Jacob's Ladder (Not in My Name)

"Jacob's Ladder (Not in My Name)"
Single by Chumbawamba
Released	2002
Recorded	2002 at Woodlands Studio, Castleford, UK
Genre	Pop
Label	MUTT
Songwriter(s)	Chumbawamba & Davy Graham
Producer(s)	Chumbawamba
Chumbawamba singles chronology
"Her Majesty" (2002) "'Jacob's Ladder (Not in My Name)'" (2002) "Tubthumping (Remix)" (2003)
"Her Majesty" (2002) "Jacob's Ladder (Not in My Name)" (2002) "Tubthumping (Remix)" (2003)

"Jacob's Ladder (Not in My Name)" is an anti-Iraq War single from Chumbawamba. This version, different from the one on their album Readymades, is remixed and contains new anti-war lyrics.

It contains two major samples:

• The descending bass line and guitar lick from Davey Graham's song "Anji" (hence the co-writing credit).
• The voice from Harry Cox's song "The Pretty Ploughboy" off his album A Century of Song ("And they sent him down into the war to be slain, be slain... / And they sent him down into the war to be slain.")

The song can be downloaded from the band's website here.

Track listings

Adapted from AllMusic.^[1]

1. "Jacob's Ladder (Not in My Name)"
2. "Jacob's Ladder (Albumesque)"
3. "Round 'Em Up and Throw 'Em In"

References

External links

• Hear the song