God Am
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| Song by Alice in Chains | ||
| from the album Alice in Chains | ||
| Released | November 7, 1995 | |
| Recorded | 1995 at Bad Animals Studio in Seattle, Washington | |
| Genre | Grunge | |
| Length | 4:08 | |
| Label | Columbia | |
| Writer(s) | Music: Jerry Cantrell Lyrics: Layne Staley |
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| Producer(s) | Toby Wright | |
| Alice in Chains track listing | ||
| "Shame in You" (Track 7) |
"God Am" (Track 8) |
"So Close" (Track 9) |
"God Am" is a song by the Grunge band Alice in Chains off of their third album of the same name.
Jerry Cantrell has said "Had we toured for Tripod, it probably would have been released as a single."
The song is quite controversial, opening up with the sound of a bong being used, followed by a Jeff Spicoli-style stoner declaring 'Sure, God's all-powerful, but does He have lips? Whoa!' The song questions the existence of God, pointing out death and destruction and God seemingly doing nothing about it. This has led many people in the AIC fan community to believe that Staley may have been an atheist.
The song was played only once with Staley, in early July of 1996 while they were opening up for a reunited Kiss. That performance of the song was released in the 2000 release of Live.
| Alice in Chains |
| Jerry Cantrell | Mike Inez | Sean Kinney | William DuVall |
| Layne Staley | Mike Starr |
| Discography |
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| Studio Albums: Facelift | Dirt | Alice in Chains |
| EPs: We Die Young | Sap | Jar of Flies |
| Live Albums: MTV Unplugged | Live |
| Compilations: Nothing Safe: Best of the Box | Music Bank | Greatest Hits | The Essential Alice in Chains |
| Singles: "Bleed the Freak" | "'We Die Young" | "Man in the Box" | "Sea of Sorrow" | "Would?" | "Them Bones" "Angry Chair" | "Rooster" | "Down in a Hole" | "What the Hell Have I" | "Got Me Wrong" | "No Excuses" "I Stay Away" | "Grind" | "Heaven Beside You" | "Again" | "Over Now" | "Get Born Again" | "Fear the Voices" |
| Videos |
| Live Facelift | The Nona Tapes | MTV Unplugged | Music Bank: The Videos |
| Related content |
| Articles: Grunge music | Singles | Mad Season | MTV Unplugged |
| Categories: Alice in Chains | Alice in Chains Albums | Alice in Chains songs |
