Good God (Anouk song)

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"Good God"
Anouk - Good God.JPG
Single by Anouk
from the album Who's Your Momma
Released2 November 2007
Recorded2007
Genre Soul, rock
Length2:36
Label EMI
Songwriter(s) Anouk Teeuwe, Remon Stotijn
Producer(s) Glen Ballard
Anouk singles chronology
"One Word"
(2005)
"Good God"
(2007)
"I Don't Wanna Hurt"
(2008)

"Good God" is a soul/rock song written by Dutch singer Anouk Teeuwe and her then-husband Remon Stotijn and recorded by Anouk. Produced by its writers along with Glen Ballard, the song was released as the first single from Anouk's album Who's Your Momma on 2 November 2007. The song is a playable track in Guitar Hero World Tour. [1]

Contents

The music video of "Good God" was recorded in London and directed by Jonas Åkerlund. The video premiered on November 6, 2007 on the news website NU.nl. [2]

Trivia

The song is used in the intro sequence of the Dutch TV-show Kanniewaarzijn.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2007)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [3] 13
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [4] 7
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [5] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (2007)Position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [6] 74
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [7] 82

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References

  1. "Nieuwe album Anouk heet 'Who's your momma'". NU.nl (in Dutch). Novum. 28 September 2007. Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2007.
  2. "Primeur: Anouks nieuwe video Good God". NU.nl (in Dutch). 6 November 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2007.
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