{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2018}} {{Infobox song | name = East Jesus Nowhere | cover = Green Day East Jesus Nowhere cover.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Green Day | album = 21st Century Breakdown | released = October 19, 2009<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/green-day-single-news |title=Green Day Single News | News | Clash Magazine |last=17 min 25 sec ago. |date=September 25, 2009 |website=Clashmusic.com |access-date=March 22, 2013}}</ref> | recorded = 2008 | studio = | venue = | genre = {{flatlist| * Punk rock<ref name="Fricke"/> }} | length = 4:35 | label = Reprise | composer = Green Day | lyricist = Billie Joe Armstrong | producer = {{flatlist| * Butch Vig * Green Day }} | prev_title = 21 Guns | prev_year = 2009 | next_title = 21st Century Breakdown | next_year = 2009 | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|eeP_jCF07eg|"East Jesus Nowhere"}}}} }}
"'''East Jesus Nowhere'''" is a song by American rock band Green Day. The single was released on October 19, 2009, as the third single and eighth track from their eighth album ''21st Century Breakdown''.
== Song meaning == The song critiques fundamentalist religion and was written by singer/guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong after bassist Mike Dirnt attended a church service where a friend's baby was baptized.<ref name="Fricke">{{Cite magazine |last=Fricke |first=David |author-link=David Fricke |date=May 28, 2009 |title=Green Day Fights On |magazine=Rolling Stone |pages=50}}</ref> The title is derived from a phrase in the 2007 film ''Juno''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.spinner.com/2009/04/17/billie-joe-armstrong-goes-nuts-for-robert-pattinson-obama-and/ |title=Billie Joe Armstrong Goes Nuts for Robert Pattinson, Obama and 'Rock of Love' – Spinner |date=April 17, 2009 |website=Spinner |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091006061704/http://www.spinner.com/2009/04/17/billie-joe-armstrong-goes-nuts-for-robert-pattinson-obama-and/ |archive-date=October 6, 2009 |access-date=March 22, 2013}}</ref>
== Music video == The music video, released on September 17, 2009, features a montage of live concert footage and images from their 21st Century Breakdown World Tour. The video was directed by Chris Dugan and M. Douglas Silverstein.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/videos/green-day/444339/east-jesus-nowhere.jhtml#id=1518072 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091015094327/http://www.mtv.com/videos/green-day/444339/east-jesus-nowhere.jhtml#id=1518072 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 15, 2009 |title=Green Day – "East Jesus Nowhere" |date=October 9, 2009 |website=MTV |access-date=March 29, 2010}}</ref>
== Chart performance == {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" !Chart (2009) !Peak<br />position |- {{single chart|Canada|71|artist=Green Day|rowheader=true|access-date=August 20, 2021}} |- {{single chart|UKrock|10|date=20091031|artist=Green Day|rowheader=true|access-date=August 20, 2021}} |- {{single chart|Billboardalternativesongs|17|artist=Green Day|rowheader=true|access-date=August 20, 2021}} |- {{single chart|Billboardrocksongs|24|artist=Green Day|rowheader=true|access-date=August 20, 2021}} |- {{single chart|Billboardmainstreamrock|35|artist=Green Day|rowheader=true|access-date=August 20, 2021}} |}
== Personnel == *Billie Joe Armstrong – lead vocals, guitar *Mike Dirnt – bass guitar, backing vocals *Tré Cool – drums, percussion
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Category:2009 singles Category:Green Day songs Category:Songs critical of religion Category:Songs written by Billie Joe Armstrong Category:Song recordings produced by Butch Vig Category:2009 songs Category:Reprise Records singles Category:Songs written by Tré Cool Category:Songs written by Mike Dirnt