Joseph, Better You than Me

"Joseph, Better You Than Me"
"Joseph, Better You Than Me"
Single by The Killers featuring Elton John and Neil Tennant
Released	December 16, 2008
Genre	Indie rock, Christmas
Length	4:53
Label	Island
Songwriter(s)	Brandon Flowers, Elton John, Neil Tennant
Producer(s)	Stuart Price, The Killers
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"Joseph, Better You Than Me" is a song by Las Vegas-based rock band The Killers featuring English musicians Elton John and Neil Tennant. The song was released on December 16, 2008 (2008-12-16), as a download-only single.^[1] All proceeds from the song benefit the Product Red campaign, headed by Bono and Bobby Shriver. The music video features footage from The Living Christ series.

The song continued the tradition of The Killers releasing a digital download Christmas single that started with "A Great Big Sled" in 2006 and continued with "Don't Shoot Me Santa" in 2007. Lead singer Brandon Flowers said it was great to work with two "real professionals" and "would love to work with them again".^[3]

The song speaks of Saint Joseph, the adoptive father of Jesus. Flowers, John, and Tennant take turns in describing the difficulties that he must have felt being a father to Jesus. They also sing of the public attention Joseph would have received.

Track listing

"Joseph, Better You Than Me" - 4:53

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Canadian Hot 100	43
UK Singles Chart	88
Austria Singles Top 75	64^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "newburycomics.com - The Killers with Elton John & Neil Tennant : Joseph, Better You Than Me". Newbury Comics. Archived from the original on 2008-12-17. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
^ "Killers Single-Latest". Clash. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
^ Beattie, Siobhanne. "Christmas With The Killers". Gutter Magazine. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
^ "Joseph, Better You Than Me by the Killers featuring Elton John and Neil Tennant - Music Charts". αCharts.

[newbury-1] "newburycomics.com - The Killers with Elton John & Neil Tennant : Joseph, Better You Than Me". Newbury Comics. Archived from the original on 2008-12-17. Retrieved 2008-12-15.

[2] "Killers Single-Latest". Clash. Retrieved April 5, 2011.

[3] Beattie, Siobhanne. "Christmas With The Killers". Gutter Magazine. Retrieved 3 June 2015.

[4] "Joseph, Better You Than Me by the Killers featuring Elton John and Neil Tennant - Music Charts". αCharts.

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Studio albums	Hot Fuss Sam's Town Day & Age Battle Born Wonderful Wonderful Imploding the Mirage Pressure Machine
Compilation albums	Sawdust Direct Hits Don't Waste Your Wishes Rebel Diamonds
Live albums	Live from the Royal Albert Hall
Extended plays	(Red) Christmas EP
Singles	"Mr. Brightside" "Somebody Told Me" "All These Things That I've Done" "Smile Like You Mean It" "When You Were Young" "Bones" "Read My Mind" "For Reasons Unknown" "Shadowplay" "Tranquilize" "Human" "Spaceman" "The World We Live In" "A Dustland Fairytale" "Runaways" "Miss Atomic Bomb" "Here with Me" "Shot at the Night" "Just Another Girl" "The Man" "Run for Cover" "Rut" "Caution" "My Own Soul's Warning" "Dustland"
Other songs	"Jenny Was a Friend of Mine" "Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll" "Wonderful Wonderful" "Some Kind of Love"
Christmas songs	"A Great Big Sled" "Don't Shoot Me Santa" "Joseph, Better You than Me" "¡Happy Birthday Guadalupe!" "Boots" "The Cowboys' Christmas Ball" "I Feel It in My Bones" "Christmas in L.A." "Joel the Lump of Coal" "Dirt Sledding"
Concert tours	Hot Fuss Tour Battle Born World Tour Wonderful Wonderful World Tour Imploding the Mirage Tour Rebel Diamonds Tour
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1960s	"I've Been Loving You" (1968) "Skyline Pigeon" (1968) "Lady Samantha" (1969) "It's Me That You Need" (1969)
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1980s	"Little Jeannie" (1980) "Sartorial Eloquence (Don't Ya Wanna Play This Game No More?)" (1980) "Dear God" (1980) "Whatever Gets You thru the Night" (1981) "Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever" (1981) "Blue Eyes" (1982) "Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)" (1982) "Ball and Chain" (1982) "All Quiet on the Western Front" (1982) "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" (1983) "I'm Still Standing" (1983) "Kiss the Bride" (1983) "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" (1984) "Passengers" (1984) "Who Wears These Shoes? (1984) "Nikita" (1985) "That's What Friends Are For" (1985) "Wrap Her Up" (1985) "Heartache All Over the World" (1986) "Slow Rivers" (1986) "Take Me to the Pilot" (1988) "I Don't Wanna Go On with You Like That" (1988) "Town of Plenty" (1988) "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters (Part Two)" (1988) "Through the Storm" (1989) "Healing Hands" (1989) "Sacrifice" (1989)
1990s	"Club at the End of the Street" (1990) "You Gotta Love Someone" (1990) "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (1991) "The One" (1992) "Runaway Train" (1992) "The Last Song" (1992) "Simple Life" (1993) "True Love" (1993) "Shakey Ground" (1994) "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (1994) "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (1994) "Circle of Life" (1994) "Believe" (1995) "Made in England" (1995) "When the Money's Gone" (1995) "You Can Make History (Young Again)" (1996) "Live Like Horses" (1996) "The Madness of King Scar" (1997) "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" (1997) "Candle in the Wind 1997" (1997) "Written in the Stars" (1999)
2000s	"Someday Out of the Blue" (2000) "I Want Love" (2001) "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore" (2002) "Original Sin" (2002) "Are You Ready for Love" (2003) "Ghetto Gospel" (2005) "Electricity" (2005) "The Bridge" (2006) "Joseph, Better You than Me" (2008) "Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer)" (2009)
2010s	"All of the Lights" (2010) "Good Morning to the Night" (2012) "Sad" (2012) "Looking Up" (2015) "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" (2019)
2020s	"Ordinary Man" (2020) "Sine from Above" (2020) "The Pink Phantom" (2020) "It's a Sin" (2021) "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" (2021) "Merry Christmas" (2021) "Sausage Rolls for Everyone" (2021) "Hold Me Closer" (2022)
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