East Jesus Nowhere
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East Jesus Nowhere | |
Written by: | Billie Joe Armstrong |
Song length: | 4:35 |
Release date: | October 19, 2009 |
Album: | 21st Century Breakdown |
Mixed by: | Chris Lord-Alge |
Produced by: | Butch Vig |
Single chronology | |
Previous single: | "21 Guns" |
Next single: | "21st Century Breakdown" |
Album chronology | |
Previous song: | "Last Night on Earth" |
Next song: | "Peacemaker" |
"East Jesus Nowhere" is the eighth track from 21st Century Breakdown and the third single to be released from that album.
Song meaning[edit | edit source]
The song rebukes fundamentalist religion, and was inspired by a church service where Billie's friend's baby was baptized.
Lyrics[edit | edit source]
- Main article: East Jesus Nowhere/lyrics
Tracks | "Song of the Century" · "21st Century Breakdown" · "Know Your Enemy" · "¡Viva La Gloria!" · "Before the Lobotomy" · "Christian's Inferno" · "Last Night on Earth" · "East Jesus Nowhere" · "Peacemaker" · "Last of the American Girls" · "Murder City" · "¿Viva la Gloria? (Little Girl)" · "Restless Heart Syndrome" · "Horseshoes and Handgrenades" · The Static Age · 21 Guns · American Eulogy · See the Light |
B-sides | "Lights Out" · "Hearts Collide" · "A Quick One, While He's Away" · "Another State of Mind" · "That's All Right" · "Like a Rolling Stone" · "Favorite Son" (originally released on 2004 Rock Against Bush Vol. 2 compilation album) |