"Hymn 43" | ||||
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![]() Cover of the
Japanese 7-inch single | ||||
Single by Jethro Tull | ||||
from the album Aqualung | ||||
B-side | " Mother Goose" | |||
Released | June 1971 [1] | |||
Recorded | December 1970 – February 1971 | |||
Genre | Hard rock, progressive rock | |||
Length | 3:14 | |||
Label | Reprise | |||
Songwriter(s) | Ian Anderson | |||
Producer(s) | Ian Anderson, Terry Ellis | |||
Jethro Tull singles chronology | ||||
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"Hymn 43" is a song by British progressive rock group Jethro Tull. It is off their Aqualung album and was released as a single by Reprise Records. The song reached No. 91 on the Billboard Hot 100. [2]
Songwriter Ian Anderson described the song as "a blues for Jesus, about the gory, glory seekers who use his name as an excuse for a lot of unsavoury things. You know, 'Hey Dad, it's not my fault — the missionaries lied.'" [3] Sean Murphy of PopMatters wrote that, "For “Hymn 43” Anderson sets his sights on the US and in quick order sets about decimating the hypocrisy and myth-making of religion and the new religion, entertainment." [4]
According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, the song is set in the time signature of common time. It is composed in the key of D major with Anderson's vocal range spanning from G4 to Eb6. [5]
Classic Rock History critic Skip Anderson ranked "Hymn 43" as Jethro Tull's 2nd best song, behind only " Thick as a Brick" and ahead of the more popular songs on Aqualung, " Aqualung" and " Locomotive Breath". [6]
Year | Chart | Position |
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1971 | RPM100 Singles (Canada) [7] | 86 |
Billboard Hot 100 (USA) [2] | 91 |
"Hymn 43" | ||||
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![]() Cover of the
Japanese 7-inch single | ||||
Single by Jethro Tull | ||||
from the album Aqualung | ||||
B-side | " Mother Goose" | |||
Released | June 1971 [1] | |||
Recorded | December 1970 – February 1971 | |||
Genre | Hard rock, progressive rock | |||
Length | 3:14 | |||
Label | Reprise | |||
Songwriter(s) | Ian Anderson | |||
Producer(s) | Ian Anderson, Terry Ellis | |||
Jethro Tull singles chronology | ||||
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"Hymn 43" is a song by British progressive rock group Jethro Tull. It is off their Aqualung album and was released as a single by Reprise Records. The song reached No. 91 on the Billboard Hot 100. [2]
Songwriter Ian Anderson described the song as "a blues for Jesus, about the gory, glory seekers who use his name as an excuse for a lot of unsavoury things. You know, 'Hey Dad, it's not my fault — the missionaries lied.'" [3] Sean Murphy of PopMatters wrote that, "For “Hymn 43” Anderson sets his sights on the US and in quick order sets about decimating the hypocrisy and myth-making of religion and the new religion, entertainment." [4]
According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, the song is set in the time signature of common time. It is composed in the key of D major with Anderson's vocal range spanning from G4 to Eb6. [5]
Classic Rock History critic Skip Anderson ranked "Hymn 43" as Jethro Tull's 2nd best song, behind only " Thick as a Brick" and ahead of the more popular songs on Aqualung, " Aqualung" and " Locomotive Breath". [6]
Year | Chart | Position |
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1971 | RPM100 Singles (Canada) [7] | 86 |
Billboard Hot 100 (USA) [2] | 91 |