"(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You" is a song by American boy band

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. It was released as the third single from their self-titled debut album in the U.S. While some of the previous singles were released in Europe, this one was not, and subsequently only charted in Australia and the U.S., reaching number 46 and number 8 respectively. The single included a live version of

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song "

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", as well as a limited edition postcard. Some versions of the single included the track's video. The radio version of this song was featured on both their first and third compilation albums: ''

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'' (2005) and '' The Essential *NSYNC'' (2014).

Track listings

*America (1999) ;Version 1 # "God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You" (Remix) # "Sailing" (Live Version) # "God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You" (Video) # "Interview" (Video) ;Version 2 # "(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You" (Single Version) # " Sad Lookin' Moon"

Music video

The video was directed by

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. The video shows the band performing around one single

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, while showing footage of the mother and son, from birth to old age, including childhood memories, going to war, and coming home. All the footage of the mother and son was in black and white, whereas most of the footage of *NSYNC is in full color.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Alabama version

In 1999,

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recorded the song with a backing vocal from NSYNC, and released it as a single from their eighteenth studio album, ''

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''. This version peaked at number three on the ''

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chart and at number 29 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The song is the only Hot Country Songs chart entry for NSYNC. This was also Alabama's final top 10 hit on the Billboard Country charts. The song was later included as the

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to Alabama's next single, "Small Stuff."

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:God Must Have Spent A Little More Time On You 1998 singles 1999 singles 1998 songs Alabama (American band) songs Music videos directed by Lionel C. Martin NSYNC songs Pop ballads RCA Records singles Song recordings produced by Don Cook Songs written by Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers 1990s ballads Contemporary R&B ballads Black-and-white music videos Vocal collaborations