God (Tori Amos song)
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| Single by Tori Amos | ||
| from the album Under the Pink | ||
| Released | February 3, 1994 | |
| Genre | Alternative Rock | |
| Length | 03:58 | |
| Label | Atlantic | |
| Producer(s) | Tori Amos Eric Rosse |
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| Tori Amos singles chronology | ||
| "Cornflake Girl" (1994) |
"God" (1994) |
"Pretty Good Year" (1994) |
"God" is a song by American singer-songwriter Tori Amos. It is the second track on Amos' 1994 album Under the Pink. The song reached number forty-four on the UK singles chart as well as #1 on the US Modern Rock Chart.
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[edit] Inspiration, meaning and response
The song was Amos' response to patriarchy and the repression of women through religion. Lyrically it was heavily confrontational of male-deity headed religions, with lyrics like "God, sometimes you just don't come through/do you need a woman to look after you?" American radio was very hesitant to play the song because of it's heavy use of guitars, so a promotional CD was released in the USA with two commercially unavailable mixes of the song: the "No Guitar" mix and the "Some Guitar" mix. The b-sides to the American release included Amos' reworking of the traditional song "Home on the Range", with new lyrics reflecting her Cherokee heritage, 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
1. God (3:58)
2. Home on the Range (Cherokee Edition) (5:25)
Piano Suite:
3. All the Girls Hate Her (2:23)
4. Over It (2:11)
US Cassette Single
1. God (3:58)
2. Sister Janet (4:02)
US Promotional CD Single
1. God (Some Guitar) (3:58)
2. God (No Guitar) (3:58)
3. God
UK and German CD Single
1. God (3:58)
2. God (The Dharma Kaya Mix) (12:34)
3. God (The Rainforest Resort Mix) (10:32)
4. God (The Thinking Mix 2) (9:50)
UK 12" Vinyl Single
1. God (The Thinking Mix 2) (9:50)
2. God (Acapella Vocal and Rain Mix) (4:42)
3. God (The Rainforest Resort Mix) (10:32)
4. God (The CJ Bolland Mix) (5:58)
UK 7" Vinyl Single and Cassette
1. God (3:58)
2. God (Acapella Vocal and Rain Mix) (4:42)
[edit] Music Video
The music video for God features Amos in a variety of religiously themed situations, notably showing mundane situations in day to day life and making visual correlations with religious rituals. This includes visually comparing a Tefilin used by a Rabbi with a basketball player using a belt on his arm while injecting drugs. The video is often remembered for scenes of Amos dancing with a plethora of white rats; this was commented on in an episode of the television show Beavis and Butthead.
