Jacob's Ladder (Not in My Name)

"Jacob's Ladder (Not in My Name)" is an anti-Iraq War single from Chumbawamba. This version, different from the one on their album Readymades, is remixed and contains new anti-war lyrics.

"Jacob's Ladder (Not in My Name)"
Single by Chumbawamba
Released2002
Recorded2002 at Woodlands Studio, Castleford, UK
GenrePop
LabelMUTT
Songwriter(s)Chumbawamba & Davey Graham
Producer(s)Chumbawamba
Chumbawamba singles chronology
"Her Majesty"
(2002)		 "Jacob's Ladder (Not in My Name)"
(2002)		 "Tubthumping (Remix)"
(2003)

It contains two major samples:

  • The descending bass line and guitar lick from Davey Graham's song "Anji" (hence the co-writing credit).
  • The voice from Harry Cox's song "The Pretty Ploughboy" off his album A Century of Song ("And they sent him down into the war to be slain, be slain... / And they sent him down into the war to be slain.")

The song can be downloaded from the band's website here.

Track listings

Adapted from AllMusic.[1]

  1. "Jacob's Ladder (Not in My Name)"
  2. "Jacob's Ladder (Albumesque)"
  3. "Round 'Em Up and Throw 'Em In"

References
  1. "Jacob's Ladder (Not in My Name) overview". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
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