Good God (Korn song)

1997 single by Korn

"Good God"

Single by Korn
from the album  Life Is Peachy
Released| November 7, 1997 (1997-11-07)[1][2]
Recorded| 1996
Genre| Nu metal[3]
Length| 3:23[4]
Label| Epic[4]
Songwriter(s)|

* Reginald Arvizu
* Jonathan Davis
* James Shaffer
* David Silveria
* Brian Welch

Producer(s)| Ross Robinson
Korn singles chronology
| "A.D.I.D.A.S."
(1997)  | "Good God"
(1997)  | "All in the Family"
(1998)

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"Good God" is a song written and recorded by American nu metal band Korn for their second studio album, Life Is Peachy. It was released as the album's third single in November 1997.

## Concept

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Jonathan Davis explained, sometime before 2002: "It's about a guy I knew in school who I thought was my friend, but who fucked me. He came into my life with nothing, hung out at my house, lived off me, and made me do shit I didn't really wanna do. I was into new romantic music and he was a mod, and he'd tell me if I didn't dress like a mod he wouldn't be my friend anymore. Whenever I had plans to go on a date with a chick he'd sabotage it, because he didn't have a date or nothing. He was a gutless fucking nothing. I haven't talked to him for years."[5][6]

## Music video

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An official live video, recorded at the London Astoria, is included on the enhanced version of Life Is Peachy.

## Chart performance

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Chart (1997)  | Peak
position

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Australia (ARIA)[7] | 81
Scotland (OCC)[8] | 23
UK Singles (OCC)[9] | 25
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[10] | 2

## Credits

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* Jonathan Davis – vocals
* Fieldy – bass
* Munky – guitar
* Head – guitar
* David Silveria – drums

Additional[4]

* Ross Robinson – producer
* Chuck Johnson – engineer
* Chuck Johnson and Richard Kaplan – mixing

## Track list

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### Australian release

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* CD5" (664387 2)

1. "Good God" (Clean Version) – 3:35
2. "Need To" (live) – 3:54
3. "Good God" (Album Version) – 3:23
4. "Good God" (Heartfloor Remix) by Rammstein – 3:33
5. "Divine" (live) – 4:37
6. "Good God" (Such A Surge Remix) – 4:05

### UK (Sony BMG)

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* CD (2165)[11]

1. "Good God" (Clean) – 3:30

### UK maxi-single release #1

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* CD5" (664658 2)

1. "Good God" (Album Version) – 3:20
2. "Good God" (Mekon Mix) – 5:32
3. "Good God" (Dub Pistols Mix) – 6:18
4. "Wicked" (Tear the Roof Off Mix) – 3:45
5. "Good God" (live video) – 3:40

### US maxi-single Release

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* CD (41417)

1. "Good God" (Heartfloor Remix) – 3:33
2. "Good God" (OOMPH! vs. Such A Surge Mix) – 4:09

### UK maxi-single release #2

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* CD5" (664658 5)

1. "Good God" (Album Version) – 3:20
2. "A.D.I.D.A.S." (Synchro Mix) – 4:29
3. "A.D.I.D.A.S." (Under Pressure Mix) – 3:55
4. "A.D.I.D.A.S." (The Wet Dream Mix) – 3:35

### German release #2

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* CD5" (664387 5)[4]

1. "Good God" – 3:23
2. "Good God" (Heartfloor Remix) – 3:33
3. "Good God" (OOMPH! vs. Such A Surge Mix) – 4:09
4. "Good God" (Headknot Remix) – 7:12
5. "Good God" (Mekon Mix) – 5:33
6. "Good God" (Dub Pistols Mix) – 6:17

### French remixes

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* CD5" (664918)

1. "Good God" (Marc Em Remix) – 4:56
2. "Good God" (Oneyed Jack Remix Kronick Bass) – 5:19
3. "Good God" (Headknot Remix) – 7:12
4. "A.D.I.D.A.S." (Synchro Dub Mix) – 4:29
5. "Good God" – 3:23

## References

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1. ^ "Korn – Good God (French Remixes) (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. November 21, 1997. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
2. ^ "Korn Good God (Single)- Spirit of Metal Webzine (en)". Spirit-of-metal.com. November 7, 1997. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
3. ^ "10 Heaviest Nu-Metal Songs of All Time". April 25, 2022.
4. ^ a b c d "Korn – Good God (The Mixes) (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
5. ^ "Horror Of The KoRn". Oocities.org. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
6. ^ "The Meaning to Jon's Lyrics". Geocities.ws. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
7. ^ Peak chart positions for singles in Australia:
* All except "Good God", "Falling Away from Me", "Make Me Bad", "Coming Undone" and "Oildale (Leave Me Alone)": "Discography Korn". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2008.
* "Good God", "Falling Away from Me" and "Make Me Bad": Kent, David (2006). Australian Chart Book 1993–2005. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-45889-2.
8. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 25th, 2022.
9. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
10. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
11. ^ "Korn – Good God (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved January 5, 2014.

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Korn

* Jonathan Davis
* James "Munky" Shaffer
* Brian "Head" Welch
* Ray Luzier
* Roberto "Ra" Diaz

* Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu
* David Silveria

Studio albums|

* Korn
* Life Is Peachy
* Follow the Leader
* Issues
* Untouchables
* Take a Look in the Mirror
* See You on the Other Side
* Untitled
* Korn III: Remember Who You Are
* The Path of Totality
* The Paradigm Shift
* The Serenity of Suffering
* The Nothing
* Requiem

Live albums|

* MTV Unplugged
* Requiem Mass

Compilation albums|

* Greatest Hits Vol. 1
* Live & Rare
* Chopped, Screwed, Live and Unglued

Video releases|

* Who Then Now?
* Deuce
* Live
* Live on the Other Side
* Live at Montreux 2004
* Korn Live: The Encounter

Demo albums|

* Neidermayer's Mind

Singles|

* "Blind"
* "Need To"
* "Shoots and Ladders"
* "Clown"
* "No Place to Hide"
* "A.D.I.D.A.S."
* "Good God"
* "All in the Family"
* "Got the Life"
* "Freak on a Leash"
* "Falling Away from Me"
* "Make Me Bad"
* "Here to Stay"
* "Thoughtless"
* "Alone I Break"
* "Did My Time"
* "Right Now"
* "Y'All Want a Single"
* "Everything I've Known"
* "Word Up!"
* "Twisted Transistor"
* "Coming Undone"
* "Politics"
* "Evolution"
* "Hold On"
* "Kiss"
* "Haze"
* "Oildale (Leave Me Alone)"
* "Let the Guilt Go"
* "Get Up!"
* "Narcissistic Cannibal"
* "Way Too Far"
* "Chaos Lives in Everything"
* "Never Never"
* "Spike in My Veins"
* "Hater"
* "Rotting in Vain"
* "Take Me"
* "Black Is the Soul"
* "You'll Never Find Me"
* "Can You Hear Me"
* "Finally Free"
* "Start the Healing"

Promotional singles|

* "B.B.K."
* "Jingle Balls"
* "Somebody Someone"
* "Another Brick in the Wall"
* "Insane"
* "Cold"

Notable songs|

* "Faget"
* "Daddy"

Concert tours|

* Family Values Tour
* 1998
* 2006
* Mayhem Festival 2010
* Music as a Weapon V Tour
* The Path of Totality Tour

Signature instruments|

* Ibanez Apex
* Ibanez K5
* Ibanez K7

Related|

* Discography
* List of songs
* Solo projects
* List of awards
* "Korn's Groovy Pirate Ghost Mystery"
* Fear and the Nervous System
* Fieldy's Dreams
* Jonathan Davis and the SFA
* Killbot
* KXM
* L.A.P.D.
* Love and Death
* Sexart
* StillWell
* Got the Life
* Save Me from Myself
* Korn Kovers

* Category

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