Song · Midge Ure
“Dear God” by Midge Ure
From the album Answers to Nothing (1988)
“Dear God” by Midge Ure appears on 12 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 1989 and 2005. It was first released in 1988 on the album Answers to Nothing. Its best result is #46 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1989. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #59 alternative song of 1989, #2,345 alternative song of all time and #409 of the '80s.
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"Dear God" was the second single from Answers to Nothing, Midge Ure's 1988 album, and the only one of his songs ever to crack the Billboard Hot 100, where it got as high as 95. Ure has said it came to him just after he woke up, something that never happened to him before or since, and he rushed out to the recording studio down at the end of his garden and got it onto a 24-track machine.
It's his answer to religion used as an excuse to kill, which he likened to a child's prayer that asks and explains at once, and it holds out hope for one faith the whole world could share, though Ure doubted it would ever fully come to pass. He wrote and sings it, with Mark Brzezicki on drums, Steve Brzezicki on bass and Robbie Kilgore adding keyboards; Bob Clearmountain mixed.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 46 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1989 | 107 |
| 1989 | 52 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1989 | 105 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1387 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 1999 | 489 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) | 1002 |
| 2000 | 1387 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 1388 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 1387 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2002 | 1584 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 1373 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2003 | 549 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
| 2004 | 1373 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 1372 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
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