(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You

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"(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You"
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Single by NSYNC
from the album 'N Sync
B-side "Sad Lookin' Moon"
ReleasedOctober 27, 1998 (1998-10-27)
Recorded1997
Genre
Length
  • 4:43(album version)
  • 4:04 (radio version)
Label RCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Carl Sturken
  • Evan Rogers
NSYNC singles chronology
"U Drive Me Crazy"
(1998)
"(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You"
(1998)
"Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays"
(1999)
Music video
"(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You" on YouTube

"(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You" is a song by American boy band NSYNC. It was released as the third single from their self-titled debut album in the U.S. While some of the previous singles were released in Europe, this one was not, and subsequently only charted in Australia and the U.S., reaching number 46 and number eight respectively. The single included a live version of Christopher Cross song "Sailing", as well as a limited edition postcard. Some versions of the single included the track's video. The radio version of this song was featured on both their first and third compilation albums: Greatest Hits (2005) and The Essential *NSYNC (2014).

Contents

Track listings

Version one
  1. "God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You" (remix)
  2. "Sailing" (live version)
  3. "God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You" (video)
  4. "Interview" (video)
Version two
  1. "(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You" (single version)
  2. "Sad Lookin' Moon"

Music video

The video was directed by Lionel C. Martin. [2] The video shows the band performing around one single microphone, while showing footage of the mother and son, from birth to old age, including childhood memories, going to war, and coming home. All the footage of the mother and son was in black and white, whereas most of the footage of *NSYNC is in full color.

Charts

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
United StatesOctober 27, 1998 Jive [15]
United StatesFebruary 9, 1999 CD single Jive [16]
CanadaFebruary 16, 1999 Enhanced CD RCA [17]

Alabama version

"God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You"
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Single by Alabama featuring *NSYNC
from the album Twentieth Century
B-side "Sad Lookin' Moon" [18]
ReleasedApril 26, 1999
Genre Country
Length4:03
Label RCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)
  • Carl Sturken
  • Evan Rogers
Producer(s)
Alabama singles chronology
"Keepin' Up"
(1998)
"God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You"
(1999)
"Small Stuff"
(1999)

In 1999, country music band Alabama recorded the song with a backing vocal from NSYNC, and released it as a single from their eighteenth studio album, Twentieth Century . This version peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and at number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song is the only Hot Country Songs chart entry for NSYNC. [18] This was also Alabama's final top 10 hit on the Billboard country charts. The song was later included as the B-side to Alabama's next single, "Small Stuff". [18]

Weekly charts

Chart (1999)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [19] 1
US Billboard Hot 100 [20] 29
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [21] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [22] 8
US Billboard Hot 100 [13] 100
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [23] 14

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