God Is a Girl

This article is about the song. For the concept, see Gender of God.
Not to be confused with God Is a Woman.
"God Is a Girl"
Single by Groove Coverage
from the album Covergirl
ReleasedNovember 11, 2002
GenreTrance
Label
Songwriter(s)
Groove Coverage singles chronology
"Moonlight Shadow"
(2002) 		"God Is a Girl"
(2002) 		"Poison"
(2003)

"God Is a Girl" is the third and final single from German trance group Groove Coverage's debut album, Covergirl.

Plagiarism

See also: Music plagiarism

The chorus of the song literally quotes a melody part (namely, the vocal break) from "Jefferson", a Roxette song from their Room Service album (2001).[1] The writer of "Jefferson", Per Gessle, made an arrangement with Groove Coverage to receive a rumoured 50% of royalties from the song,[2][3] though Gessle said that figure was "far from the truth."[1] Gessle is listed as one of the song's official songwriters/composers on BMI's website.[4]

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

Taiwanese singer Ady An covered the song under the name "Tian Xiang" in Chinese. The Chinese lyrics was written by Da Zhang Wei.[5]

Singaporean artist Jocie Guo Mei Mei covered the song under the name "Ai Qing Nü Shen (Love Goddess)" on her 2nd album, "My Darling." A music video accompanies it.[6][7]

Vietnamese artist Thanh Thảo covered the song under the name "Thiên Thần Bóng Đêm" in 2004.

Electronic duo W&W remade the song in collaboration with Groove Coverage in 2018.

Track listing

  1. "God Is a Girl" (Radio Edit) – 3:37
  2. "God Is a Girl" (Album Version) – 3:04
  3. "God Is a Girl" (Extended Version) – 7:10
  4. "God Is a Girl" (Axel Konrad Remix) – 6:41
  5. "God Is a Girl" (Rocco Remix) – 6:54

Charts

"God Is a Girl" was very successful in Germany and Austria. "God Is a Girl" was the most downloaded song in China for 2006,[8][9] and there were 1.5 million legal downloads.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b Petersson, Claes (2003-02-24). "Per Gessle i ny låtstrid". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 2013-01-08.
  2. ^ Olson, Lars-Erik (2003-01-31). "Groove Coverage forced to turn over 50% of royalties". The Daily Roxette. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
  3. ^ "Groove Coverage's bio. on Eurodance LTD's website". Retrieved 2009-02-18.
  4. ^ "'God Is a Girl' details". BMI. Archived from the original on 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2013-01-08.
  5. ^ "安以轩大碟挑战高难度 翻唱《God Is A Girl》". 武汉晚报. 新浪网. 2007-02-15.
  6. ^ "郭美美羞涩初尝动画配音 洗手间里一天作一首歌". 新浪娱乐. 新浪网. 2008-01-03.
  7. ^ "郭美美:我神圣的任务就是为大家打气" (in Chinese). 网易娱乐. 2007-12-26.
  8. ^ "英文舞曲GodIsAGirl创下网络下载量最高纪录"舞动精灵..." 大连晚报 (in Chinese). 新浪网. 2007-02-11.
  9. ^ ""GrooveCoverage-舞动精灵"来汉大秀"电音"". 武汉晚报 (in Chinese). 新浪网. 2007-04-28.
  10. ^ "Groove Coverage – God is a Girl" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  11. ^ "Groove Coverage – God is a Girl" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  12. ^ "Groove Coverage – God Is a Girl" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  13. ^ "Polish Airplay Charts - Lista krajowa 28/2003". PiF PaF Production. Archived from the original on October 22, 2007. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
  14. ^ "Groove Coverage – God is a Girl". Swiss Singles Chart.
  15. ^ "Jahreshitparade Singles 2003". austriancharts.at. Retrieved May 1, 2020.