Personal Jesus

Imagine a song that's like a secret handshake for music fans! 'Personal Jesus' is a famous song by a band called Depeche Mode. It came out a long, long time ago, back in 1989, which is even before your parents might have been in school! It was the first song from their album 'Violator', and it was a big hit right away.

This song was born in England, where Depeche Mode is from. It was released as a single, which is like a special preview of the album. It zoomed up the music charts, even in faraway places like the United States! It was so popular that it became their first song to be certified gold in the US, meaning lots and lots of people bought it.

This song is like a superhero in the music world! It's so amazing that it was picked as one of the 500 greatest songs ever made by Rolling Stone magazine. That's like being chosen as one of the best toys in the whole toy store! It's also been covered by many other singers, like a famous cowboy singer named Johnny Cash.

Did you know that the music video for this song was filmed in a sunny place called Spain? It looked super cool! This song is so catchy that it stayed on the music charts in Germany for 23 weeks, which is almost half a year! That's a really, really long time for a song to be popular.