| God's Country | |
| Type: | song |
| Artist: | Travis Scott |
| Album: | Utopia |
| Released: | July 28, 2023 |
| Recorded: | 2020–2022 |
| Length: | 2:07 |
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"God's Country" is a song by American rapper Travis Scott from his fourth studio album Utopia (2023). It was written and produced by him, 30 Roc and Dez Wright. As the song was among the tracks on Utopia that were originally recorded for Kanye West's album Donda (2021), he also received writing credits.[1] [2] [3]
The song includes a looped vocal passage which is sampled from Polish composer Krzysztof Komeda's "Lullaby, Part 1". In the lyrics, Travis Scott highlights the notion of togetherness, emphasizing his family and moving away from public attention.[4] Stylistically, he uses an "exclamatory" tone similar to that of Kanye West's.
The song received generally positive reviews from critics, particularly for the use of its sample. Variety's Yousef Srour and Jem Aswad commented, "The biting screams on 'God's Country' call to mind Ye's shrieks on 'I Am a God'".[5] Paul Attard of Slant Magazine described the song as a "psychedelic trip that's made even more surreal" by the sample. Andre Gee of Rolling Stone said the song's vocal sample "evokes a horror movie about possessed children who lurk on the outskirts of sundown towns" and that Scott has a "solid" verse.[6] Aron A. of HotNewHipHop wrote the song "brings slinky child-like vocal samples through knocking bass. It's eerie yet playful and carries across the project."[7] Ben Devlin of MusicOMH wrote it "features a positively haunting vocal sample over which Scott delivers some of his most characterful lyrics".[8]
Complex's Eric Skelton and Ecleen Luzmila Caraballo picked "God's Country" (along with "Sirens") as the "biggest skip" of Utopia.[9] Similarly, Vivian Medithi of HipHopDX commented that the sample "screams immediate skip."[10]
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady of Billboard placed "God's Country" at number 16 in her ranking of the songs from Utopia.[11]
An official music video premiered alongside the song. At the start, Travis Scott takes a camera from people in a car and apparently uses it to film the daily lives and activities in a neighborhood.[12] The visual features shots of fast bikes, basketball, dancing, and community members (mostly children) singing the song.
| Peak position | |
| Australia Hip Hop/R&B (ARIA)[13] | 20 |
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| Greece International (IFPI)[14] | 45 |
| Iceland (Plötutíðindi)[15] | 21 |
| Latvia (LAIPA)[16] | 16 |
| Lithuania (AGATA)[17] | 41 |
| Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[18] | 7 |