God (Tori Amos song)
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| Single by Tori Amos | ||||||||
| from the album Under the Pink | ||||||||
| Released | February 3, 1994 (US) April 26, 1994 (AUS) October 3, 1994 (UK) |
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| Format | 7" picture disc, 12" vinyl, CD, Cassette | |||||||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||||||
| Length | 3:58 | |||||||
| Label | Atlantic | |||||||
| Writer(s) | Tori Amos | |||||||
| Producer | Tori Amos Eric Rosse |
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"God" is a song by American singer-songwriter and musician Tori Amos. It was released as the second single from her second studio album Under the Pink. It was released on February 3, 1994 by Atlantic Records in North America and on October 3 by EastWest Records in the UK.
The song reached number 44 on the UK Singles Chart.[1] as well as #1 on the US Modern Rock Chart[2]
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[edit] Releases
The B-sides to the American release included Amos' reworking of "Home on the Range", with new lyrics, as well as a two-song instrumental piano suite. An American cassette single featured the b-side "Sister Janet".
A completely different single was released in Europe on CD, 12" and 7" vinyl single, and cassette. The 7" single was a glossy dual sided picture disc. They featured ambient and jungle house remixes of the track by CJ Bolland.
[edit] Track listing
- US CD single
- "God" – 3:58
- "Home on the Range" (Cherokee Edition) – 5:25
- Piano Suite: "All the Girls Hate Her" – 2:23
- Piano Suite: "Over It" – 2:11
- US cassette single
- "God" – 3:58
- "Sister Janet" – 4:02
- US promotional CD single
- "God" (Some Guitar) – 3:58
- "God" (No Guitar) – 3:58
- "God" – 3:58
- UK / German CD single
- "God" – 3:58
- "God" (The Dharma Kayã Mix) – 12:34
- "God" (The Rainforest Resort Mix) – 10:32
- "God" (The Thinking Mix 2) – 9:50
- UK 12" single
- "God" (The Thinking Mix 2) – 9:50
- "God" (a cappella vocal and Rain Mix) – 4:42
- "God" (The Rainforest Resort Mix) – 10:32
- "God" (The CJ Bolland Mix) – 5:58
- UK 7" / Cassette single
- "God" – 3:58
- "God" (a cappella vocal and Rain Mix) – 4:42
[edit] Music video
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The music video for "God" features Amos in a variety of religiously-themed situations, such as a scene visually comparing a tefillin used by a rabbi with a basketball player using a belt while injecting drugs. The video is often remembered for scenes of Amos singing in front of a lit candle, dancing with a plethora of brown rats (possibly at the Rat temple); this was commented on in an episode of the television show Beavis and Butt-head, and parodying a snake cult.
[edit] Chart performance
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Hot 100[2] | 72 |
| US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks[2] | 1 |
| Australia ARIA Charts | 65 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles[3] | 87 |
| UK Singles Chart[1] | 44 |
| Preceded by "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" by Crash Test Dummies |
Billboard Modern Rock Tracks number-one single March 9, 1994 – March 26, 1994 |
Succeeded by "The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get" by Morrissey |
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Chart Stats - Tori Amos - God". http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=22373. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
- ^ a b c "allmusic ((( Tori Amos > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p22040. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
- ^ "RPM Volume 59 No. 21, June 13 1994 - RPM". http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.2505&volume=59&issue=21&issue_dt=June%2013%201994&type=1. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
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