| "I'm Not Jesus" | ||||
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| Single by Apocalyptica featuring Corey Taylor | ||||
| from the album Worlds Collide | ||||
| Released | September 17, 2007 March 4, 2008[1] |
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| Format | CD Single | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Genre | Cello metal Alternative metal post grunge Progressive rock |
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| Length | 3:36 | |||
| Label | Sony BMG | |||
| Writer(s) | Apocalyptica, Johnny Andrews, Geno Lenardo | |||
| Producer | Jacob Hellner | |||
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"I'm Not Jesus" is a song by the Finnish cello metal band Apocalyptica, featuring Corey Taylor from Slipknot and Stone Sour. The single was released on September 17, 2007 and again on March 4, 2008[1], off the album Worlds Collide.
The song thematizes child-abuse by clerics. Corey Taylor sings from the perspective of a man who has been abused by a priest when he was a child and now confronts his torturer.
The song was co-written by Filter guitarist and composer Geno Lenardo and vocalist Johnny Andrews.
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The music video for I'm Not Jesus featured Corey Taylor recording, and Apocalyptica members playing their instruments. The video also includes various film shots of children in torn/old clothes, and behind fences or various other objects. Every child shows no emotion in their facial expression.[2]
| Chart (2007) | Peak position [3] |
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| Finland Singles Top 20 | 15 |
| Germany Singles Top 100 | 25 |
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