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"God"
Single by Tori Amos
from the album Under the Pink
Released	February 3, 1994
Format	7" picture disc, 12" vinyl, CD, Cassette
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	3:58
Label	Atlantic
Writer(s)	Tori Amos
Producer	Tori Amos; Eric Rosse
Tori Amos singles chronology

"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 44 on the UK singles chart^[1] as well as #1 on the US Modern Rock Chart^[2] which is to date her only number one song on that chart.

[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] Release dates

US: February 3, 1994
Australia: April 26, 1994
UK: October 3, 1994

[edit] Track listings

[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 singing in front of a lit candle (possible phallic symbol), dancing with a plethora of brown rats (possibly at the Rat temple); this was commented on in an episode of the television show Beavis and Butthead, and parodying a snake cult.

[edit] Chart performance

Chart (1994)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100^[2]	72
US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks^[2]	1
Australia ARIA Chart	65
Canadian RPM Top Singles^[3]	87
UK Singles Chart^[1]	44

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

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b "Chart Stats - Tori Amos - God". http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=22373. Retrieved July 5, 2009 (2009-07-05).
^ ^a ^b ^c "allmusic ((( Tori Amos > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=TORI%7CAMOS&sql=11:3pfrxqq5ld6e~T51. Retrieved July 5, 2009 (2009-07-05).
^ "RPM Volume 59 No. 21, June 13 1994 - RPM". http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.2505&volume=59&issue=21&issue_dt=June%2013%201994&type=1. Retrieved July 5, 2009 (2009-07-05).

[ukchart-0] "Chart Stats - Tori Amos - God". http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=22373. Retrieved July 5, 2009 (2009-07-05).

[allmusic-1] "allmusic ((( Tori Amos > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=TORI%7CAMOS&sql=11:3pfrxqq5ld6e~T51. Retrieved July 5, 2009 (2009-07-05).

[2] "RPM Volume 59 No. 21, June 13 1994 - RPM". http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.2505&volume=59&issue=21&issue_dt=June%2013%201994&type=1. Retrieved July 5, 2009 (2009-07-05).

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