What God Wants
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| "What God Wants, Pt.1" | ||
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| Single by Roger Waters | ||
| from the album Amused to Death | ||
| Released | September 17, 1992 | |
| Format | CD | |
| Recorded | 1992 | |
| Genre | Progressive rock | |
| Length | 14 min 48 s | |
| Label | CBS | |
| Producer(s) | Roger Waters | |
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| Roger Waters singles chronology | ||
| "The Tide Is Turning" (1990) |
"What God Wants, Pt.1" (1992) |
"To Kill the Child/Leaving Beirut" (2005) |
What God Wants is a series of songs written and released by ex-Pink Floyd frontman, Roger Waters on his third solo album, Amused to Death. What God Wants is separated into three parts, much like his earlier work with Another Brick in the Wall. Though the song is in three parts, What God Wants Pt. 1, was the only one to be released as a single. This part in particular deals with the contradictory duality and hypocrisy detected by Waters in dogmatic religion and its power over man. The following parts, along with the other songs on the album, deal with worship not only in religion but also in regard to materialism and consumption.
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[edit] Single
What God Wants, Pt. 1 was released as single in 1992, with "What God Wants, Pt. 1" on Side A and "Three Wishes" or "What God Wants, Pt. 3" on Side B. The single was received well, reaching its peak at #4 in the Mainstream Rock Charts. Probably the only single released in the U.S., two other singles were released in Europe, "Three Wishes" and "The Bravery of Being Out of Range".
[edit] Video
A video was released, featuring gorillas watching TV, CGI and stop motion animation of a frog skeleton picking at a piece of cheese on a mouse trap, only to be subdued by electrical wiring and fused with the cheese to create a small television set. The video was directed by Tony Kaye.
[edit] Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 refused to play the single as it was too much of a "touchy" song to be played with such frequency. This apparently outraged Waters.
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| Discography |
| Studio albums: The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking | Radio KAOS | Amused to Death | Ça Ira | Heartland | Untitled Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking followup |
| Soundtracks: Music from "The Body" | When the Wind Blows |
| Live: The Wall Live in Berlin | In the Flesh Live |
| Compilations: Flickering Flame |
| Singles unrelated to a certain album: To Kill the Child | Leaving Beirut |
| Videos and DVDs |
| Pink Floyd The Wall | The Wall Live in Berlin | In the Flesh Live | The Making of the Dark Side of the Moon |
| Tours |
| In the Flesh | The Dark Side of the Moon Live |
| Related articles |
| Pink Floyd | David Gilmour | Alan Parker | Gerald Scarfe | Ron Geesin | The Final Cut | The Wall | Amusing Ourselves to Death |
