God Gave Me Everything

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"God Gave Me Everything"
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Single by Mick Jagger
from the album Goddess in the Doorway
B-side "Blue"
Released2001
Genre Rock
Length4:56
Label Virgin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Mick Jagger
  • Lenny Kravitz [1]
Mick Jagger singles chronology
"Out of Focus"
(1993)
"God Gave Me Everything"
(2001)
"Visions of Paradise"
(2002)

"God Gave Me Everything" was the fourth track and single from English singer-songwriter Mick Jagger's fourth solo album, Goddess in the Doorway . [1] Rolling Stone called it "a driving, riff-propelled rocker that evokes the punkish stomp of the early Stones." [1] The single peaked at number 24 on Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and was rated 3 out of 5 stars by AllMusic. [2]

Contents

Chart performance

Chart (2001–02)Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [3] 57
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia) [4] 4
Germany (Official German Charts) [5] 60
Italy (FIMI) [6] 29
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [7] 54
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [8] 5
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [9] 59
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [10] 77
US Adult Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [11] 9
US Mainstream Rock Tracks [12] 24

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