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God Is a DJ (Faithless song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = God Is a DJ
| cover = Faithless God Is A DJ1.jpg
| alt =
| caption = UK and European cover
| type = single
| artist = Faithless
| album = Sunday 8PM
| released =
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Trance
| length = 8:01
| label =
* Cheeky
* Arista
| writer =
* Rollo Armstrong
* Maxwell Fraser
* Ayalah Deborah Bentovim
* Jamie Catto
| producer =
* Rollo
* Sister Bliss
| prev_title = Reverence
| prev_year = 1997
| next_title = Take the Long Way Home
| next_year = 1998
| misc =
}}
"'God Is a DJ'" is a song by British group Faithless, written by Maxi Jazz, Rollo, Sister Bliss, and Jamie Catto. It was released on 24 August 1998 as the lead single from their second studio album, 'Sunday 8PM' (1998). The single reached number six in the United Kingdom and also reached number one on the US 'Billboard' Hot Dance Club Play chart in September 1998.
Faithless won a Brit Award for Best British Act in 1999 for their work on the song and other tracks on 'Sunday 8PM'. 'Billboard' claimed in an article in early 1999 that many people involved with dance music thought that "God Is a DJ" should have been nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Recording of 1998.'Billboard', 23 January 1999, Vol. 111 Issue 4, p34, Accessed through EBBSCO Publishing, 20 May 1999 The song re-entered the UK chart in 2005 following the release of 'Forever Faithless' and reached number 66.
Critical reception
Larry Flick from 'Billboard' wrote that Faithless are "melding electronic elements into a trance-disco beat." He noted further that vocalist Maxi Jazz "strides atop the track with a hypnotic chant that boldly declares the club a church. As he rants "this is my church," organ lines swoop and surround him as the beat pumps with intense authority." 'Daily Record' described it as a "pumping, hypnotic track"."Chartslot". 'Daily Record'. 4 September 1998. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
Track listings
'UK CD release'
# "God Is a DJ" (radio edit) 03:34
# "God Is a DJ" (Monster mix) [edit] 06:52
# "God Is a DJ" (Serious Danger remix) [edit] 05:09
# "God Is a DJ" (Sharp remix) [edit] 04:27
'European CD release'
# "God Is a DJ" (radio edit) 03:33
# "God Is a DJ" (Monster mix) [edit] 06:53
# "God Is a DJ" (Serious Danger remix) [edit] 05:09
# "God Is a DJ" (Sharp remix) [edit] 04:26
'French CD release'
# "God Is a DJ" (radio mix) 03:32
# "God Is a DJ" (Sharp remix) 04:26
'Greek CD release'
# "God Is a DJ" (radio edit) 03:33
# "God Is a DJ" (Monster mix) 06:53
# "God Is a DJ" (Serious Danger remix) 05:09
# "God Is a DJ" (Sharp remix) 04:26
'12-inch release'
# "God Is a DJ" (Monster mix) 08:01
# "God Is a DJ" (Sharp remix) 09:21
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
See also
* List of number-one dance singles of 1998 (U.S.)
References
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