Cover of Lifetime by Real Life
Cover: Lifetime

Song · Real Life

“God Tonight” by Real Life

From the album Lifetime (1990)

“God Tonight” by Real Life appears on 4 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1990 and 1991. It was first released in 1990 on the album Lifetime. Its best result is #29 on the Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1990. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #52 alternative song of 1990 and #6,388 alternative song of all time.

4countdowns
3stations
#29best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1990–1991years charted

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"God Tonight" comes from Lifetime, the 1990 album by Real Life, and it finds David Sterry doing double duty, singing lead and playing guitar. Steve Williams handles keyboards, Allan Johnson plays bass and Danny Simcic sits behind the drums. The band shared the production with Steve Hillage, with Nigel Wright on board as co-producer, and it's a big, reaching title for a song that got its moment on the dial as the decade turned.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1990 103 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1990 107
1990 37 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1990 91
1990 29 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1990 105

All-time and decade countdowns

Charting alongside it in 1990

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  4. 4Enjoy the SilenceDepeche Mode
  5. 5Here's Where The Story EndsThe Sundays
  6. 6The Emperor's New ClothesSinéad O'Connor

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