"God is a Girl" is the third and final single from German trance

Trance music

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 group Groove Coverage

Groove Coverage

Groove Coverage is a German Euro-dance band. The Groove Coverage project consists of Axel Konrad, DJ Novus, Melanie Munch, better known as Mell , and Verena Rehm . The band has had hits around the world, especially in Germany, and have had radio play in North America, notably with the song, "Poison"...

's debut album, Covergirl

Covergirl (Groove Coverage album)

Covergirl is the first album of the German trance group Groove Coverage, released in 2002. It Features the 2 singles "Moonlight Shadow" and "God is a Girl" in both radio edit and ballad form. The Radio Edit of "God is a Girl" is a hidden track at the end of the album...

.

Plagiarism

The melody of the song came from "Jefferson", a Roxette

Roxette

Roxette are a Swedish pop music duo, consisting of Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle . Formed in 1986, the duo became an international act from the late 1980s, when they released their breakthrough album Look Sharp!...

 song from their Room Service album (2001). The writer of "Jefferson", Per Gessle

Per Gessle

Per Håkan Gessle is a Swedish pop singer-songwriter, guitarist, and harmonicist. He is the lead singer of the Swedish pop group Gyllene Tider and formed Roxette with Marie Fredriksson...

, made an arrangement with Groove Coverage to receive a rumoured 50% of royalties from the song, though Gessle said that figure was "...far from the truth." Gessle is now listed as one of the song's official songwriters/composers on BMI

Broadcast Music Incorporated

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's website.

Cover Version

Chinese artist Jocie Guo Mei Mei covered the song under the name, "Ai Qing Nü Shen (Love Goddess)" on her 2nd album, "My Darling." A music video accompanies it.

Track listing

1. "God is a Girl" (Radio Edit) – 3:37
2. "God is a Girl" (Album Version) – 3:04
3. "God is a Girl" (Extended Version) – 7:10
4. "God is a Girl" (Axel Konrad Remix) – 6:41
5. "God is a Girl" (Rocco Remix) – 6:54

Chart Positions

"God is a Girl" was very successful in Germany

Germany

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 and Austria

Austria

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. "God Is A Girl" reached number 1 in China

China

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and there were 1.5 million legal downloads – an absolute coup for an international artist in China.

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Germany Singles Chart	8
Austrian Singles Chart	5
Swiss Singles Chart	70
China Singles Chart	1
Europe Singles Chart	37