God Is Really Real

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"God Is Really Real"
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Single by AJR
from the album The Maybe Man
ReleasedJuly 5, 2023 (2023-07-05)
Recorded2022–2023
Genre Pop
Length2:59
Label Mercury
Songwriter(s)
  • Jack Met
  • Adam Met
  • Ryan Met
Producer(s) Ryan Met
AJR singles chronology
"The Dumb Song"
(2023)		"God Is Really Real"
(2023)		"Yes I'm a Mess"
(2023)
Music video
"God Is Really Real" on YouTube

"God Is Really Real" is a song by American pop band AJR. It was released by Mercury Records and serves as the eleventh track on the band's fifth studio album The Maybe Man . Despite not being planned as a single, the song, which is dedicated to the brothers' terminally ill father, [1] was surprise-released to YouTube on July 3, 2023. The single was officially released on streaming services on July 5, 2023.

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Background

For over a year, AJR's father Gary Metzger battled cancer. [2] [3] [4] His deteriorating health led the band to publicly announce his condition on July 1 through social media, [5] with the band cancelling all of that month's planned concerts, including headlining Summerfest [6] and later opening for Imagine Dragons. [7] Gary died hours after the single's initial YouTube release on July 3, [8] with the band giving an update before taking a temporary leave from social media. [9] They claimed that they wanted the song to be available before he died.[ citation needed ]

Composition

"God Is Really Real" is composed in 6
8 time signature in the key of F major and follows a tempo of 270 beats per minute (bpm).

Similarly to "Dear Winter" from the band's third studio album Neotheater , the song's sole instrument is an acoustic guitar, with "God Is Really Real" additionally having an orchestral backing. [10]

Lyric video

Two days before the single's official release date, a lyric video directed by AJR and edited by Austin Roa was released on July 3, 2023. [1] The lyrics are handwritten by Ryan Met in a small notebook, with the band filming the video inside the hospital where their father was staying. [5]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [11]

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  2. ↑ Edwards, Eve (July 5, 2023). "AJR's dad died just days after the band cancelled shows to be at his side". HITC . Retrieved November 16, 2023.
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