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{{Song | {{Song | ||
| Name = Personal Jesus | | Name = Personal Jesus | ||
| − | | Cover = | + | | Cover = LestWeForget(TheBestOf).jpg |
| Artist = [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]] | | Artist = [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]] | ||
| − | | Album = [[Lest We Forget | + | | Album = [[Lest We Forget (The Best of)]] |
| Released = September 28, 2004 | | Released = September 28, 2004 | ||
| Recorded = 2004 at the Doppelherz Blood Treatment Facility in Hollywood, California | | Recorded = 2004 at the Doppelherz Blood Treatment Facility in Hollywood, California | ||
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| − | "'''Personal Jesus'''" is the lead single of the first greatest hits album ''[[Lest We Forget | + | "'''Personal Jesus'''" is the lead single of the first greatest hits album ''[[Lest We Forget (The Best Of)]]'', originally written and performed by Depeche Mode in 1989. 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. |
The cover does not deviate in any large degree from Depeche Mode's original version, apart from additional guitar distortion. | The cover does not deviate in any large degree from Depeche Mode's original version, apart from additional guitar distortion. | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
| − | == Appearances == | + | ==Appearances== |
| − | === Albums === | + | ===Albums=== |
| − | * ''[[Lest We Forget | + | * ''[[Lest We Forget (The Best of)]]'' |
| − | === Singles === | + | |
| − | * " | + | ===Singles=== |
| − | + | * "Personal Jesus" | |
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| − | == Versions == | + | ==Versions== |
| − | * "Personal Jesus" <small> | + | * "Personal Jesus" <small>— Appears on ''Lest We Forget (The Best Of)''.</small> |
| − | * " | + | * "Personal Jesus" (Rude Photo Motor Remix) <small>— Appears on the "Personal Jesus" single.</small> |
| − | * "Personal Jesus" (Radio Edit) <small> | + | * "Personal Jesus" (Radio Edit) <small>— Appears on the "Personal Jesus" single.</small> |
| − | * "Personal Jesus" (Rude Photo Motor Remix) (Dub/Instrumental) <small> | + | * "Personal Jesus" (Rude Photo Motor Remix) (Dub/Instrumental) <small>— Appears on the "Personal Jesus" vinyl promotional single.</small> |
| − | == Music video == | + | ==Music video== |
| − | [[ | + | [[Image:PersonalJesusScreenshot.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Manson and the band from the video]] |
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| − | = | + | The single was accompanied by a [http://youtube.com/watch?v=1JFyIaybXbU music video] directed by Manson and Nathan "Karma" Cox, which features the band members in Tableaux Vivants accompanied by Rear projection images depicting various scenes of American and international political figures such as John F. Kennedy, Mahatma Gandhi, Adolf Hitler and George W. Bush. |
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| − | == Manson Speaks == | + | ==Manson Speaks== |
| − | "It could have been a farewell to music for me because I was getting very frustrated with my ability to get across my ideas. I got to the point where I was thinking about maybe this should be it for me, but then while I was putting all these songs together I started realising what had shaped my career - my singles, politics and religion - and I heard Personal Jesus on the radio. It was done in the same year that we started the band, but it had a whole different meaning to me this time." | + | "It could have been a farewell to music for me because I was getting very frustrated with my ability to get across my ideas. I got to the point where I was thinking about maybe this should be it for me, but then while I was putting all these songs together I started realising what had shaped my career - my singles, politics and religion - and I heard Personal Jesus on the radio. It was done in the same year that we started the band, but it had a whole different meaning to me this time." |
| − | == Lyrics == | + | ==Lyrics== |
Reach out and touch faith | Reach out and touch faith | ||
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Reach out and touch faith | Reach out and touch faith | ||
| − | {{ | + | {{Singles}} |
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Marilyn Manson Songs]] |
| − | [[Category:Marilyn Manson | + | [[Category:Marilyn Manson Singles]] |
[[Category:Songs covered by Marilyn Manson]] | [[Category:Songs covered by Marilyn Manson]] | ||
[[Category:Songs from Lest We Forget (The Best Of)]] | [[Category:Songs from Lest We Forget (The Best Of)]] | ||
| − | [[Category:Marilyn Manson | + | [[Category:Marilyn Manson Songs With Music Videos]] |
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