Jesus Jones | |
|---|---|
 Jesus Jones performing in 2011 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Bradford-on-Avon,Wiltshire, England |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Labels | |
| Members |
|
| Past members | Tony Arthy |
| Website | www |
Jesus Jones are a Britishalternative rock band fromBradford-on-Avon inWiltshire, formed in late 1988, who continue to record and perform, as of 2025.[5][6] Their track "Right Here, Right Now" was an international hit, and was subsequently globally licensed for promotional and advertising campaigns. The single was also nominated for aGrammy Award at the34th Annual Grammy Awards in 1991, as was its album,Doubt.[7] They also achieved chart success with the songs "Real Real Real", "International Bright Young Thing" and "Info Freako".
In 1989 Jesus Jones released their debut albumLiquidizer, featuring the singles "Info Freako", "Never Enough" and "Bring it on Down",[8] all of which narrowly missed the top 40 in theUK Singles Chart.
In early 1990, Jesus Jones recorded their second album,Doubt, but theirrecord label was forced to delay its release until the beginning of 1991.[why?] The album sold well, due to the success of "Right Here, Right Now".[8] The song is about the swift end of theCold War, and reached No. 2 in theUS and No. 31 in theUK.[9][10] In June 1990, Jesus Jones appeared at theGlastonbury Festival.[11]
Other singles fromDoubt included "Real, Real, Real" and "International Bright Young Thing", which became two of their biggesthit singles in the UK, reaching No. 19 and No. 7 respectively in the UK Singles Chart.[10] In 1991, Jesus Jones were the only UK winners when they won the Best New Artist award at theMTV Awards.[12] In April 1991, theBritish music magazineNME reported that their US tour had sold out before Jesus Jones arrived in the country.[13]
The follow-up toDoubt wasPerverse (1993), a darker and moreindustrial based album, which, though a big seller, did not reach the worldwide hit status ofDoubt.Perverse was one of the first rock albums recorded entirely digitally.[14]
After the release of thePerverse album, Jesus Jones took an extended hiatus and did not return to therecording studio until December 1996. After the recording of their fourth album, drummer Gen left the band before the album was released. They released their fourth album, titledAlready, in 1997 after which Jesus Jones and theirrecord labelEMI parted company. The final months of the band are chronicled in the PDF book written by Mike Edwards "Death Threats From An 8 Year Old In The Seychelles".
With the exception of the release of theCulture Vulture EP in 2004, no new material from the band had been released between 2001 and 2018. However, in 2010, a series of download albums were released toAmazon.co.uk. The release consisted of six different albums containing "in concert" performances at theBBC, such as London T+C 1991 and London Astoria 1993.
In 2005, theLive at the Marquee DVD was released on Secret Recordings of a filmed gig from 2002.
The single "Right Here, Right Now" was resurrected in 2006 as an advertisingjingle for the AmericanretailerKmart, in an image campaign forCBS News, and in promotional advertisements for the now-defunct television channelTechTV. In 2007Hillary Clinton used the track for her electoral campaign.Ford Motor Company used "Right Here, Right Now" in their 2010 televisual advertising campaign. A cover of the song was also recorded by New Zealand bandThe Feelers to use in advertising for the2011 Rugby World Cup.[15] In 2011 the band releasedThe Collection & Other Rarities, which included many of their B-side tracks as well as demos and rarities.[16]
In November 2014, EMI reissued all four of the band's albums in a special CD+DVD bundle. In addition to the original album's tracks the reissues feature radio sessions, long-deleted b-sides, rare remixes and alternate versions. The DVDs include rare live concert footage and other extras.[17]
In a 2015 interview for the online periodicalSoot Magazine band leader Mike Edwards acknowledged that, besides re-recording some older tracks with new arrangements, he was in the process of writing material for a new album: "I am writing new stuff – I was actually writing some new material yesterday and I have loads of little bits and pieces ticking over".[18]
Since the mid-2000s, Jesus Jones have continued performing live. In August 2011, the band went on a short tour (dubbed on one poster "The World's Smallest World Tour"), playing three shows in Australia before closing with a show in Japan. In November 2011, the band were due to perform in the UK in Birmingham and London, but the dates were postponed due to bass player Al Doughty being ill. They took place in January 2012. The band also toured the UK in December 2013 as part ofThe Wonder Stuff's Sleigh The UK tour. In March 2015, the band again returned to Australia and New Zealand for a five city tour.[19]
Jesus Jones have released further albums, namelyPassages andVoyages in 2018 with further singles "Still Smiling" and "Animal Instinct" distributed online in 2024.
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [21] | AUS [22][23] | CAN [24] | EUR [25] | FIN [26] | GER [27] | NED [28] | NZ [29] | SWE [30] | US [31] | |||||
| Liquidizer | 32 | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Doubt |
| 1 | 23 | 35 | 10 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 25 | |||
| Perverse |
| 6 | 32 | 38 | 39 | 13 | 96 | 63 | 50 | 29 | 59 | |||
| Already |
| 161 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| London |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Passages |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Voyages |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Title | Tracks | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [21] | ||||||||||||||
| 1989 | Food Christmas |
| 63 | |||||||||||
| 2004 | Culture Vulture |
| — | |||||||||||
| 2016 | How's This Even Going Down? |
| — | |||||||||||
| 2016 | Suck it Up |
| - | |||||||||||
| 2019 | Liquidizer EP |
| - | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [21] | AUS [22][23][36] | CAN [37] | EUR [38] | FIN [26] | GER [39] | NED [28] | NZ [29] | US [31] | US Alt. [31] | |||||
| 1989 | "Info Freako" | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Liquidizer | ||
| "Never Enough" | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Bring It on Down" | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1990 | "Real Real Real" | 19 | 117 | 10 | 48 | — | — | 59 | 37 | 4 | 26 | Doubt | ||
| "Right Here, Right Now" | 31 | 35 | 18 | 87 | 13 | 84 | 61 | 29 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| "International Bright Young Thing" | 7 | 79 | 58 | 29 | — | — | — | 22 | — | 6 | ||||
| 1991 | "Who? Where? Why?" | 21 | 167 | — | 82 | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | |||
| "Right Here, Right Now"(re-issue) | 31 | — | — | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1992 | "The Devil You Know" | 10 | 54 | 47 | 34 | — | — | 77 | 15 | — | 1 | Perverse | ||
| 1993 | "The Right Decision" | 36 | 184 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | |||
| "Zeroes and Ones" | 30 | — | — | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1997 | "The Next Big Thing" | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Already | ||
| "Chemical No.1" | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2002 | "Nowhere Slow" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | London | ||
| "Come on Home" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "In the Face of All of This" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2005 | "Right Here Right Now" (Robbie Rivera featuring Jesus Jones) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| 2016 | "How's This Even Going Down?" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Passages | ||
| "Suck it Up" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Artists | |
