Reverence (song)

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title: "Reverence (song)" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["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", "songs-banned-by-the-bbc", "religious-controversies-in-music"] description: "1992 single by the Jesus and Mary Chain" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverence_(song)" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary 1992 single by the Jesus and Mary Chain ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox song"]

Field	Value
name	Reverence
cover	Reverence EP.jpg
type	single
artist	the Jesus and Mary Chain
album	Honey's Dead
B-side	Heat
released
genre	Electronic rock
length	03:40
label	Blanco y Negro
writer	William Reid, Jim Reid
producer	Jim Reid, William Reid
prev_title	Head On
prev_year	1989
next_title	Far Gone and Out
next_year	1992
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| name = Reverence | cover = Reverence EP.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = the Jesus and Mary Chain | album = Honey's Dead | B-side = Heat | released = | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = Electronic rock | length = 03:40 | label = Blanco y Negro | writer = William Reid, Jim Reid | producer = Jim Reid, William Reid | prev_title = Head On | prev_year = 1989 | next_title = Far Gone and Out | next_year = 1992 "Reverence" is a song by Scottish alternative rock group the Jesus and Mary Chain, released as the first single from the group's fourth studio album, Honey's Dead (1992). It was released by Blanco y Negro Records on 3 February 1992, reaching number 10 on the UK Single Chart and number 21 in Ireland. BBC TV banned the song from airing due to the lyrics "I want to die just like Jesus Christ / I want to die just like J-F-K", but it was not banned from BBC Radio One.

Track listings

All tracks were written by Jim Reid and William Reid, except where noted.

UK 7-inch (NEG 55) and cassette single (NEG 55C)

1. "Reverence"
2. "Heat"

UK 12-inch (NEG 55T) and CD single (NEG 55CD)

1. "Reverence"
2. "Heat"
3. "Reverence" (radio mix)
4. "Guitarman" (Jerry Reed)

US maxi-CD single

1. "Reverence" (album version) – 3:40
2. "Reverence" (Jim and William Reid mix) – 5:38
3. "Reverence" (Al Jourgensen mix) – 6:09
4. "Reverence" (Mark Stent mix) – 6:46
5. "Guitarman" – 3:42

Personnel

The Jesus and Mary Chain

• Jim Reid – vocals, guitar, production
• William Reid – guitar, production

Additional personnel

• Alan Moulder – engineering ("Reverence", "Guitarman")
• Dick Meaney – engineering ("Heat")
• Anjali Dutt – engineering (radio mix)
• Al Jourgensen – remixing (Al Jourgensen mix)
• Mark Stent – remixing (Mark Stent mix)

Charts

::data[format=table] | Chart (1992) | Peak position | Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) | |---|---|---| | 42 | | | ::

References

References

1. (1 February 1992). "New Releases: Singles".
2. Gerard, Chris. (19 April 2021). "The 100 Greatest Alternative Singles of the '90s: 100 - 81".
3. (7 March 1992). "Off the Record".
4. (1992). "Reverence". [[Blanco y Negro Records]].
5. (1992). "Reverence". Blanco y Negro Records.
6. (1992). "Reverence". Blanco y Negro Records.
7. (1992). "Reverence". Blanco y Negro Records.
8. (1992). "Reverence". Blanco y Negro Records, [[Def American Recordings]].
9. (29 February 1992). "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles".

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