Personal Jesus
Depeche Mode * Track #3 On Violator
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Personal Jesus by Depeche Mode
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Martin L. GoreAbout
“Personal Jesus” is the first single and third track on Depeche Mode’s seventh and most successful album Violator. It peaked at #28 in the US in March 1990. It also reached the top 20 in several countries overseas and became Warner Bros. Records' biggest-selling 12" single in its 40+ year history. R...
Personal Jesus Lyrics
[Refrain]
Reach out and touch faith
[Chorus]
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
[Verse 1]
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
[Refrain]
Reach out and touch faith
Reach out and touch faith
[Chorus]
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
[Interlude]
[Verse 2]
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
[Refrain]
Reach out and touch faith
Your own personal Jesus
Reach out and touch faith
Reach out and touch faith
Reach out and touch faith
[Interlude]
[Refrain]
Reach out and touch faith
Reach out and touch faith
(Reach out, reach out)
Reach out and touch faith
Personal Jesus Q&A
Who wrote Personal Jesus's ?
Personal Jesus was written by Martin L. Gore.
Who produced Personal Jesus's ?
Personal Jesus was produced by Depeche Mode & Flood.
When did Depeche Mode release Personal Jesus?
Depeche Mode released Personal Jesus on Tue Aug 29 1989.
What did Depeche Mode say about "Personal Jesus"?
Martin Gore told Spin Magazine in 1990:
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. We play these god-like par...
Are there any differences between the album and the single versions?
Yes! The album version has a longer outro, shown on this page with the 2 instances of the refrain. Following this is an instrumental synthesizer section which fades to end the track.
The single version features only 1 instance of the refrain, essentially a hybrid of the 2 on the album version:
[Re...