"Good God" is a song written and recorded by American nu metal band Korn for their second studio album, ''

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''. It was released as the album's third single in November 1997.

Concept

Jonathan Davis Jonathan Howsmon Davis (born January 18, 1971), also known as JD or JDevil, is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He is best known as the lead vocalist and frontman of nu metal band Korn, who are considered a pioneering act of the nu ...

says about the song: "It's about a guy I knew in school who I thought was my friend, but who fucked me. He came into my life with nothing, hung out at my house, lived off me, and made me do shit I didn't really wanna do. I was into new romantic music and he was a mod, and he'd tell me if I didn't dress like a mod he wouldn't be my friend anymore. Whenever I had plans to go on a date with a chick he'd sabotage it, because he didn't have a date or nothing. He was a gutless fucking nothing. I haven't talked to him for years."

Music video

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Chart performance

Credits

– vocals *

Fieldy Reginald Quincy Arvizu (born November 2, 1969), also known as "Fieldy", is an American musician, best known as the bassist for nu metal band Korn. He is also the guitarist/bassist for rock band StillWell. Musical career Prior to Arvizu's tim ...

– bass * Munky – guitar * Head – guitar *

David Silveria David Randall Silveria (born September 21, 1972) is an American drummer, best known as the original drummer for nu metal band Korn from 1993 until leaving the band in 2006. He then became the drummer for Infinika, which was formed in 2012 and d ...

– drums ;Additional *

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– producer *Chuck Johnson – engineer *Chuck Johnson and Richard Kaplan – mixing

Track list

Australian release

* CD5" (664387 2) #"Good God" (Clean Version) – 3:35 #" Need To" (live) – 3:54 #"Good God" (Album Version) – 3:23 #"Good God" (Heartfloor Remix) by

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– 3:33 #"Divine" (live) – 4:37 #"Good God" ( Such A Surge Remix) – 4:05

UK (Sony BMG)

* CD (2165) #"Good God" (Clean) – 3:30

UK maxi-single release #1

* CD5" (664658 2) #"Good God" (Album Version) – 3:20 #"Good God" (Mekon Mix) – 5:32 #"Good God" (

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Mix) – 6:18 #"

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" (Tear the Roof Off Mix) – 3:45 #"Good God" (live video) – 3:40

US maxi-single Release

* CD (41417) #"Good God" ( Heartfloor Remix) – 3:33 #"Good God" (

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vs. Such A Surge Mix) – 4:09

UK maxi-single release #2

* CD5" (664658 5) #"Good God" (Album Version) – 3:20 #" A.D.I.D.A.S." (Synchro Mix) – 4:29 #"A.D.I.D.A.S." (Under Pressure Mix) – 3:55 #"A.D.I.D.A.S." (The Wet Dream Mix) – 3:35

German release #2

* CD5" (664387 5) #"Good God" – 3:23 #"Good God" ( Heartfloor Remix) – 3:33 #"Good God" (

vs. Such A Surge Mix) – 4:09 #"Good God" (Headknot Remix) – 7:12 #"Good God" (Mekon Mix) – 5:33 #"Good God" (Dub Pistols Mix) – 6:17

French remixes

* CD5" (664918) #"Good God" (Marc Em Remix) – 4:56 #"Good God" ( Oneyed Jack Remix Kronick Bass) – 5:19 #"Good God" (Headknot Remix) – 7:12 #" A.D.I.D.A.S." (Synchro Dub Mix) – 4:29 #"Good God" – 3:23

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Good God 1997 singles Korn songs 1996 songs Epic Records singles Songs written by Reginald Arvizu Songs written by Jonathan Davis Songs written by James Shaffer Songs written by David Silveria Songs written by Brian Welch