Oh My God (Ida Maria song)
| "Oh My God" | ||||
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| Single by Ida Maria | ||||
| from the album Fortress Round My Heart[1] | ||||
| Released | 1 October 2007 (UK) Original Release 26 January 2009 (UK) Re-Release | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ida Maria | |||
| Ida Maria singles chronology | ||||
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"Oh My God" is the debut song by Norwegian rock musician Ida Maria. The song was originally released in October 2007 but was to be re-released in the UK following the success of her previous single, "I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked". The re-release date was pushed back several times; however, it was eventually rescheduled on 26 January 2009 along with a music video.[2]
Chart performance
[edit]"Oh My God" did not chart upon its original release.
| Year | UK singles |
|---|---|
| 2007 | DNC |
| 2009 | 85 |
"Oh My God" was featured in the final scene and credits of season two, episode two of the Netflix comedy Big Mouth.[3] Additionally, the song has been used in promos for the CW show Gossip Girl,[4] and was featured in episode #386 of the radio version of This American Life entitled "Fine Print".[5] It followed a story on health insurance. The song was also featured in several movie trailers, including It's Kind of a Funny Story[6] and The Virginity Hit.[7]
"Oh My God" is one of the songs featured in the video game Rock Band 3.
Critical reception
[edit]The NME rated it the 50th best song of 2008.[8]
Time critic Josh Tyrangiel named this the #3 song of 2008,[9] whereas Sasha Frere-Jones rated this the #2 song of the year.[10]
After the song was re-released, Newsday named it as the best song of 2009.[11]
Iggy Pop Remix
[edit]In September 2009, a remix of the song along with a music video was released with Iggy Pop providing backing vocals and appearing in the video.
References
[edit]- ^ "Ida Maria to release divine single". Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 23 January 2009.
- ^ hmv.com: music: Oh My God (2009)
- ^ "Music from Big Mouth S2E02". Tunefind. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
- ^ Gossip Girl "OMG" Promo 2x18 - "The Age of Dissonance", retrieved 2022-10-29
- ^ "386: Fine Print". This American Life. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
- ^ Its Kind of a Funny Story Movie Trailer (HD), retrieved 2022-10-29
- ^ Official VIRGINITY HIT Trailer, retrieved 2022-10-29
- ^ "Albums and Tracks of the Year for 2008". NME. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
- ^ "The Top 10 Everything Of 2008". Time. 2008-11-03. Archived from the original on December 11, 2008. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
- ^ "S/Fj: Best of 2008". Archived from the original on 2009-01-27. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
- ^ Gamboa, Glenn (28 December 2009). "The top 10 songs of 2009". Newsday. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021.