Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam

For the children's hymn, see I'll Be a Sunbeam.
"Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam"
Song by The Vaselines
from the album Dying for It
Released1987
GenreIndie pop
Length3:31
Label53rd & 3rd
Songwriter(s)Eugene Kelly, Frances McKee
"Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam"
Song by Nirvana
from the album MTV Unplugged in New York
Released1 November 1994
Recorded18 November 1993
VenueSony Music Studios, New York City
GenreAlternative rock
Length4:37
LabelDGC
Songwriter(s)Eugene Kelly, Frances McKee
Producer(s)Alex Coletti, Scott Litt, Nirvana
MTV Unplugged in New York track listing
13 tracks
  1. "About a Girl"
  2. "Come as You Are"
  3. "Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam"
  4. "The Man Who Sold the World"
  5. "Pennyroyal Tea"
  6. "Dumb"
  7. "Polly"
  8. "On a Plain"
  9. "Something in the Way"
  10. "Plateau"
  11. "Oh, Me"
  12. "Lake of Fire"
  13. "All Apologies"
  14. "Where Did You Sleep Last Night"

"Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam" is a song originally recorded by the Scottish alternative band the Vaselines. It was later covered by American rock band Nirvana in 1993 who renamed it "Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam".