Song History in Fact - God Gave Me Everything (2001)
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"God Gave Me Everything" is the fourth track and single from English singer-songwriter Mick Jagger's fourth solo album Goddess in the Doorway . The single peaked at number 24 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and was rated 3 out of 5 stars on AllMusic.
A few facts about the song:
- Lenny Kravitz helped Jagger write and release a song "God Gave Me Everything"and also played the guitar part in the song. Kravitz often referenced The Rolling Stones in his playing.
- It was the first single since "Goddess In The Doorway". which was Jagger's first solo album in 1993. The Rolling Stones singer's spirituality is largely unknown, but on this track he is very frank about his feelings towards God.
- The song was released to radio in November 2001, but it didn't appear on the Internet until 23 October, which is why it won't be eligible for a Grammy until the following year. It was one of the first songs to be sold as a download on the Internet, and cost 3.49 $ on Liquid Audio, which was the first company to provide this technology (this was long before iTunes). Along with Lenny Kravitz's "Dig In", it was also the debut album Virgin Recordssold over the internet.
- Jagger played this song at a small club in Los Angeles the week before the screening of a documentary about his life called "Being Mick.", that was broadcast on ABC. He made two appearances at the club so they could use the footage in a documentary. The film was broadcast on Thanksgiving Day in 2001.
- To promote Jagger's documentary, ABC ran a clip of the song mixed with football clips during halftime Monday Night Football .
- The song can be heard in the film Bruce Almighty (2003)
- The video was directed by Mark Romanek, who also produced Kravitz's music video, "Are You Gonna Go My Way". Kravitz and Jagger wore cameras attached to their bodies. The cameras moved around to capture unique footage. This method can be seen in many films, including "Mean Streets." и " Requiem for a Dream." .