God Shuffled His Feet (song) explained

God Shuffled His Feet
Cover:Godshuffledhisfeetsingle.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Crash Test Dummies
Album:God Shuffled His Feet
Released:October 1994
Recorded:1993
Genre:Pop rock
Length:5:10
Prev Title:Afternoons & Coffeespoons
Prev Year:1994
Next Title:The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead
Next Year:1995

"God Shuffled His Feet" is a song by Canadian folk rock group Crash Test Dummies and was the fourth and final single from their 1993 album of the same name. The synthesized guitar solo is performed by guest artist Adrian Belew. Released in October 1994, the song reached number 14 on Canada's RPM Top Singles chart, topping the Adult Contemporary chart in the process, and peaked at number three in Iceland.

Music video

The music video directed by Tim Hamilton features a group of people gathering in a theatre to hear God speak only to find out that he is a puppet operated by an old man in the back (a la The Wizard of Oz).

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "God Shuffled His Feet"!Chart (1994–1995)!Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 70
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[2] 3
Netherlands (Single Top 100 Tip)[3] 7

Year-end charts

1994 year-end chart performance for "God Shuffled His Feet"!Chart (1994)!Position
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[4] 58
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[5] 64

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 22 Jan 1995. ARIA. Imgur. August 13, 2016.
  2. News: Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (01.9.–07.9. '94). Dagblaðið Vísir. is. 16. September 1, 1994. October 1, 2019.
  3. Web site: Crash Test Dummies – God Shuffled His Feet. MegaCharts. nl. May 18, 2022.
  4. RPM Top 100 AC tracks of 1994. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. July 7, 2019.
  5. News: Árslistinn 1994. Dagblaðið Vísir. is. 25. January 2, 1995. May 30, 2020.