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Oh My God (Ida Maria song)

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Wikipedia article




"'Oh My God'" is the debut song by Norwegian rock musician Ida Maria. The song was originally released in October 2007 but was to be re-released in the UK following the success of her previous single, "I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked". The re-release date was pushed back several times; however, it was eventually rescheduled on 26 January 2009 along with a music video.[http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;-1;-1;-1;-1&sku=917811 hmv.com: music: Oh My God (2009)]

Chart performance



"Oh My God" did not chart upon its original release.

"Oh My God" was featured in the final scene and credits of season two, episode two of the Netflix comedy Big Mouth. Additionally, the song has been used in promos for the CW show 'Gossip Girl',[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GFcMyibiGw Gossip Girl "OMG" Promo 2x18 - "The Age of Dissonance"] and was featured in episode #386 of the radio version of 'This American Life' entitled "Fine Print". It followed a story on health insurance. The song was also featured in several movie trailers, including 'It's Kind of a Funny Story'[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyFCpQK-j7U Its Kind of a Funny Story Movie Trailer] and 'The Virginity Hit'.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KXsRpakErU The Virginity Hit Movie Trailer]

"Oh My God" is one of the songs featured in the video game 'Rock Band 3.'

Critical reception



'Time' critic Josh Tyrangiel named this the #3 song of 2008.

The NME also rated it the 48th best song of 2008.

Sasha Frere-Jones rated this the #2 song of 2008.

'Newsday' named it as the best song of 2009.

Iggy Pop Remix



In September 2009, a remix of the song along with a music video was released with Iggy Pop providing backing vocals and appearing in the video.

References




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