Jesus Christ Pose

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"Jesus Christ Pose" is a 1991 heavy, politically charged grunge/metal song by Soundgarden known for its aggressive sound and controversial religious imagery.

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Jesus Christ Pose canonical 4
“Jesus Christ Pose” 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Badmotorfinger
artist Soundgarden
associatedMovement Seattle grunge scene
bassist Ben Shepherd
chronologyInArtistSingles follows Loud Love
Outshined
surface form: precedes Outshined
composer Ben Shepherd
Chris Cornell
Kim Thayil
Matt Cameron
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
decadeOfRelease 1990s
drummer Matt Cameron
featuresInstrument bass guitar
drums
electric guitar
firstReleaseFormat album track
genre alternative metal
grunge
heavy metal
guitarist Kim Thayil
hasLyricalTheme critique of religious imagery
critique of self‑righteousness
media exploitation of martyrdom
political commentary
hasMusicalFeature aggressive guitar riffs
complex drumming
dynamic tempo changes
hasMusicVideo true
language English
length approximately 6 minutes
lyricist Chris Cornell
musicVideoDirector Eric Zimmerman
Matt Mahurin
notableFor complex song structure
controversial religious imagery
heavy, aggressive sound
originalMedium audio recording
partOfAlbum Badmotorfinger
performer Soundgarden
recordedBy Soundgarden
recordLabel A&M Records
releaseYear 1991
subsequentReleaseFormat single
vocalist Chris Cornell

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Soundgarden notableSong Jesus Christ Pose
Badmotorfinger hasPart Jesus Christ Pose
Badmotorfinger notableTrack Jesus Christ Pose
A-Sides includesSong Jesus Christ Pose
Ben Shepherd songwriterOn Jesus Christ Pose
this entity surface form: “Jesus Christ Pose”