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Oh My God (Ida Maria song)

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"Oh My God"
Single by Ida Maria
from the album Fortress Round My Heart[1]
Released1 October 2007 (UK) Original Release
26 January 2009 (UK) Re-Release
Recorded2007
Songwriter(s)Ida Maria
Ida Maria singles chronology
"Oh My God"
(2007)
"Drive Away My Heart"
(2007)

I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked
(2008)

Oh My God
(2009)

Bad Karma
(2010)

"Oh My God" is the debut song by Norwegian rock musician Ida Maria. The song was originally released in October 2007 but was to be re-released in the UK following the success of her previous single, "I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked". The re-release date was pushed back several times; however, it was eventually rescheduled on 26 January 2009 along with a music video.[2]

Chart performance

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"Oh My God" did not chart upon its original release.

Year UK singles
2007 DNC
2009 85

"Oh My God" was featured in the final scene and credits of season two, episode two of the Netflix comedy Big Mouth.[3] Additionally, the song has been used in promos for the CW show Gossip Girl,[4] and was featured in episode #386 of the radio version of This American Life entitled "Fine Print".[5] It followed a story on health insurance. The song was also featured in several movie trailers, including It's Kind of a Funny Story[6] and The Virginity Hit.[7]

"Oh My God" is one of the songs featured in the video game Rock Band 3.

Critical reception

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The NME rated it the 50th best song of 2008.[8]

Time critic Josh Tyrangiel named this the #3 song of 2008,[9] whereas Sasha Frere-Jones rated this the #2 song of the year.[10]

After the song was re-released, Newsday named it as the best song of 2009.[11]

Iggy Pop Remix

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In September 2009, a remix of the song along with a music video was released with Iggy Pop providing backing vocals and appearing in the video.

References

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  1. ^ "Ida Maria to release divine single". Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 23 January 2009.
  2. ^ hmv.com: music: Oh My God (2009)
  3. ^ "Music from Big Mouth S2E02". Tunefind. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  4. ^ Gossip Girl "OMG" Promo 2x18 - "The Age of Dissonance", retrieved 2022-10-29
  5. ^ "386: Fine Print". This American Life. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  6. ^ Its Kind of a Funny Story Movie Trailer (HD), retrieved 2022-10-29
  7. ^ Official VIRGINITY HIT Trailer, retrieved 2022-10-29
  8. ^ "Albums and Tracks of the Year for 2008". NME. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
  9. ^ "The Top 10 Everything Of 2008". Time. 2008-11-03. Archived from the original on December 11, 2008. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
  10. ^ "S/Fj: Best of 2008". Archived from the original on 2009-01-27. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
  11. ^ Gamboa, Glenn (28 December 2009). "The top 10 songs of 2009". Newsday. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021.
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