God Is a Girl
| "God Is a Girl" | ||||
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| Single by Groove Coverage | ||||
| from the album Covergirl | ||||
| Released | 2002 | |||
| Format | CD single, Maxi, Promo | |||
| Genre | Trance | |||
| Label |
Zeitgeist (Universal) Suprime:Music | |||
| Groove Coverage singles chronology | ||||
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"God Is a Girl" is the third and final single from German trance group Groove Coverage's debut album, Covergirl.
Plagiarism
The chorus of the song uses a recurring melody piece from "Jefferson", a Roxette song from their Room Service album (2001).[1] The writer of "Jefferson", Per Gessle, made an arrangement with Groove Coverage to receive a rumoured 50% of royalties from the song,[2][3] though Gessle said that figure was "...far from the truth."[1] Gessle is listed as one of the song's official songwriters/composers on BMI's website.[4]
Cover Version
Singaporean artist Jocie Guo Mei Mei covered the song under the name, "Ai Qing Nü Shen (Love Goddess)" on her 2nd album, "My Darling." A music video accompanies it.
Track listing
- "God Is a Girl" (Radio Edit) – 3:37
- "God Is a Girl" (Album Version) – 3:04
- "God Is a Girl" (Extended Version) – 7:10
- "God Is a Girl" (Axel Konrad Remix) – 6:41
- "God Is a Girl" (Rocco Remix) – 6:54
Chart Positions
"God Is a Girl" was very successful in Germany and Austria. "God Is a Girl" reached number 1 in China and there were 1.5 million legal downloads.
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] | 5 |
| Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[6] | 5 |
| China Singles Chart | 1 |
| Europe Singles Chart | 37 |
| Germany (Official German Charts)[7] | 8 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] | 70 |
References
- 1 2 Petersson, Claes (2003-02-24). "Per Gessle i ny låtstrid". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 2013-01-08.
- ↑ Olson, Lars-Erik (2003-01-31). "Groove Coverage forced to turn over 50% of royalties". The Daily Roxette. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
- ↑ "Groove Coverage's bio. on Eurodance LTD's website". Retrieved 2009-02-18.
- ↑ "'God Is a Girl' details". BMI. Retrieved 2013-01-08.
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Groove Coverage – God is a Girl" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Groove Coverage – God is a Girl" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
- ↑ "Musicline.de – Groove Coverage Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Groove Coverage – God is a Girl". Swiss Singles Chart.
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