| "Under the God" | ||||
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| Single byTin Machine | ||||
| from the albumTin Machine | ||||
| B-side | "Sacrifice Yourself" | |||
| Released | June 1989 | |||
| Recorded | Montreux;Nassau, August 1988 - early 1989 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 4:06 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Songwriter(s) | David Bowie | |||
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"Under the God" is the first official single released by Anglo-American hard rock bandTin Machine, taken from theireponymous debut album in June 1989.
"Under the God", which came from a demo originally called "Night Train", was a song that excoriatedNeo-Nazism.[1]
Although "Heaven's in Here" was actually the album's first single, it was only released promotionally, which made "Under the God" the first official single, released after the album was already available.[2]
Jerry Smith, reviewer of British music newspaperMusic Week, reviewed the single positively, saying that it reminds him of Bowie's "Panic in Detroit" and expressed the assurance that it "should ignite the charts".[3]
The band elected not to create music videos for the album's singles, and instead created a 13-trackmegamix video for the entire album. The video, directed byJulien Temple, presented edits of each song in vignette form, and included "Under the God" masqueraded as a performance, with the audience storming the stage.[4]
"Under the God" was performed live on both the 1989Tin Machine Tour and 1991-92'sIt's My Life Tour. A live performance of the song, recorded in Sapporo, Japan in 1992, was included on the live albumTin Machine Live: Oy Vey, Baby (1992).
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| Chart (1989) | Position |
|---|---|
| Australian Singles Chart[5] | 97 |
| UK Singles Chart[6] | 51 |
| USBillboard Alternative Songs[7] | 4 |
| US Mainstream Rock[8] | 8 |
