Déjà Vu (Roger Waters song)

"Déjà Vu"
"Déjà Vu"
Single by Roger Waters
from the album Is This the Life We Really Want?
Released	8 May 2017
Genre	Art rock
Length	4:27
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Roger Waters
Producer(s)	Nigel Godrich
Roger Waters singles chronology

"Déjà Vu" is a song by English rock musician and former Pink Floyd member Roger Waters, and the second track on his fourth solo studio album, Is This the Life We Really Want? It was released as a single on 8 May 2017,^[1] with the album being released on 2 June 2017,^[2]^[3]^[4] by Columbia Records. It was previously known as "Lay Down Jerusalem (If I Had Been God)" when played live before the single's official release.^[5] Waters reintroduced the 'Lay Down Jerusalem' refrain in live performances dating from the 2018 Oceania leg of his Us + Them Tour.^[6]^[7]

Track listing

UK promotional single
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Déjà Vu"	Roger Waters	4:27

Personnel

Roger Waters – vocals, acoustic guitar, bass guitar

References

^ Gil Kaufman (2017-09-05). "Watch Roger Waters Perform 'Deja Vu' on 'The Late Show'". Billboard. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
^ Grow, Kory (16 February 2017). "Hear Roger Waters Tease New 'Is This the Life We Really Want?' LP". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
^ Gil Kaufman. "Roger Waters Posts New Tease of First Solo Rock Album in 25 Years, 'Is This the Life We Really Want?'". Billboard.com. billboard.com. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
^ Wicks, Amanda (3 March 2017). "Roger Waters Previews New Album 'Is This The Life We Really Want?'". Radio.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
^ "Roger Waters Setlist at Europees Parlement / Parlement Européen, Etterbeek".
^ "Pink Floyd Forum - Login".
^ Daniel Johnson (2018-01-02). "Pink Floyd founding member Roger Waters brings his Us + Them tour to Brisbane". Courier-Mail. Retrieved 7 February 2018.

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[billboard-1] Gil Kaufman (2017-09-05). "Watch Roger Waters Perform 'Deja Vu' on 'The Late Show'". Billboard. Retrieved 12 May 2017.

[RS-2] Grow, Kory (16 February 2017). "Hear Roger Waters Tease New 'Is This the Life We Really Want?' LP". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 22 March 2017.

[3] Gil Kaufman. "Roger Waters Posts New Tease of First Solo Rock Album in 25 Years, 'Is This the Life We Really Want?'". Billboard.com. billboard.com. Retrieved 22 March 2017.

[radio-4] Wicks, Amanda (3 March 2017). "Roger Waters Previews New Album 'Is This The Life We Really Want?'". Radio.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.

[5] "Roger Waters Setlist at Europees Parlement / Parlement Européen, Etterbeek".

[6] "Pink Floyd Forum - Login".

[Courier_Mail-7] Daniel Johnson (2018-01-02). "Pink Floyd founding member Roger Waters brings his Us + Them tour to Brisbane". Courier-Mail. Retrieved 7 February 2018.

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v t e Roger Waters
Studio albums	The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking (1984) Radio K.A.O.S. (1987) Amused to Death (1992) Is This the Life We Really Want? (2017) Igor Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale (2018) The Lockdown Sessions (2022) The Dark Side of the Moon Redux (2023)
Soundtracks	Music from The Body (1970) When the Wind Blows (1986)
Live albums	The Wall – Live in Berlin (1990) In the Flesh – Live (2000) Roger Waters: The Wall (2015) Roger Waters: Us + Them (2020)
Operas	Ça Ira (2005) Another Brick in the Wall: The Opera (2017)
Compilations	Flickering Flame: The Solo Years Volume 1 (2002)
Singles	"The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking" "Radio Waves" "Sunset Strip" "The Tide Is Turning" "What God Wants, Part I" "The Bravery of Being Out of Range" "To Kill the Child/Leaving Beirut" "Hello (I Love You)" "We Shall Overcome" "Smell the Roses" "Déjà Vu" "The Last Refugee" "Comfortably Numb 2022" "Money" "Time" "Speak to Me" / "Breathe"
Other songs	"Perfect Sense, Pt. I" "Perfect Sense, Pt. II" "Each Small Candle"
Films	The Wall – Live in Berlin In the Flesh – Live Roger Waters: The Wall Roger Waters: Us + Them
Tours	K.A.O.S. On the Road In the Flesh The Dark Side of the Moon Live The Wall Live Us + Them Tour This Is Not a Drill
Related articles	Discography Songs Harry Waters Pink Floyd The Bleeding Heart Band Carolyne Christie Judith Trim David Gilmour The Madcap Laughs
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