Working with God

Working with God
Studio album by Melvins
Released	February 26, 2021
Genre	Sludge metal [1] noise rock [1]
Length	37:47
Label	Ipecac
Producer	The Melvins
Melvins chronology
Pinkus Abortion Technician (2018) Working with God (2021) Five Legged Dog (2021)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	79/100 [2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Kerrang!	4/5 [4]
Paste	8.2/10 [5]
Metal Injection	7.5/10 [6]

Working with God is the 24th album by American rock band Melvins, released on February 26, 2021, through Ipecac Recordings. ^{[7] [8] [9]}

It was elected by Loudwire as the 32nd best rock/metal album of 2021. ^[10]

Track listing

^[11]

All tracks are written by Buzz Osborne, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Fuck Around" (cover of the Beach Boys song "I Get Around")	Brian Wilson, Mike Love	2:20
2.	"Negative No No"		3:51
3.	"Bouncing Rick"		3:39
4.	"Caddy Daddy"		4:26
5.	"1 Brian, the Horse-Faced Goon"		0:43
6.	"Brian, the Horse-Faced Goon"	Dale Crover, Osborne	2:06
7.	"Boy Mike"		3:47
8.	"1 Fuck You" (tribute/cover of Harry Nilsson's song "You're Breakin' My Heart" [12] )	Nilsson	2:28
9.	"Fuck You"		0:11
10.	"The Great Good Place"		3:51
11.	"Hot Fish"	Osborne, Trevor Dunn	5:00
12.	"Hund"		3:15
13.	"Good Night Sweetheart"	Calvin Carter, James "Pookie" Hudson	2:10
Total length:			37:47

Personnel

• King Buzzo – guitar, vocals, gadgets
• Dale Crover – bass, vocals, drums
• Mike Dillard – drums, vocals

Additional personnel

• Toshi Kasai – engineer
• John Golden – mastering
• Mackie Osborne – art

References

1. "Album review: Melvins – Working With God". Kerrang!. February 19, 2021.
2. "Working With God by Melvins". Metacritic . Retrieved July 6, 2021.
3. Thomas, Fred. "Melvins - Working With God". AllMusic . Retrieved July 6, 2021.
4. Davey, Angela (February 19, 2021). "Album Review: Melvins – Working With God". Kerrang!. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
5. Reyes-Kulkarni, Saby (February 26, 2021). "Melvins: Working With God Review". Paste. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
6. "Album Review: Melvins – Working With God". Metal Injection. March 2, 2021. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
7. Hadusek, Jon (November 13, 2020). "Melvins Announce New Album Working With God, Share "I F**k Around" and "Bouncing Rick"". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved January 1, 2021.
8. "New Melvins 1983 album, Working With God, and a pair of ltd edition vinyl reissues, arriving Feb 26th via Ipecac". All About the Rock. November 13, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
9. "New Melvins 1983 album Working with God + a pair of ltd edition vinyl re-issues out Friday 26 February". The Partae. November 16, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
10. "The 45 Best Rock + Metal Albums of 2021". Loudwire . Townsquare Media. December 10, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
11. "Working with God, back cover". Discogs . Retrieved July 6, 2021.
12. "MELVINS Pays Tribute to HARRY NILSSON With '1 Fuck You'". metalinjection.com. Retrieved July 6, 2021.