Song · Tin Machine
“Under the God” by Tin Machine
From the album Tin Machine (1989)
“Under the God” by Tin Machine appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1989. It was first released in 1989 on the album Tin Machine. Its best result is #103 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1989. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #231 alternative song of 1989.
"Under the God" was the first official single from Tin Machine's self-titled debut, released in June 1989 with the album already in the shops; "Heaven's in Here" went out ahead of it, but only as a promo. Born as a demo called "Night Train", it is David Bowie's own composition, words and music, and a flat-out assault on neo-Nazism. Bowie sings and plays guitar alongside Reeves Gabrels and Kevin Armstrong, with Tony Sales on bass, Hunt Sales on drums and Tim Palmer producing with the band.
Music Week's Jerry Smith heard Bowie's "Panic in Detroit" in it and liked it. Instead of separate clips, Julien Temple directed one megamix video for the whole album, staging "Under the God" as a gig where the crowd storms the stage. It stayed in the set on the 1989 Tin Machine Tour and the It's My Life Tour of 1991-92.
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 | 103 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1989 | 107 |
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