| Joseph, Better You Than Me | |
| Cover: | Joseph Better You Than Me.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | The Killers featuring Elton John and Neil Tennant |
| Released: | [1] |
| Genre: | Indie rock,[2] Christmas |
| Length: | 4:53 |
| Label: | Island |
| Producer: | Stuart Price, The Killers |
| Chronology: | The Killers |
| Prev Title: | Spaceman |
| Prev Year: | 2008 |
| Next Title: | The World We Live In |
| Next Year: | 2009 |
"Joseph, Better You Than Me" is a song by Las Vegas-based rock band The Killers featuring English musicians Elton John and Neil Tennant. The song was released on, as a download-only single.[1] All proceeds from the song benefit the Product Red campaign, headed by Bono and Bobby Shriver. The music video features footage from The Living Christ series.
The song continued the tradition of The Killers releasing a digital download Christmas single that started with "A Great Big Sled" in 2006 and continued with "Don't Shoot Me Santa" in 2007. Lead singer Brandon Flowers said it was great to work with two "real professionals" and "would love to work with them again".[3]
The song speaks of Saint Joseph, the adoptive father of Jesus. Flowers, John, and Tennant take turns in describing the difficulties that he must have felt being a father to Jesus. They also sing of the public attention Joseph would have received.
| Chart (2008) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Canadian Hot 100 | 43 | |
| UK Singles Chart | 88 | |
| Austria Singles Top 75 | 64[4] |