Juke Joint Jezebel
| "Juke Joint Jezebel" | |||||||
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| Single by KMFDM | |||||||
| B-side | "Kraut" | ||||||
| Released | February 28, 1995 | ||||||
| Recorded | ??? | ||||||
| Genre | Industrial rock | ||||||
| Length | 4:11 | ||||||
| Label | Wax Trax!/TVT | ||||||
| Writer(s) | Sascha Konietzko, Klaus Schandelmaier, Günter Schulz, Raymond Watts | ||||||
| Producer(s) | Sascha Konietzko | ||||||
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"Juke Joint Jezebel" is a song by industrial rock group KMFDM from their 1995 album Nihil. It is KMFDM's most widely known song to date, with around three million copies of the song sold in various forms.[1][2]
Background
The music for the song was written primarily by KMFDM frontman Sascha Konietzko, who asked returning band member Raymond Watts to write the lyrics for "Juke Joint Jezebel" as well as a few other tracks from Nihil.[3] Also credited as authors are En Esch and Günter Schulz.[4]
Release
"Juke Joint Jezebel" was initially released on February 28, 1995. After the release of Nihil, a second version of the single was released with additional remixes by Italian record producer Giorgio Moroder. The Canadian release of Juke Joint Jezebel: The Giorgio Moroder Mixes includes a bonus CD titled The Year Of The Pig Collection, which feature one track each from KMFDM's previous six studio albums, as well "Fuck Me" from Sin Sex & Salvation. "Juke Joint Jezebel" was also released on a 12" entitled Year of the Pig.
One of the two music videos for the song uses animations extensively from the Patlabor 1 manga movie.[5] The original version of the song is in the 1995 movie Bad Boys, while the "Giorgio Moroder Metropolis Remix" of the song is featured in the Mortal Kombat movie and soundtrack. Both soundtracks eventually went platinum. The album version of the song can also be heard in the "Home is Where the Tart Is" episode of Beverly Hills, 90210.[6]
The original single version was re-released as a 7" in 2009. On October 25, 2010, "Juke Joint Jezebel" was made available as a downloadable song for the game Rock Band.[7]
Critical reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [8] |
"Juke Joint Jezebel" has received significant critical acclaim. Heidi MacDonald of CMJ New Music Monthly called the song "nearly flawless".[9] Andy Hinds of Allmusic called it "an enduring and indispensable dancefloor favorite at goth/industrial clubs around the world."[10] Greg Kot of the Chicago Tribune said it "swaggers like a Bourbon Street hooker, with crunching guitars and a swooping, gospelish chorus".[11] "Juke Joint Jezebel" was listed at No. 23 on COMA Music Magazine's "101 Greatest Industrial Songs of All Time" feature in 2012.[12]
Track listings
| Original release (1995) (Re-released in 2009 as 7") | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Juke Joint Jezebel" | 4:11 |
| 2. | "Kraut" | 4:59 |
Total length: |
9:10 | |
| The Giorgio Moroder Mixes (1995) | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Juke Joint Jezebel (Poly-Matrix)" | 4:18 |
| 2. | "Juke Joint Jezebel (Original Single Edit)" | 4:11 |
| 3. | "Juke Joint Jezebel (Metropolis)" | 5:17 |
| 4. | "Juke Joint Jezebel (Paradox)" (only available on CD) | 4:32 |
| 5. | "Juke Joint Jezebel (Poly-Matrix X-Tended)" (only available on CD — 12" substituted instrumental version) | 6:17 |
| 6. | "Kraut" (only available on CD) | 4:59 |
Total length: |
29:34 | |
| The Year of the Pig Collection Canadian bonus CD (1995) | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Kickin' Ass" (What Do You Know, Deutschland?) | 4:01 |
| 2. | "Fuck Me" (Sin Sex & Salvation) | 3:47 |
| 3. | "Go to Hell (Fuck MTV Mix)" (Naïve/Hell to Go) | 5:45 |
| 4. | "No Meat-No Man" (Don't Blow Your Top) | 3:50 |
| 5. | "UAIOE" (UAIOE) | 3:53 |
| 6. | "Spiritual House" (Money) | 5:20 |
| 7. | "No Peace" (Angst') | 4:28 |
Total length: |
31:04 | |
| Year of the Pig 12" (1995) | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Juke Joint Jezebel" | 4:34 |
| 2. | "Secret Skin" (Sin Sex & Salvation) | 3:39 |
| 3. | "Go To Hell" (Naïve/Hell to Go) | 5:23 |
| 4. | "Kraut" | 5:23 |
Total length: |
18:59 | |
Personnel
- Sascha Konietzko – choir, electronics
- Jennifer Ginsberg – choir
- En Esch – choir, hi-hat
- Günter Schulz – guitar, choir
- Raymond Watts – lead vocals
References
- ↑ Borzillo, Carrie (June 22, 1996). "Wax Trax!/TVT's KMFDM Rides Industrial Revolution with 8th Set". Billboard Magazine. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved September 2, 2010.
- ↑ "Raymond Watts Interview". Unhip #1. 1999. Retrieved September 2, 2010.
- ↑ "Raymond Watts Interview". Sonic Envelope. October 20, 1995. Retrieved September 2, 2010.
- ↑ CD booklet
- ↑ Atwood, Brett (August 19, 1995). "The Eye". Billboard Magazine. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 47. Retrieved September 7, 2010.
- ↑ "Beverly Hills 90210: Home Is Where the Tart Is". TV.com. CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved September 2, 2010.
- ↑ "Juke Joint Jezebel by KMFDM". Harmonix Music Systems, Inc. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
- ↑ Hinds, Andy. "Juke Joint Jezebel Review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
- ↑ MacDonald, Heidi (May 1995). Best New Music: KMFDM Nihil. Robert K. Haber. p. 15. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
- ↑ Hinds, Andy. "Nihil Review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
- ↑ Kot, Greg (May 26, 1995). "Industrial Arts: Kmfdm Crafts The Lighter, Brighter Side Of Machine Rock". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
- ↑ Schock, David (March 8, 2012). "Feature: 101 Greatest Industrial Songs of All Time – # 40 – # 21". COMA Music Magazine. Archived from the original on September 18, 2013.
External links
- Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
- "Juke Joint Jezebel" single (all editions) at Discogs (list of releases)