| "Jacob's Ladder (Not in My Name)" | ||||
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| Single by Chumbawamba | ||||
| from the album Readymades And Then Some | ||||
| Released | December 16, 2002 | |||
| Recorded | 2002 at Woodlands Studio, Castleford, UK | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 2:52 | |||
| Label | MUTT | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Chumbawamba & Davey Graham | |||
| Producer(s) | Chumbawamba | |||
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"Jacob's Ladder (Not in My Name)" is a song by English rock band Chumbawamba. An earlier version of the song, criticizing Winston Churchill, was included on their 2002 studio album Readymades, but in response to the incipient Iraq War, the group rewrote the song as a broader criticism of war. It has been described as an anti-war song, and incorporates folk influences as well as sampling.
The song was released as a CD single and as a free download on the group's website in December 2002; it was later included on a re-release of Readymades. Following its release, it was featured in multiple collections of anti-war songs, and the group performed it at a January 2003 protest in Washington, DC.