Dear God (Elton John song)

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"Dear God"
Single by Elton John
from the album 21 at 33
B-side
  • "Tactics"
  • "Steal Away Child"
  • "Love So Cold"
Released14 November 1980
RecordedAugust 1979
Genre Christian rock
Length3:45
Label Rocket
Songwriter(s) Elton John, Gary Osborne
Producer(s) Elton John, Clive Franks
Elton John singles chronology
"Harmony"
(1980)		"Dear God"
(1980)		"Les aveux"
(1981)

"Dear God" is a song by English musician Elton John with lyrics by Gary Osborne. It's the sixth track on his 1980 album, 21 at 33 . It is the shortest track on the album, and when released as a single, it failed to break any major charts. It did, however, reach No. 82 on the Australian singles chart. [1]

Contents

It was originally intended to be released with only the one B-side, "Tactics", [2] but the actual release came as a double-disc set, with the other disc being "Steal Away Child" and "Love So Cold". Two tracks were later used as b-sides for the Too Low for Zero and Breaking Hearts albums, and did not surface on a CD until the release of the 2020 box set Jewel Box where all three B-side tracks were included.

Charts

Chart (1980)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [3] 82

Personnel

Choir

References

  1. ↑ Spignesi, Stephen; Lewis, Michael (2019). Elton John: Fifty Years On: The Complete Guide to the Musical Genius of Elton John and Bernie Taupin. Post Hill Press. ISBN   978-1-64293-327-7 . Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "Elton John – Dear God (releases)". Discogs. 1980. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  3. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. pp. 158–159. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
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