God Shuffled His Feet (song)

"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.

"God Shuffled His Feet"
Single by Crash Test Dummies
from the album God Shuffled His Feet
ReleasedOctober 1994
Recorded1993
GenrePop rock
Length5:10
Label
Songwriter(s)Brad Roberts
Producer(s)
Crash Test Dummies singles chronology
"Afternoons & Coffeespoons"
(1994)
"God Shuffled His Feet"
(1994)
"The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead"
(1995)

Music video

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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

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Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for "God Shuffled His Feet"
Chart (1994–1995) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 70
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[2] 14
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[3] 1
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[4] 3
Netherlands (Single Top 100 Tip)[5] 7

Year-end charts

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1994 year-end chart performance for "God Shuffled His Feet"
Chart (1994) Position
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[6] 58
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[7] 64

References

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  1. ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 22 Jan 1995". ARIA. Retrieved August 13, 2016 – via Imgur.
  2. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2694." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  3. ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 2677." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  4. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (01.9.–07.9. '94)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). September 1, 1994. p. 16. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  5. ^ "Crash Test Dummies – God Shuffled His Feet" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  6. ^ "RPM Top 100 AC tracks of 1994". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  7. ^ "Árslistinn 1994". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). January 2, 1995. p. 25. Retrieved May 30, 2020.