Oh My God (Kaiser Chiefs song)

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"Oh My God"
Ohmygodoriginal.jpg
Single by Kaiser Chiefs
from the album Employment
Released17 May 2004 (2004-05-17)
Length
  • 3:43 (original)
  • 3:35 (reissue)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Kaiser Chiefs singles chronology
"Oh My God"
(2004)
"I Predict a Riot"
(2004)

"I Predict a Riot"
(2004)

"Oh My God"
(2005)

"Everyday I Love You Less and Less"
(2005)

"Oh My God" is the debut single of English indie rock band Kaiser Chiefs. It was initially released by the Drowned in Sound label on 17 May 2004, reaching number 66 on the UK Singles Chart. It was re-released on 21 February 2005, two weeks before the release of their debut album, Employment . This time, it peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart, which earned the band their first top-10 hit as well as their highest-charting single at the time until it was succeeded by UK chart-topper "Ruby" on 25 February 2007. The song also appeared on the soundtrack for the video game Driver: Parallel Lines .

Contents

The original single release, now a rarity due to its limited run of 500 copies, features artwork by frontman Ricky Wilson, and its B-sides were earlier versions of "Born to Be a Dancer" and "Caroline, Yes", both of which would also appear on Employment.

Background

Singer Ricky Wilson said, "The verses are about the fact that we've been playing together for such a long time and people think, 'What's he doing? He's still trying to make a career out of music? It'll never work. One in a million people do it.' But we still had the opinion that we were five of the people in a million, so we carried on." [1]

Dorian Lynskey of The Guardian wrote that the Kaiser Chiefs had been labeled as has-beens by 2003-2004, and they were desperate to build a fanbase to impress record labels: "The need to make an impression while bottom of the bill in a tiny venue explains all the ohhhhhhs and nanananas and oft-repeated choruses that set up shop in the listener's brain after the first listen." [1]

Track listing

Initial release

All of these tracks are different, earlier versions of the album editions.

  1. "Oh My God"
  2. "Born to Be a Dancer"
  3. "Caroline, Yes"

Re-issue

7-inch (limited-edition white vinyl)

  1. "Oh My God"
  2. "Brightest Star"

CD

  1. "Oh My God"
  2. "Think About You (And I Like It)"

Mexican CD

  1. "Oh My God"
  2. "Hard Times Send Me"
  3. "Born to Be a Dancer" (demo)
  4. "Oh My God" (enhanced video)

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [12] Silver200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United Kingdom17 May 2004CD Drowned in Sound [13]
United Kingdom (re-release)21 February 2005
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
B-Unique [14]
United States13 June 2005 Alternative radio Universal [15]

Mark Ronson version

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  4. "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  5. 1 2 "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Oh My God". Irish Singles Chart.
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  7. "Lista Przebojów Trójki - Polskie Radio Online". Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  8. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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  10. "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  11. "The Official UK Singles Chart 2005" (PDF). UKChartsPlus . Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  12. "British single certifications – Kaiser Chiefs – Oh My God". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  13. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week . 15 May 2004. p. 31.
  14. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 19 February 2005. p. 27.
  15. "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records . No. 1610. 10 June 2005. p. 19. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  16. "Mark RONSON - Oh My God". Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
  17. "Mark RONSON - Oh My God". Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
  18. "Issue 914" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  19. "Mark Ronson feat. Lily Allen – Oh My God" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  20. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  21. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  22. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  23. "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2007". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  24. "British single certifications – Mark Ronson Ft Lily Allen – Oh My God". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  25. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week . 14 July 2007. p. 27.
  26. "Kaiser Chiefs debut reworked Oh My God single on The Chris Moyles Show". radiox.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  27. "Kaiser Chiefs unveil special lockdown re-recording of hit song". yorkpress.co.uk. Press Association 2020. 14 April 2020. Archived from the original on 11 May 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  28. Kaiser Chiefs [@KaiserChiefs] (14 April 2020). "Because being really far away from home is something you shouldn't be right now - it's the Oh My God - Stay Home Edition House buildingMultiple musical notes. Watch it here: https://youtu.be/GrsuibV4GZY #stayhome #protectthenhs" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  29. "Oh My God (Stay Home Edition)" on YouTube. Kaiser Chiefs. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
"Oh My God"
Ohmygodronson.jpg
Single by Mark Ronson featuring Lily Allen
from the album Version
B-side "Pistol of Fire"
Released16 July 2007 (2007-07-16)
Length3:35
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s)
  • Ricky Wilson
  • Andrew White
  • Simon Rix
  • Nick Baines
  • Nick Hodgson
Producer(s) Mark Ronson
Mark Ronson singles chronology
"Stop Me"
(2007)
"Oh My God"
(2007)
"Valerie"
(2007)
Lily Allen singles chronology
"Alfie"
(2007)
"Oh My God"
(2007)
"Drivin' Me Wild"
(2007)