Waters of Nazareth

"Waters of Nazareth"
Single by Justice
from the album †
B-side	"Let There Be Light" "Carpates"
Released	14 September 2005
Recorded	2005
Genre	Electro house fidget house
Length	4:25
Label	Ed Banger
Songwriter(s)	Gaspard Augé Xavier de Rosnay
Producer(s)	Justice
Justice singles chronology
"Waters of Nazareth" (2005) "We Are Your Friends" (2006)

"Waters of Nazareth" is the debut single by French electronic music duo Justice, released on 14 September 2005.

History

The Waters of Nazareth single was first released as a twelve-inch vinyl with a demo version of "Let There Be Light" and "Carpates". ^[1] A second release of both a 12" and CD single includes remixes by DJ Funk, Erol Alkan, and Justice featuring Feadz.

"Waters of Nazareth" and a finished version of "Let There Be Light" later appeared on their 2007 debut album, Cross (stylized as †).

In popular culture

The song is featured on the ElectroChoc radio station on Grand Theft Auto IV . It was played in episode 5 of series 13 of Top Gear , when Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May drove three cheap rear wheel drive cars in an ice race in France. "Waters of Nazareth" also appears in Travis Rice's critically acclaimed snowboard film That's It, That's All , as well as in the 2016 film War Dogs. The song is featured in the reveal trailer for NHL 22 . The song is also featured, although fused with "War" by Edwin Starr, in DJ Hero 2 .

Track listing

12-inch single (first release)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Waters of Nazareth"	4:25
2.	"Let There Be Light" (demo version)	4:53
3.	"Carpates"	5:13
Total length:		14:31

12-inch single and CD (second release)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Waters of Nazareth"	4:25
2.	"Let There Be Light" (demo version)	4:53
3.	"Carpates"	5:13
4.	"Waters of Nazareth" (Justice and Feadz remix)	5:09
5.	"Let There Be Light" (DJ Funk's Bounce Dat Ass remix)	4:40
6.	"Waters of Nazareth" (Erol Alkan's Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr re-edit)	6:11
Total length:		30:31

Japanese edition bonus track ^[2]

No.	Title	Length
7.	"Let There Be Light" (Breakbot Remix)	3:29

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Denmark (Tracklisten) [3]	15
France (SNEP) [4]	88

References

1. Breihan, Tom (24 October 2006). "Justice: Waters of Nazareth". Pitchfork. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
2. "Justice – Waters Of Nazareth (Japanese edition)". Discogs .
3. "Justice – Waters Of Nazareth". Tracklisten.
4. "Justice – Waters Of Nazareth" (in French). Le classement de singles.

External links

• " Waters of Nazareth " at Discogs (list of releases) (first master)
• " Waters of Nazareth " at Discogs (list of releases) (second master)