Money Is Not Our God

"Money Is Not Our God"
Single by Killing Joke
from the album Extremities, Dirt & Various Repressed Emotions
A-side	"Money Is Not Our God"
B-side	"North of the Border"
Released	January 3, 1991 (January 3, 1991)
Format	12" single CD Mini single
Genre	Post-punk Industrial metal
Length	11:02
Label	Aggressive Rockproduktionen
Writer(s)	Jaz Coleman Kevin "Geordie" Walker Martin Atkins
Producer	Killing Joke Martin Rex (credited "A. Rex")
Killing Joke singles chronology
"The Beautiful Dead" (1990) "Money Is Not Our God" (1991) "Change: The Spiral Tribe Mix/The Youth Mixes" (1992)
Killing Joke CD singles chronology "America" (1988) "Money Is Not Our God" (1991) "Change: The Spiral Tribe Mix/The Youth Mixes" (1992) Extremities, Dirt & Various Repressed Emotions track listing "Money Is Not Our God" (1) "Age of Greed" (2) CD Mini Single release Money Is Not Our God CD Mini Single Frontcover

"Money Is Not Our God" is Killing Joke's second and only official single off their eighth studio album, Extremities, Dirt & Various Repressed Emotions. It was released on January 3, 1991, under Aggressive Rockproduktionen.^[1]

"Money Is Not Our God" was released first released as a 12" single. The title track was featured as the A-side and "North of the Border" as the B-side, also from the same album. "My Love of this Land" was then released as a CD Mini single and featured the same track listings. The singles were released only in Germany.

"Money Is Not Our God" failed to chart on the UK Singles Chart.

Reception

Reception for "Money Is Not Our God" was generally positive. Ned Raggett of Allmusic praised Geordie Walker's guitar performance as "better than ever" and the song itself "rips along with the sheer fire of 1980 intact." He credited Coleman's vocals as an "opening rampage" and that the group "collectively allows for the later abilities of the members and incorporates that into the performances."^[2]

Track listings

12" single

Side A

1. "Money Is Not Our God" – 05:12

Side B

1. "North of the Border" – 05:50

CD Mini single

Side A

1. "Money Is Not Our God" – 05:12
2. "North of the Border" – 05:50

References

1. ^ "Money Is Not Our God". Discogs. http://www.discogs.com/Killing-Joke-Money-Is-Not-Our-God/master/16116. Retrieved 18 November 2009. 
2. ^ "Extremities, Dirt & Various Repressed Emotions review". Answers.com. http://www.answers.com/topic/extremities-dirt-various-repressed-emotions-bonus-tracks. Retrieved 18 November 2009. 

External links

• Money Is Not Our God music video