American Jesus

Infobox Single
Name=American Jesus

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Artist=Bad Religion
from Album=Recipe for Hate
Released=1993
Format=vinyl record 7"
Recorded=1993
Genre=Punk rock
Length=3:17
Label=Epitaph Records
Writer = Greg Graffin Brett Gurewitz
Producer=
Chart position=
Reviews=
Artist=Bad Religion
Last single="Atomic Garden"
This single="American Jesus"
Next single="Struck a Nerve"

:"American Jesus" is also the name of a track on the album "American Edit". It is also the title of a book by Professor Stephen Prothero"

"American Jesus" is a single by punk rock band Bad Religion from their album "Recipe for Hate".

The song is a cutting attack on then-president George H. W. Bush, who during the first Gulf War claimed America would win as they had Jesus on their side.Fact|date=June 2007

Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam also provides guest backing vocals.

The song was played during the Winter X-games on ESPN2 as background music, and MTV used to use the opening of the song during their Extreme Beach Competition show.

Simple Plan played a cover of the song which was subsequently included on their album, "Live in Japan 2002".