Song · U2
“Jesus Christ” by U2
Released 1988
“Jesus Christ” by U2 appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1988 and 2003. It was first released in 1988. Its best result is #67 on the WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1988. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #207 alternative song of 1988 and #6,595 alternative song of all time.
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U2 took on Woody Guthrie in 1988 with "Jesus Christ", a song Guthrie wrote in the winter of 1940 at a window in a New York City rooming house, trying to pin down what he thought of the rich and the poor. His verses retell what Jesus preached, above all about wealth and poverty, and how those who rejected that message had him killed; then a ninth verse drags the story into Guthrie's own day and argues that modern capitalist society would kill him just the same.
Jimmy Iovine produced U2's version, with Jack Clement as associate producer, David Ferguson engineering and Shelly Yakus on the mix. Bono sings and blows harmonica over the Edge's guitar, Adam Clayton's bass and Larry Mullen, Jr.'s drums, four rock musicians paying their respects to American folk.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 67 | WLIR / WDRE Long Island, NY | WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1988 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1665 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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