Wikipedia article
"'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 melody piece from "Jefferson", a Roxette song from their 'Room Service' album (2001). The writer of "Jefferson", Per Gessle, made an arrangement with Groove Coverage to receive a rumoured 50% of royalties from the song, though Gessle said that figure was "far from the truth."[ Gessle is listed as one of the song's official songwriters/composers on BMI's website.]
Music video
The music video depicts a faith healing ritual conducted in a church. It features Verena Rehm as the lead singer of the church, and DJ Novus as the faith healer. During the ritual, the girl at the front of the altar is presented as the god. DJ Novus conducts faith healing to the audiences, while at the same time asking them for donations, an obvious reference to Peter Popoff.
Cover versions
Singaporean artist Jocie Guo Mei Mei covered the song under the name "Ai Qing N Shen (Love Goddess)" on her 2nd album, "My Darling." A music video accompanies it.
Vietnamese artist Thanh Tho covered the song under the name "Thin Thn Bng m" in 2004.
Electronic duo W&W remade the song in collaboration with Groove Coverage in 2018.
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
Charts
"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.
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
Category:Groove Coverage songs
Category:2002 songs
Category:Songs written by Lou Bega
Category:Songs written by Per Gessle
Category:Songs involved in plagiarism controversies
Category:Polydor Records singles
Category:Universal Music Group singles
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