Joseph, Better You than Me

"Joseph, Better You than Me" is a song by Las Vegas-based rock band The Killers featuring Elton John and Neil Tennant. The song was released on December 16, 2008 (2008-12-16) as a download-only single.^[1] All proceeds from the song benefit the Product Red campaign, headed by Bono and Bobby Shriver. The music video features footage from The Living Christ series

The song continues the tradition of The Killers releasing a digital download Christmas single that started with "A Great Big Sled" in 2006 and continued with "Don't Shoot Me Santa" in 2007. Brandon Flowers said it was great to work with two "real professionals" and "would love to work with them again".

The song speaks of Saint Joseph, the father of Jesus. Flowers, Elton and Tennant take turns in describing the difficulties that he must have felt being the father of the proclaimed savior. They also sing of the public attention Joseph would have received and, as the title of the song says, that he did a better job than they would have.

Track listing

"Joseph, Better You Than Me" - 4:53

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Canadian Hot 100	43
UK Singles Chart	88
Austria Singles Top 75	64^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "newburycomics.com - The Killers with Elton John & Neil Tennant : Joseph, Better You Than Me". Newbury Comics. http://www.newburycomics.com/rel/v2_viewupc.php?storenr=103&upc=103-1180872N. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
^ "Killers Single-Latest". Clash. http://www.clashmusic.com/news/killers-single-latest. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
^ http://acharts.us/song/41124

The Killers

Brandon Flowers Dave Keuning Mark Stoermer Ronnie Vannucci Jr.

Studio albums	Hot Fuss Sam's Town Day & Age

Compilations	Sawdust

Extended plays	The Killers Demo (RED) Christmas EP

Live albums/DVDs	Live from the Royal Albert Hall

Singles	"Somebody Told Me" "Mr. Brightside" "All These Things That I've Done" "Smile Like You Mean It" "When You Were Young" "Bones" "Read My Mind" "For Reasons Unknown" "Shadowplay" "Tranquilize" "Human" "Spaceman" "The World We Live In" "A Dustland Fairytale"

Christmas songs	2006: "A Great Big Sled" 2007: "Don't Shoot Me Santa" 2008: "Joseph, Better You Than Me" 2009: "¡Happy Birthday Guadalupe!" 2010: "Boots" 2011: "The Cowboys' Christmas Ball"

Other songs	"Jenny Was a Friend of Mine" "Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll"

World Tours	Hot Fuss Tour Sam's Town Tour Day & Age World Tour

Related	Discography Awards Marrakesh Records (Lizard King Records) Island Records Flamingo Big Talk Another Life "Crystal" Ray Suen Battle Born Studios

Elton John songs

1960s and 1970s	"I've Been Loving You" (1968) · "Lady Samantha" (1969) · "It's Me That You Need" (1969) · "Border Song" (1970) · "Rock n' Roll Madonna" (1970) · "From Denver to L.A." (1970) · "Take Me to the Pilot" (1970) · "Your Song" (1970) · "Levon" (1971) · "Tiny Dancer" (1972) · "Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time)" (1972) · "Honky Cat" (1972) · "Crocodile Rock" (1972) · "Daniel" (1972) · "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" (1973) · "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" (1973) · "Step into Christmas" (1973) · "Candle in the Wind" (1974) · "Bennie and the Jets" (1974) · "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (1974) · "The Bitch Is Back" (1974) · "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" (1974) · "Philadelphia Freedom" (1975) · "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" (1975) · "Island Girl" (1975) · "Grow Some Funk of Your Own" (1976) · "I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford)" (1976) · "Pinball Wizard" (1976) · "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (1976) · "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (1976) · "Bite Your Lip (Get Up and Dance!)" (1977) · "Crazy Water" (1977) · "The Goaldigger's Song" (1977) · "Ego" (1978) · "Part-Time Love" (1978) · "Song for Guy" (1978) · "Are You Ready for Love" (1979) · "Mama Can't Buy You Love" (1979) · "Johnny B. Goode" (1979)

1980s	"Little Jeannie" (1980) · "Sartorial Eloquence (Don't Ya Wanna Play This Game No More?)" (1980) · "Dear God" (1980) · "I Saw Her Standing There" / "Whatever Gets You thru the Night" / "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" (1981) · "Blue Eyes" (1982) · "Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)" (1982) · "Ball and Chain" (1982) · "All Quiet on the Western Front" (1982) · "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" (1983) · "I'm Still Standing" (1983) · "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" (1984) · "Nikita" (1985) · "That's What Friends Are For" (1985) · "Wrap Her Up" (1985) · "Take Me to the Pilot" (1988) · "I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That" (1988) · "Town of Plenty" (1988) · "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters (Part Two)" (1988) · "Healing Hands" (1989) · "Sacrifice" (1989)

1990s	"Club at the End of the Street" (1990) · "You Gotta Love Someone" (1990) · "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (1991) · "The One" (1992) · "The Last Song" (1992) · "Simple Life" (1993) · "True Love" (1993) · "Shakey Ground" (1994) · "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (1994) · "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (1994) · "Circle of Life" (1994) · "Believe" (1994) · "Made in England" (1995) · "When the Money's Gone" (1995) · "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" (1997) · "Candle in the Wind 1997" (1997) · "Written in the Stars" (1999)

2000s	"This Train Don't Stop There Anymore" (2002) · "Original Sin" (2002) · "Are You Ready for Love" (2003) · "Ghetto Gospel" (2005) · "Electricity" (2005) · "The Bridge" (2006) · "Joseph, Better You than Me" (2008)

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