song /

Jesus Walks

by kanye-west

Bling Era on The College Dropout

Producers

  • kanye-west

Samples

What this samples (1)

  • "Walk with Me" — The ARC Choir (1997) · vocal hook · WhoSampled ↗

Sample identification: WhoSampled (treated as Tier A-equivalent for sample IDs per methodology).

Charts & certifications

Billboard Hot 100 peak
#11

Certifications

  • RIAA2x-platinum · Oct 22, 2019

Linked moments 3

Lyrics: https://genius.com/Kanye-west-jesus-walks-lyrics (external — we don't host lyrics; see methodology)

External

Citations 2

  1. B
    Wikipedia — Jesus Walks Retrieved 2026-05-24.
  2. B
    Pitchfork — The 200 Best Songs of the 2000s Retrieved 2026-05-24.

Per methodology: Tier A = scholarly / institutional / primary; Tier B = trade press + paper of record + Wikipedia; Tier C = fan / community / specialist (with corroboration).

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