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“God's Gonna Cut You Down” by Johnny Cash
Released 2006
“God's Gonna Cut You Down” by Johnny Cash appears on 11 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2006 and 2023. It was first released in 2006. Its best result is #29 on the CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2006. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #247 alternative song of 2006 and #2,418 alternative song of all time.
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"God's Gonna Cut You Down" is an old traditional folk song, a warning to wrongdoers that nobody outruns God's judgment, and Johnny Cash's version came out after his death, on American V: A Hundred Highways in 2006. Rick Rubin produced it, with John Carter Cash as associate producer, and David Ferguson recorded it and mixed it with Greg Fidelman.
It's stripped to the bone: a stomping, clapping, chain-gang rhythm and that voice, cracked and cavernous, handing down the verdict like a man who has already stood before the judge himself. Coming from Cash, with the grave already closed behind him, it lands like a sermon from the far side.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 29 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2006 | 101 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 895 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 1098 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 329 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Songs That Matter from the Last Decade | 913 |
| 2009 | 1012 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2009 | 846 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Essential Songs | 913 |
| 2010 | 975 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 1005 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 1054 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 1102 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
| 2023 | 734 | WYEP | WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023 | 1229 |
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