| "God's Top Ten" | ||||
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| Single byINXS | ||||
| from the albumSwitch | ||||
| Released | 2006 (2006) | |||
| Recorded | 2004–2005 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 4:54 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Songwriter | Andrew Farriss | |||
| Producer | Guy Chambers | |||
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"God's Top Ten" is a song by Australian bandINXS released as the fifth single from their eleventh studio album,Switch (2005), the first with new lead singer,J.D. Fortune, winner of theRock Star: INXS competition. The song was written by keyboardistAndrew Farriss as a gift for INXS's late vocalistMichael Hutchence's daughter,Tiger Hutchence-Geldof. The song also features vocals bySuzie McNeil and was released as a single in 2006, but only in Poland and Canada as an airplay single, where it peaked at No. 18 and No. 88 respectively.[citation needed]
"God's Top Ten" was written byINXS guitarist and keyboardist,Andrew Farriss, and is predominantly about the late INXS frontmanMichael Hutchence (1960–1997), his partner,Paula Yates (1959–2000), and their daughter,Tiger Lily. Andrew and Tim Farriss (his brother, on guitar) have both separately said in TV interviews that this song is actually a gift for Tiger Lily.[1][2] In addition to new lead singer,J. D. Fortune's vocals, "God's Top Ten" also features the vocals of his fellowRock Star: INXS contestantSuzie McNeil.[3] Jane Stevenson of theToronto Sun reviewedSwitch (November 2005) and described this track "A pretty piano hook kicks off this soulful, strings-laden tribute to [the couple and their daughter] with McNeil and Fortune trading verses and singing together".[4]
During a radio interview with the BBC, Andrew changed the lyrics around to the song from "When you hear his songs, on the radio, I don't need to tell you what you already know" to "When she hears his songs on the radio, I don't need to tell her what she already knows" and also changed "He's on God's top ten, where heaven never ends" to "He's on God's top ten, he'll always be my friend". The term "God's Top Ten" was also used in the band's song "Here Comes", off their albumShabooh Shoobah. The lyrics read "Here comes my kamikaze, Here comes God's top ten, Nothing to be done to stop it, Nothing to get in its way".[citation needed]
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian Hot 100 | 88 |
| Polish Singles Chart | 18 |
