God Is a DJ (Faithless song)
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UK / European Cover
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Single by Faithless | ||||||||||||||||||
from the album Sunday 8PM | ||||||||||||||||||
Released | 24 August 1998 | |||||||||||||||||
Format | CD single | |||||||||||||||||
Recorded | 1998 | |||||||||||||||||
Genre | Progressive | |||||||||||||||||
Length | 08:01 | |||||||||||||||||
Label | Cheeky Records/BMG | |||||||||||||||||
Producer(s) | Rollo, Sister Bliss | |||||||||||||||||
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"God Is a DJ" is a song by British group Faithless. It was released in August 1998 as the lead single from their album, Sunday 8PM. The single reached number six in the United Kingdom and also reached number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart for one week in September 1998.[1]
The song was written by Maxi Jazz, Rollo, Sister Bliss and Jamie Catto. 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.[2]
The song re-entered the UK chart in 2005 following the release of Forever Faithless and reached number 66.
Contents
Track listing
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" Release
- God Is A DJ (Monster Mix) - 08:01
- God Is A DJ (Sharp Remix) - 09:21
Charts
Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[3] | 37 |
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] | 9 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] | 4 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[6] | 5 |
Canada Dance (RPM) | 1 |
Denmark (Tracklisten)[7] | 4 |
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] | 6 |
France (SNEP)[9] | 43 |
Germany (Official German Charts)[10] | 2 |
Ireland (IRMA)[11] | 11 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[12] | 1 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13] | 10 |
Norway (VG-lista)[14] | 4 |
Spain (AFYVE)[15] | 6 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[16] | 20 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] | 2 |
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[18] | 6 |
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[19] | 1 |
See also
Chart successions
Preceded by
"Top of the World" by Brandy
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Canadian RPM Dance number-one single 12 October 1998 – 19 October 1998 (2 weeks) |
Succeeded by "If You Could Read My Mind" by Stars on 54 |
References
- ↑ Rock on the Net - Faithless
- ↑ Billboard, 23 January 1999, Vol. 111 Issue 4, p34, Accessed through EBBSCO Publishing, 20 May 1999
- ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Faithless – God Is a DJ". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Faithless – God Is a DJ" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Faithless – God Is a DJ" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Faithless – God Is a DJ" (in French). Ultratop 50.
- ↑ Danish peak
- ↑ "Faithless: God Is a DJ" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
- ↑ "Lescharts.com – Faithless – God Is a DJ" (in French). Les classement single.
- ↑ "Musicline.de – Faithless Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
- ↑ "Chart Track: Week 2, 1996". Irish Singles Chart.
- ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Faithless search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
- ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Faithless – God Is a DJ". Top 40 Singles.
- ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Faithless – God Is a DJ". VG-lista.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Faithless – God Is a DJ". Singles Top 60.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Faithless – God Is a DJ". Swiss Singles Chart.
- ↑ "Archive Chart: 1998-10-26" UK Singles Chart.
- ↑ "Faithless – Chart history" Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs for Faithless.
External links
- Use dmy dates from June 2014
- Use British English from June 2014
- Singlechart called without artist
- Singlechart called without song
- Singlechart usages for UK
- 1998 singles
- Faithless songs
- Billboard Dance Club Songs number-one singles
- Dutch Top 40 number-one singles
- Number-one dance singles in Canada
- Songs written by Rollo Armstrong
- Cheeky Records singles
- 1998 songs