- God (Tori Amos song)
Infobox Single
Name = God
Artist =Tori Amos
from Album =Under the Pink
Released = February 3, 1994 [US] April 26, 1994 [Aus]
October 3, 1994 [UK]
Format =
[ Recorded = ]
Genre =Alternative rock
Length = 03:58
Label = Atlantic
[ Writer = ]
Producer =Tori Amos Eric Rosse
Chart position =- #1 (
US Modern Rock )
[ Reviews = ] *
Last single = "Crucify" (1992)
This single = "God" (1994)
Next single = "Cornflake Girl " (1994)"God" is a song by American
singer-songwriter Tori Amos . It is the second track on Amos'1994 albumUnder the Pink . The song reached number forty-four on theUK singles chart as well as #1 on the US Modern Rock Chart.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 herCherokee 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 .Track listing
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)US Cassette Single
#"God" (3:58)
#"Sister Janet" (4:02)US Promotional CD Single
#"God (Some Guitar)" (3:58)
#"God (No Guitar)" (3:58)
#"God"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)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)UK 7" Vinyl Single and Cassette
#"God" (3:58)
#"God (Acapella Vocal and Rain Mix)" (4:42)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 aRabbi 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 showBeavis and Butthead .Charts
- #1 (
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