In Germany, 'Personal Jesus' is one of the band's longest-charting songs, staying on the singles chart for 23 weeks. The single was their first to make the US Top 40 since 1984's ' People Are People', and was their first gold-certified single in the US (quickly followed by its successor, ' Enjoy the Silence').

It was released as the lead single from their seventh studio album, Violator (1990), in 1989. ' Personal Jesus' is a song by English electronic music band Depeche Mode.