultratop|Ultratop 50]] Flanders Dance)<ref>{{cite web|title= Ultratop 50 Dance – 04/06/2011 |publisher= [[Ultratop]]. Hung Medien |url= http://www.ultratop.be/nl/weekchart.asp?cat=sd&year=2011&date=20110604 |access-date= 11 January 2014 |language= nl}}</ref>
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{{single chart|Wallonia|43|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Personal Jesus 2011|rowheader=true|access-date=11 January 2014}}
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!scope="row"|Belgium ([[Ultratop|Ultratop 50]] Wallonia Dance)<ref>{{cite web|title= Ultratop 50 Dance – 07/05/2011 |access-date= 11 January 2014 |url= http://www.ultratop.be/fr/weekchart.asp?cat=sd&year=2011&date=20110507 |publisher= Ultratop. Hung Medien |language= fr}}</ref>
! scope="row"| Belgium ([[Ultratop|Ultratop 50]] Wallonia Dance)<ref>{{cite web|title= Ultratop 50 Dance – 07/05/2011 |access-date= 11 January 2014 |url= http://www.ultratop.be/fr/weekchart.asp?cat=sd&year=2011&date=20110507 |publisher= Ultratop. Hung Medien |language= fr}}</ref>
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{{single chart|Czech Republic|62|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Personal Jesus|year=2011|week=23|rowheader=true|access-date=3 May 2011}}
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{{singlechart|Hungarytop10|5|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Personal Jesus|year=2011|week=22|rowheader=true|access-date=8 June 2011}}
{{single chart|Hungarytop10|5|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Personal Jesus|year=2011|week=22|rowheader=true|access-date=8 June 2011}}
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! scope="row"| Italy (''[[Musica e dischi]]'')<ref>{{cite web|title= Classifiche |work= [[Musica e dischi]] |language= it |access-date= 2 June 2022 |url= http://www.musicaedischi.it/classifiche_archivio.php}} Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, with "Personal Jesus (the Stargate mix)" in the "Titolo" field and "Depeche Mode" in "Artista", click "cerca".</ref>
! scope="row"| Italy (''[[Musica e dischi]]'')<ref>{{cite web|title= Classifiche |work= [[Musica e dischi]] |language= it |access-date= 2 June 2022 |url= http://www.musicaedischi.it/classifiche_archivio.php}} Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, with "Personal Jesus (the Stargate mix)" in the "Titolo" field and "Depeche Mode" in "Artista", click "cerca".</ref>
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{{singlechart|Slovakia|71|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Personal Jesus|year=2011|week=22|rowheader=true|access-date=4 May 2011}}
{{single chart|Slovakia|71|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Personal Jesus|year=2011|week=22|rowheader=true|access-date=4 May 2011}}
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{{singlechart|Swiss|73|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Personal Jesus 2011|rowheader=true|access-date=11 January 2014}}
{{single chart|Switzerland|73|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Personal Jesus 2011|rowheader=true|access-date=11 January 2014}}
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{{singlechart|UK|119|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Personal Jesus 2011|date=30042011|rowheader=true|access-date=13 June 2011}}
{{single chart|UK|119|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Personal Jesus 2011|date=30042011|rowheader=true|access-date=13 June 2011}}
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[[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]] released their [[cover version]] of the track as the only previously unreleased recording included on their 2004 [[greatest hits album]] ''[[Lest We Forget: The Best Of]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Richard |last= Abowitz |title= Marilyn Manson: Lest We Forget – The Best Of |magazine= [[Rolling Stone]] |date= 11 November 2004 |access-date= 6 August 2018 |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/lest-we-forget-the-best-of-20041111}}</ref> The band's [[Marilyn Manson|eponymous vocalist]] explained to [[MTV]] that he decided to cover "Personal Jesus" as: "I thought if I had to write a song, [the lyrics of 'Personal Jesus' are] exactly what I would say. ... I think it takes a little more of an ironic tone when you put it in context with [[Presidency of George W. Bush|what's going on today]]."<ref>{{cite web|first= James |last= Montgomery |title= Marilyn Manson Calls ''Lest We Forget'' 'A Farewell Compilation' |publisher= [[MTV]] |date= 22 September 2004 |access-date= 6 August 2018 |url= http://www.mtv.com/news/1491296/marilyn-manson-calls-lest-we-forget-a-farewell-compilation/}}</ref> He additionally described the original song and Depeche Mode's music in general as hypnotic, sexy and inspirational.<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Kory |last= Grow |title= Are Depeche Mode Metal's Biggest Secret Influence? |date= 11 August 2015 |magazine= Rolling Stone |access-date= 6 August 2018 |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/are-depeche-mode-metals-biggest-secret-influence-56191/}}</ref> Its [[music video]] was directed by Manson and [[Nathan Cox]].<ref>{{cite web|title= Personal Jesus |date= 20 August 2004 |publisher= MTV |url= http://www.mtv.com/videos/marilyn-manson/35746/personal-jesus.jhtml |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090214114615/http://www.mtv.com/videos/marilyn-manson/35746/personal-jesus.jhtml |archive-date= 14 February 2009}}</ref> The song won an award in the 'pop' category of the 2005 [[BMI Awards]],<ref>{{cite web|title= BMI Honors Top European Writers, Publishers at 2005 London Awards; Steve Winwood Named a BMI Icon |publisher= [[Broadcast Music, Inc.]] |date= 28 November 2005 |access-date= 6 August 2018 |url= https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/20051129_bmi_honors_top_european_writers_publishers_at_2005_london_award}}</ref> while its music video received two nominations at the 2005 Music Video Production Awards.<ref>{{cite web|first= Steven |last= Gottlieb |title= News: MVPA Award Nominees Announced (Updated) |website= VideoStatic |date= 18 March 2005 |access-date= 6 August 2018 |url= http://www.videostatic.com/vs/2005/03/news-mvpa-award-nominees-announced-updated.html}}</ref> As of 2020, the track has sold over 78,000 physical and digital copies in the United Kingdom, where it was also streamed over 4 million times.<ref>{{cite web|first= Jack |last= White |title= Marilyn Manson's Official Top 20 biggest UK hits |publisher= [[Official Charts Company]] |date= 15 September 2020 |access-date= 5 October 2020 |url= https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/marilyn-mansons-official-top-20-biggest-songs-in-the-uk__30981/}}</ref>
[[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]] released their [[cover version]] of the track as the only previously unreleased recording included on their 2004 [[greatest hits album]] ''[[Lest We Forget: The Best Of]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Richard |last= Abowitz |title= Marilyn Manson: Lest We Forget – The Best Of |magazine= [[Rolling Stone]] |date= 11 November 2004 |access-date= 6 August 2018 |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/lest-we-forget-the-best-of-20041111}}</ref> The band's [[Marilyn Manson|eponymous vocalist]] explained to [[MTV]] that he decided to cover "Personal Jesus" as: "I thought if I had to write a song, [the lyrics of 'Personal Jesus' are] exactly what I would say. ... I think it takes a little more of an ironic tone when you put it in context with [[Presidency of George W. Bush|what's going on today]]."<ref>{{cite web|first= James |last= Montgomery |title= Marilyn Manson Calls ''Lest We Forget'' 'A Farewell Compilation' |publisher= [[MTV]] |date= 22 September 2004 |access-date= 6 August 2018 |url= http://www.mtv.com/news/1491296/marilyn-manson-calls-lest-we-forget-a-farewell-compilation/|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170729053122/http://www.mtv.com/news/1491296/marilyn-manson-calls-lest-we-forget-a-farewell-compilation/|url-status= dead|archive-date= 29 July 2017}}</ref> He additionally described the original song and Depeche Mode's music in general as hypnotic, sexy and inspirational.<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Kory |last= Grow |title= Are Depeche Mode Metal's Biggest Secret Influence? |date= 11 August 2015 |magazine= Rolling Stone |access-date= 6 August 2018 |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/are-depeche-mode-metals-biggest-secret-influence-56191/}}</ref> Its [[music video]] was directed by Manson and [[Nathan Cox]].<ref>{{cite web|title= Personal Jesus |date= 20 August 2004 |publisher= MTV |url= http://www.mtv.com/videos/marilyn-manson/35746/personal-jesus.jhtml |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090214114615/http://www.mtv.com/videos/marilyn-manson/35746/personal-jesus.jhtml |archive-date= 14 February 2009}}</ref> The song won an award in the 'pop' category of the 2005 [[BMI Awards]],<ref>{{cite web|title= BMI Honors Top European Writers, Publishers at 2005 London Awards; Steve Winwood Named a BMI Icon |publisher= [[Broadcast Music, Inc.]] |date= 28 November 2005 |access-date= 6 August 2018 |url= https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/20051129_bmi_honors_top_european_writers_publishers_at_2005_london_award}}</ref> while its music video received two nominations at the 2005 Music Video Production Awards.<ref>{{cite web|first= Steven |last= Gottlieb |title= News: MVPA Award Nominees Announced (Updated) |website= VideoStatic |date= 18 March 2005 |access-date= 6 August 2018 |url= http://www.videostatic.com/vs/2005/03/news-mvpa-award-nominees-announced-updated.html}}</ref> As of 2020, the track has sold over 78,000 physical and digital copies in the United Kingdom, where it was also streamed over 4 million times.<ref>{{cite web|first= Jack |last= White |title= Marilyn Manson's Official Top 20 biggest UK hits |publisher= [[Official Charts Company]] |date= 15 September 2020 |access-date= 5 October 2020 |url= https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/marilyn-mansons-official-top-20-biggest-songs-in-the-uk__30981/}}</ref>


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!scope="row"|Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|title= Hits of the World |magazine= Billboard |date= 23 October 2004 |volume= 116 |issue= 43 |page= 59 |issn= 0006-2510 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=nRMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA59}}</ref>
!scope="row"|Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|title= Hits of the World |magazine= Billboard |date= 23 October 2004 |volume= 116 |issue= 43 |page= 59 |issn= 0006-2510 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=nRMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA59}}</ref>
|12
|12
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{{singlechart|Finland|20|artist=Marilyn Manson|song=Personal Jesus|rowheader=true|access-date=3 December 2017}}
{{single chart|Finland|20|artist=Marilyn Manson|song=Personal Jesus|rowheader=true|access-date=3 December 2017}}
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{{singlechart|France|62|artist=Marilyn Manson|song=Personal Jesus|rowheader=true|access-date=3 December 2017}}
{{single chart|France|62|artist=Marilyn Manson|song=Personal Jesus|rowheader=true|access-date=3 December 2017}}
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{{single chart|Germany|11|artist=Marilyn Manson|song=Personal Jesus|songid=6284|rowheader=true|access-date=3 December 2017}}
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!scope="row"|Greece ([[IFPI Greece|IFPI]])<ref>{{cite web|title= Top 50 Singles Εβδομάδα 14–20/11 |publisher= [[IFPI Greece|IFPI]] |id= See ''Best Position'' column |access-date= 1 July 2020 |url= http://www.ifpi.gr/chart03.htm |url-status= dead |archive-date= 20 November 2004 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20041120041256/http://www.ifpi.gr/chart03.htm |language= el}}</ref>
!scope="row"|Greece ([[IFPI Greece|IFPI]])<ref>{{cite web|title= Top 50 Singles Εβδομάδα 14–20/11 |publisher= [[IFPI Greece|IFPI]] |id= See ''Best Position'' column |access-date= 1 July 2020 |url= http://www.ifpi.gr/chart03.htm |url-status= dead |archive-date= 20 November 2004 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20041120041256/http://www.ifpi.gr/chart03.htm |language= el}}</ref>
|21
|21
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!scope="row"|Ireland ([[Irish Singles Chart|IRMA]])<ref>{{cite web|title= Top 50 Singles, Week Ending 7 October 2004 |publisher= [[Irish Singles Chart]] |access-date= 4 May 2020 |url= http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p/musicvideo/music/archive/index_test.jsp&ct=240001&arch=t&lyr=2004&year=2004&week=41 |url-status= dead |archive-date= 3 March 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213331/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240001&arch=t&lyr=2004&year=2004&week=41}}</ref>
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{{singlechart|Italy|10|artist=Marilyn Manson|song=Personal Jesus|rowheader=true|access-date=3 December 2017}}
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{{singlechart|Sweden|39|artist=Marilyn Manson|song=Personal Jesus|rowheader=true|access-date=3 December 2017}}
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!scope="row"|US [[Dance Club Songs|Hot Dance Club Play]]<ref>{{cite magazine|title= Hot Dance Club Play |magazine= Billboard |date= 20 November 2004 |volume= 116 |issue= 47 |page= 60 |issn= 0006-2510 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=ehMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA60}}</ref>
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==Other versions==
==Other versions==

Latest revision as of 21:38, 27 June 2024

This article is about the song by Depeche Mode. For the album by Nina Hagen, see Personal Jesus (album). For the Grey's Anatomy episode, see Personal Jesus (Grey's Anatomy).

"Personal Jesus"
Single by Depeche Mode
from the album Violator
B-side"Dangerous"
Released29 August 1989 (1989-08-29)[1]
StudioPuk (Gjerlev, Denmark) and Logic (Milan)[2]
Genre
Length
  • 4:56 (album version)
  • 3:43 (7-inch version)
  • 5:48 (12-inch version)
LabelMute
Songwriter(s)Martin L. Gore
Producer(s)
Depeche Mode singles chronology
"Everything Counts" (live)
(1989) 		"Personal Jesus"
(1989) 		"Enjoy the Silence"
(1990)
Music video
"Personal Jesus" on YouTube

"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), in 1989. It reached No. 13 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 28 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The single was their first to enter the US top 40 since 1984's "People Are People" and was their first gold-certified single in the US.[7] In Germany, "Personal Jesus" is one of the band's longest-charting songs, staying on the West German 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",[8] 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 Johnny Cash in 2002, Marilyn Manson in 2004, Def Leppard in 2018 and Iggy Pop and Phoebe Lunny in 2023.

Background and composition[edit]

In mid-1989, the band began recording in Milan with record producer Flood. The result of this session was the single "Personal Jesus", which featured a catchy bluesy riff and drum-based sound, radically different from anything the band had released thus far. Although not the first Depeche Mode song to feature guitar parts ("Behind the Wheel" and their cover of "Route 66" featured a guitar; "Love, in Itself" and "And Then..." from Construction Time Again and "Here is the House" from Black Celebration featured an acoustic guitar), it was the first time a guitar was used as a dominant instrument in a Depeche Mode song. The song was inspired by the book Elvis and Me by Priscilla Presley. According to songwriter Martin Gore:

It's a song about being a Jesus for somebody else, someone to give you hope and care. It's about how Elvis Presley 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?[9]

"Personal Jesus" is written in the key of F♯ minor with a tempo of 130 beats per minute in 12
8 time.[10]

Promotion and release[edit]

Prior to its release, advertisements were placed in the personal columns of regional newspapers in the UK with the words "Your own personal Jesus." Later, the ads included a phone number one could dial to hear the song.[11] The ensuing controversy helped propel the single to No. 13 on the UK charts, becoming one of Depeche Mode's biggest sellers. 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 Bros. history.[12]

"Personal Jesus" had a total of 6 remixes across all versions. François Kevorkian (who did the mixing for the Violator album, in general) mixed the single version, the "Holier Than Thou Approach", the "Pump Mix", and the lesser-known "Kazan Cathedral Mix" (which was not available on any of the singles), 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". The "Hazchemix" and "Hazchemix Edit" of "Dangerous" were mixed by Daniel Miller.

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 it is the 7" vinyl (Martin Gore), the 12" vinyl (Dave Gahan), the cassette (Andy 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 photos are available plus one photo of the full group with Martin hugging the woman.

Critical reception[edit]

David Giles from Music Week wrote: "Their first release for over two years, and hardly a radical style departure. Stark and foreboding, and still employing the distinctive technique of vocal harmonies an octave apart. Strong enough to go top five, but fast losing ground to the Belgium beat experimentalists."[13]

Impact and legacy[edit]

In 2011, Slant Magazine listed the song at number 81 in their ranking of "The 100 Best Singles of the 1990s", writing: "Depeche Mode's gimmick is one that, after years of repetition, seems ingeniously flimsy, bundling angst and spiritual frustration with sex and pouty gloom. 'Personal Jesus' has escaped the mustiness that has enveloped most of the band's material not by flouting these tactics, but by embodying them so well. Bolstered by Dave Gahan's repeated imprecation to 'reach out and touch faith', the vocals seem perched on a neutral point between the completely earnest and the bitterly sarcastic, turning what could have been another flat religious diatribe into a thinly dual-tiered assessment of devotion and self-absorption."[14] In 2017, Billboard ranked "Personal Jesus" second behind only "Enjoy the Silence" on a list of their "20 Best Depeche Mode Songs".[15]

Robert Smith of the Cure listed "Personal Jesus" as one of his 30 favourite songs from the 1980s.[16]

Sex Pistols and Public Image Ltd singer John Lydon commented on the track: "it's a serious problem for me, all this technology. The people who've used it best would be Depeche Mode. 'Your own Personal Jesus!' Bloody 'ell mate, they got it! They were using the Casiotone effect and they wrapped a song around it, but they didn't let it dictate to the song. That's another tune I just absolutely love – I was so impressed with the bravery of attempting such a subject matter."[17]

Music video[edit]

Anton Corbijn directed the music video for "Personal Jesus", and it is his first Depeche Mode video in color. It features the band on a ranch (suggested to appear as a brothel), filmed in the Tabernas Desert of Almería, in Spain. MTV edited out some suggestive mouth movements of Martin Gore during the bridge and replaced it with some other footage from the video.

Track listings[edit]

All songs were written by Martin L. Gore.

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Certifications and sales for "Personal Jesus"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[50] Gold 45,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[51] Platinum 50,000*
Portugal (AFP)[52] Gold 20,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[53] Gold 30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[54] Gold 400,000‡
United States (RIAA)[55] Gold 500,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

"Personal Jesus 2011"[edit]

"Personal Jesus 2011"
Single by Depeche Mode
from the album Remixes 2: 81–11
Released2011
Genre
Length3:56
LabelMute
Songwriter(s)Martin L. Gore
Producer(s)Stargate
Depeche Mode singles chronology
"Fragile Tension" / "Hole to Feed"
(2009) 		"Personal Jesus 2011"
(2011) 		"Heaven"
(2013)
Music video
"Personal Jesus 2011" on YouTube

"Personal Jesus 2011" is the preceding single to the remix compilation album Remixes 2: 81–11. The digital single was released in the UK on 18 April 2011 and a day later in the US. It was released on CD and vinyl on 30 May 2011.

Track listings[edit]

CD (Bong43)

  1. "Personal Jesus" (The Stargate mix) – 3:57
  2. "Personal Jesus" (Alex Metric remix) – 5:57
  3. "Personal Jesus" (Eric Prydz remix) – 7:26
  4. "Personal Jesus" (M.A.N. remix) – 5:24
  5. "Personal Jesus" (Sie Medway-Smith remix) – 6:25

12" vinyl

  1. "Personal Jesus" (Alex Metric remix) – 5:54
  2. "Personal Jesus" (M.A.N. remix) – 5:22
  3. "Personal Jesus" (The Stargate mix) – 3:56
  4. "Personal Jesus" (Eric Prydz remix) – 7:25
  5. "Personal Jesus" (Sie Medway-Smith remix) – 6:25

Digital download

  1. "Personal Jesus" (The Stargate mix) – 3:56
  2. "Personal Jesus" (Alex Metric remix edit) – 3:27

Beatport Exclusive digital download

  1. "Personal Jesus" (Eric Prydz remix) – 7:26
  2. "Never Let Me Down Again" (Eric Prydz remix) – 7:01

Promo CD (PCDBong43)

  1. "Personal Jesus" (The Stargate mix) – 3:57
  2. "Personal Jesus" (Alex Metric remix edit) – 3:27
  3. "Personal Jesus" (Alex Metric remix) – 5:57
  4. "Personal Jesus" (Eric Prydz remix) – 7:26
  5. "Personal Jesus" (M.A.N. remix) – 5:24
  6. "Personal Jesus" (Sie Medway-Smith remix) – 6:25[56][57]

iTunes Store

  1. "Personal Jesus" (Alex Metric remix) – 5:57
  2. "Personal Jesus" (Eric Prydz remix) – 7:26
  3. "Personal Jesus" (M.A.N. remix) – 5:24
  4. "Personal Jesus" (Sie Medway-Smith dub) – 5:56

Charts[edit]

Weekly chart performance for "Personal Jesus 2011"
Chart (2011) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[58] 73
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders Dance)[59] 32
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[60] 43
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia Dance)[61] 43
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[62] 62
Hungary (Single Top 40)[63] 5
Italy (Musica e dischi)[64] 27
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[65] 71
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[41] 73
UK Singles (OCC)[66] 119

Johnny Cash cover[edit]

In 2002, American country singer Johnny Cash covered "Personal Jesus" for his album American IV: The Man Comes Around.[67] The idea to cover the song was suggested by record producer Rick Rubin.[68] Cash called it "probably the most evangelical gospel song I ever recorded".[68]

Marilyn Manson cover[edit]

"Personal Jesus"
Single by Marilyn Manson
from the album Lest We Forget: The Best Of
Released28 September 2004[69]
Length
  • 3:19 (radio edit)[70]
  • 4:06 (album version)
Label
Songwriter(s)Gore
Producer(s)
Marilyn Manson singles chronology
"This Is the New Shit"
(2003) 		"Personal Jesus"
(2004) 		"The Nobodies: 2005 Against All Gods Remix"
(2005)
Audio sample
"Personal Jesus"

Marilyn Manson released their cover version of the track as the only previously unreleased recording included on their 2004 greatest hits album Lest We Forget: The Best Of.[71] The band's eponymous vocalist explained to MTV that he decided to cover "Personal Jesus" as: "I thought if I had to write a song, [the lyrics of 'Personal Jesus' are] exactly what I would say. ... I think it takes a little more of an ironic tone when you put it in context with what's going on today."[72] He additionally described the original song and Depeche Mode's music in general as hypnotic, sexy and inspirational.[73] Its music video was directed by Manson and Nathan Cox.[74] The song won an award in the 'pop' category of the 2005 BMI Awards,[75] while its music video received two nominations at the 2005 Music Video Production Awards.[76] As of 2020, the track has sold over 78,000 physical and digital copies in the United Kingdom, where it was also streamed over 4 million times.[77]

Formats and track listings[edit]

  • European 7" and United States 10" singles[78][79]
  1. "Personal Jesus" – 4:06
  2. "Personal Jesus" (Rude Photo Motor Remix) – 5:50
  1. "Personal Jesus" – 4:06
  2. "This Is the New Shit" (Remix by Sergio Galoyan) – 4:28
  • International maxi single[81]
  1. "Personal Jesus" – 4:06
  2. "Mobscene Replet" (Mea Culpa Mix by Bitteren Ende) – 4:35
  3. "Personal Jesus" (Rude Photo Motor Remix) – 5:50
  4. "Personal Jesus" (Enhanced Video)
  1. "Personal Jesus" – 4:06
  2. "New Shit Invective" (Obiter Dictum Mix by Bitteren Ende) – 4:25
  3. "Mobscene Replet" (Mea Culpa Mix by Bitteren Ende) – 4:35
  4. "Personal Jesus" (Enhanced Video)

Charts[edit]

Other versions[edit]

British singer Jamelia used a sample from the song for her 2006 single "Beware of the Dog". Also American singer and actress Hilary Duff used a "Personal Jesus" sample as the basis of her 2008 single "Reach Out".[107]

In 2013, former Van Halen frontman Sammy Hagar covered the song on his twelfth studio album Sammy Hagar & Friends. Hagar commented at the time: "I've gotta tell you, as I studied that lick I went 'That is a blues fricken' lick.' For an electronic band, some bizarre alternative electronic band, that's a badass blues lick. And I played it on guitar and said, 'This is it.' And Neal Schon, the intro on that thing, the licks Neal's playing, it's in high gear. I can't wait till the Depeche Mode guys hear it. I think when they hear it they're going to say, 'Sammy Hagar, that (expletive) rock and roll freak?' Haha. They've gotta like it. It's a blues song and it's a great lyric, a great deep, dark lyric. I can't write lyrics like that. It's too dark for me."[108]

In 2018, British rock band Def Leppard released their own version of the song. Guitarist Phil Collen said: "Depeche Mode [started out] really poppy like a lot of bands that disappeared, then all of a sudden they started doing things like 'Personal Jesus' – and it was like 'woah' … It has an element of cool that was different from the earlier Depeche Mode stuff. I found it really inspiring how this article that said Depeche Mode sold out more than Bieber or Taylor Swift. We [felt] a tear of pride and joy for them – the fact that they carried on, never stopped … and it's sort of the way we see ourselves."[109]

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