"Ressurection Joe" is a single by the English rock band The Cult and was released on 14 December 1984. The single is "stand-alone" and was not featured on any studio album by the group.

"Ressurection Joe" was later, in 1986, included on the first United Kingdom compact disc versions of the Dreamtime album (Beggars Banquet catalogue number BEGA 57CD) as a bonus track.

Often the title of the song is indicated as being misspelled. While the correct spelling of the word is resurrection, Jamie Stewart stated that he accidentally misspelled the word when designing the single's picture sleeve and the misspelled title was retained as the "official" song title. This misconception has gone as far as that on some subsequent compilation releases the group's label has spelled the word in the correct form even though it is not the correct song title.

The song was originally written and performed (live) when the group was still Death Cult under the title "The Ressurection Song." The earliest versions bore no resemblance, musically or lyrically, to the final version. The song was gradually transformed into the final version during the later months of 1983, while the group was on its second concert tour of the United Kingdom.

The B-side of the seven-inch single is a remixed version of the song entitled "Ressurection Joe (Hep Cat Mix)". The title of the remix comes from a lyric in the song and is, in turn, a reference to a 1940s slang term.

The A-side to the twelve-inch single is labelled as "Side One" and features an extended version of the song entitled "Ressurection Joe (Long Version)". The B-side to the twelve-inch single is labelled as "Side Two" and features the title song along with an extended and remixed version entitled "Ressurection Joe (Hep Cat Mix Long Version)".

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