Dear God (Elton John song) explained

Dear God
Type:single
Artist:Elton John
Album:21 at 33
Released:14 November 1980
Recorded:August 1979
Genre:Christian rock
Length:3:45
Label:Rocket
Producer:Elton John, Clive Franks
Prev Title:Sartorial Eloquence (Don't Ya Wanna Play This Game No More?)
Prev Year:1980
Next Title:Les Aveux / Donner Pour Donner
Next Year:1981

"Dear God" is a song by English musician Elton John with lyrics by Gary Osborne. It's the sixth track on his 1980 album, 21 at 33. It is the shortest track on the album, and when released as a single, it failed to break any major charts. It did, however, reach No. 82 on the Australian singles chart.[1]

It was originally intended to be released with only the one B-side, "Tactics",[2] but the actual release came as a double-disc set, with the other disc being "Steal Away Child" and "Love So Cold". Two tracks were later used as b-sides for the Too Low for Zero and Breaking Hearts albums, and did not surface on a CD until the release of the 2020 box set Jewel Box where all three B-side tracks were included.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Spignesi . Stephen . Lewis. Michael . 2019 . Elton John: Fifty Years On: The Complete Guide to the Musical Genius of Elton John and Bernie Taupin . Post Hill Press . 978-1-64293-327-7 . 16 February 2022.
  2. Web site: Elton John – Dear God (releases). 1980 . en . 2022-05-16. Discogs.
  3. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. St Ives, NSW. Australian Chart Book. 1993. 158–159. 0-646-11917-6.