"Reverence" is a song by Scottish

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group

the Jesus and Mary Chain The Jesus and Mary Chain are a Scottish alternative rock band formed in East Kilbride in 1983. The band revolves around the songwriting partnership of brothers Jim and William Reid. After signing to independent label Creation Records, they re ...

, released as the first single from the group's fourth studio album, ''

Honey's Dead ''Honey's Dead'' is the fourth studio album by the Scottish alternative rock band The Jesus and Mary Chain, released in 1992 on Blanco y Negro Records. It marked a return to a more abrasive sound for the group, as well as incorporating elements ...

'' (1992). It was released by

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on 3 February 1992 and reached number 10 on the

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and number 21 in Ireland.

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banned the song from airing due to the lyrics "I want to die just like

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/ I want to die just like J-F-K", but it was not banned from

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Track listings

All tracks were written by

Jim Reid James McLeish Reid (born 29 December 1961) is a Scottish singer/songwriter and the lead singer for the alternative rock band The Jesus and Mary Chain, which he formed with his elder brother and guitarist William Reid in 1983. Career The Jes ...

and William Reid, except where noted. 7-inch (NEG55) and cassette (NEG55C) # "Reverence" – 3:45 # "Heat" – 3:00 12-inch (NEG55T) and CD single (NEG55CD) # "Reverence" – 3:45 # "Heat" – 3:00 # "Reverence" (radio mix) – 5:43 # " Guitarman" (

Jerry Reed Jerry Reed Hubbard (March 20, 1937 – September 1, 2008) was an American singer, guitarist, composer, and songwriter as well as an actor who appeared in more than a dozen films. His signature songs included " Guitar Man", " U.S. Male", "A Thi ...

) – 3:42 US CD single (9 40375–2) # "Reverence" (album version) – 3:40 # "Reverence" (Jim and William Reid mix) – 5:38 # "Reverence" (

Al Jourgensen Alain David Jourgensen (born Alejandro Ramírez Casas; October 9, 1958) is a Cuban-American singer, musician and music producer. Closely related with the independent record label Wax Trax! Records, his musical career spans four decades. He is b ...

mix) – 6:09 # "Reverence" (

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mix) – 6:46 # "Guitarman" – 3:42

Personnel

The Jesus and Mary Chain *

– vocals, guitar,

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* William Reid – guitar, production Additional personnel *

Alan Moulder Alan Moulder (born 11 June 1959) is an English record producer, mixing engineer, and audio engineer. Early life Moulder was born on 11 June 1959 in Boston, Lincolnshire. He was educated at Boston Grammar School. He had an interest in music fro ...

–

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("Reverence", "Guitarman") * Dick Meaney – engineering ("Heat") * Anjali Dutt – engineering (radio mix) *

– remixing (Al Jourgensen mix) *

– remixing (Mark Stent mix)

Charts

References

{{Authority control The Jesus and Mary Chain songs 1992 singles Songs written by Jim Reid Songs written by William Reid (musician) 1992 songs Blanco y Negro Records singles American Recordings (record label) singles Songs about the assassination of John F. Kennedy Electronic rock songs