"Goddess on a Hiway" | ||||||||
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Single by Mercury Rev | ||||||||
from the album Deserter's Songs | ||||||||
Released | November 2, 1998 August 16, 1999 (re-issue) |
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Format | CD, 7" vinyl CD, eCD (re-issue) |
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Recorded | Tarbox Studios, NRS Studios, Six Hours Studios | |||||||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||||||
Length | 3:45 | |||||||
Label | V2 Records | |||||||
Writer(s) | Jonathan Donahue, Sean "Grasshopper" Mackowiak | |||||||
Producer | Dave Fridmann, Jonathan Donahue, Aaron Hurwitz | |||||||
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"Goddess on a Hiway" is the first single from Mercury Rev's fourth studio album, Deserter's Songs. The single was first released on November 2, 1998, and then re-issued on August 16, 1999. Two music videos were produced for the song, one directed by Anton Corbijn, the other directed by James & Alex (featured on the 1999 eCD single). B-sides include a cover of "I Only Have Eyes for You" featuring musician Sean O'Hagan.
The song's lyrics takes advantage of homonymy: the first verse contains the lines "I got us on a highway, I got us in a car..." This changes to "She's a goddess on a highway, a goddess in a car..."
In October 2011, NME placed it at number 122 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".[1]
Contents |
1998 CD:
1998 7" vinyl:
1999 CD #1:
1999 CD #2:
"Goddess on a Hiway +5" promo EP CD:
EP CD: