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“Jesus Says” by Ash
From the album Nu-Clear Sounds (1998)
“Jesus Says” by Ash appears on 10 radio countdowns from 1 station between 2003 and 2014. It was first released in 1998 on the album Nu-Clear Sounds. Its best result is #1691 on the CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #4,712 alternative song of all time.
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"Jesus Says" led the way for Ash's second album, Nu-Clear Sounds, in 1998, the first single from the record, and it climbed to No. 15 in the UK. It's a big, bruising rocker, with Tim Wheeler and Charlotte Hatherley both on guitar and vocals, Mark Hamilton on bass and Rick McMurray on drums; Hamilton wrote the music and Wheeler the words.
Owen Morris produced it with Chris Kimsey and the band, Billy Bush engineered, and Butch Vig remixed it for its American release. It stood as Ash's biggest-selling single until "Shining Light" came along in 2001, a single that carried a remix of "Jesus Says" as its B-side. The song also turned up on the soundtrack of the film Swimfan, and on the hits collection Intergalactic Sonic 7″s.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1987 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 2005 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 2001 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
| 2007 | 1691 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 1716 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 1742 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 1778 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 1854 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 1919 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 1990 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
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