God (Tori Amos song)
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| Single by Tori Amos from the album Under the Pink |
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| Released | February 3, 1994 | ||||
| Genre | Alternative Rock | ||||
| Length | 03:58 | ||||
| Label | Atlantic | ||||
| Producer | Tori Amos Eric Rosse |
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"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 its 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
[edit] 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)
[edit] US Cassette Single
- "God" (3:58)
- "Sister Janet" (4:02)
[edit] US Promotional CD Single
- "God (Some Guitar)" (3:58)
- "God (No Guitar)" (3:58)
- "God"
[edit] UK and German CD Single
- "God" (3:58)
- "God (The Dharma Kaya Mix") (12:34)
- "God (The Rainforest Resort Mix)" (10:32)
- "God (The Thinking Mix 2)" (9:50)
[edit] UK 12" Vinyl Single
- "God (The Thinking Mix 2)" (9:50)
- "God (Acapella Vocal and Rain Mix)" (4:42)
- "God (The Rainforest Resort Mix)" (10:32)
- "God (The CJ Bolland Mix)" (5:58)
[edit] UK 7" Vinyl Single and Cassette
- "God" (3:58)
- "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.
[edit] Charts
| Chart (1992) | Position |
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| U.K. Singles Chart | 44 |
| U.S. Hot Modern Rock Tracks | 1 |
| U.S. The Billboard Hot 100 | 72 |
| 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 |
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