| I'm Not Jesus | |
| Cover: | Apocalyptica-im-not-jesus.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Apocalyptica featuring Corey Taylor |
| Album: | Worlds Collide |
| Released: |
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| Recorded: | 2007 |
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| Length: | 3:36 |
| Label: | Sony BMG |
| Producer: | Jacob Hellner |
| Chronology: | Apocalyptica |
| Prev Title: | Repressed |
| Prev Year: | 2006 |
| Next Title: | S.O.S. (Anything But Love) |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
"I'm Not Jesus" is a song by the Finnish cello metal band Apocalyptica, featuring Corey Taylor from Slipknot and Stone Sour. The single was released on September 17, 2007 and again on March 4, 2008,[1] on the album Worlds Collide.
The song thematizes child abuse by clerics. Corey Taylor sings from the perspective of a man who was sexually abused by a priest when he was a child and now confronts his abuser.
The song was co-written by ex-Filter guitarist and composer Geno Lenardo and vocalist Johnny Andrews.
The music video, directed by Tony Petrossian, featured Corey Taylor recording, and Apocalyptica members playing their instruments. The video also includes various film shots of children in torn/old clothes, and behind fences or various other objects. Every child shows no emotion in their facial expression.[2]
| Chart (2007) | Peak position [3] | |
|---|---|---|
| Finland Singles Top 20 | 15 | |
| Germany Singles Top 100 | 25 |