Waters of Nazareth

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"Waters of Nazareth"
Waters of nazareth.jpg
Single by Justice
from the album
B-side
  • "Let There Be Light"
  • "Carpates"
Released14 September 2005
Recorded2005
Genre
Length4:25
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 in 14 September 2005. It was first released as a 12" single with "Carpates" and a demo version of "Let There Be Light". A second release of both a 12" and CD single includes remixes by DJ Funk, Erol Alkan, and Justice featuring Feadz.

Contents

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

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.TitleLength
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.TitleLength
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

Charts

Chart (2007)Peak
position
Denmark (Tracklisten) [1] 15
France (SNEP) [2] 88

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