God! Show Me Magic Explained

God! Show Me Magic
Cover:	GodShowMeMagic-SFA.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Super Furry Animals
Album:	Fuzzy Logic
Released:	29 April 1996
Genre:	Pop-punk^[1] ^[2]
Length:	1:49
Label:	Creation Records
Producer:	Gorwel Owen, Super Furry Animals
Prev Title:	Hometown Unicorn
Prev Year:	1996
Next Title:	Something 4 the Weekend
Next Year:	1996

"God! Show Me Magic" is the second single by Super Furry Animals. It reached 33 on the UK Singles Chart on its release in April 1996, the first single by the band to reach the Top 40.^[3]

The packaging of the single features a quote in Welsh, 'Gorau chwarae, cyd chwarae', which roughly translates into English as 'It is better to play together', the motto of the Football Association of Wales.

The first version of "God! Show Me Magic" appears on the Moog Droog E.P., released on the Ankst label.

Critical response

Accolades

Publication	Country	Accolade	Year	Rank
Iguana Music	Spain	Singles of '96^[4]	1996	38
John Peel show, BBC Radio 1	United Kingdom	John Peel's Festive 50^[5]	1996	49
Vox	United Kingdom	1996 Singles^[6]	1996	15

Track listing

All songs by Super Furry Animals.

"God! Show Me Magic" – 1:49
"Death by Melody" – 2:32
"Dim Bendith" – 4:56

Personnel

Gruff Rhys – vocals, guitar
Huw Bunford – guitar
Guto Pryce – bass guitar
Cian Ciaran – keyboards
Dafydd Ieuan – drums
Jez Francis- piano

Notes and References

Web site: Erlewine. Stephen Thomas. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. Super Furry Animals - Fuzzy Logic Album Reviews, Songs & More. 11 August 2022. AllMusic.
Book: Stanley, Rod. Robert . Dimery . 2016 . . Super Furry Animals - Fuzzy Logic. . London . 773.
Web site: Search Results -- Singles . everyHit.com . 25 July 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070717022953/https://www.everyhit.com/ . 17 July 2007.
Web site: Iguana Music lists from Spain: Singles of '96. 4 August 2008. RockListMusic.
Web site: John Peel's Festive 50 Lists. 4 August 2008. RockListMusic.
Web site: Vox End Of Year Lists. 4 August 2008. RockListMusic.