Now I have nothing, so God give me strength
'Cos I'm weak in her wake
And if I'm strong I might still break
And I don't have anything to share
That I won't throw away into the air
That song is sung out
This bell is rung out
She was the light that I'd bless
She took my last chance of happiness
So God give me strength
God give me strength
I can't hold on to her, God give me strength
When the phone doesn't ring
And I'm lost in imagining
Everything that kind of love is worth
As I tumble back down to the earth
That song is sung out
This bell is rung out
She was the light that I'd bless
She took my last chance of happiness
So God give me strength
God if she'd grant me her indulgence and decline
I might as well wipe her from my memory
Fracture the spell as she becomes my enemy
Maybe I was washed out like a lip-print on his shirt
See, I'm only human, I want him to hurt
I want him
I want him to hurt
Since I lost the power to pretend
That there could ever be a happy ending
That song is sung out
This bell is rung out
She was the light that I'd bless
She took my last chance of happiness
So God give me strength
God give me strength
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God Give Me Strength |
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Written by | Burt Bacharach & Elvis Costello |
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Performed by | Burt Bacharach & Elvis Costello |
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Produced by | Burt Bacharach & Elvis Costello |
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Arranged by | Burt Bacharach |
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Musicians | Elvis Costello - voice Burt Bacharach - piano, conductor Rob Mounsey - keyboard David Spinozza - guitar T-Bone Wolk - bass Chris Parker - drums Lew Soloff, Byron Stripling - flugelhorns Lawrence Feldman - alto flute David Carey - vibes Elena Barere, David Nadien, Marti Sweet, Richard Sortomme, Laura Seaton, Barry Finclair, Jan Mullen, Paul Peabody, Donna Tocco, John Pintavalle - violins Julien Barber, Sue Pray - violas Mark Onin Shuman, Richard Locker - cellos |
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Recorded | February 12, 1996, Right Track Studios, New York
recording engineer - Kevin Killen
assistant engineer - Joe Lizzi |
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Released | September 10, 1996 |
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Albums | Painted From Memory, 1998 |
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Collections | The Very Best Of Elvis Costello, 1999 In Motion Pictures, 2012 |
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Soundtracks | Grace Of My Heart, 1996 |
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Various Artists collections | The Look Of Love: The Burt Bacharach Collection, 1998 The Look Of Love; Die Hits Von Burt Bacharach, 2002 Burt Bacharach & Friends: Gold, 2006 The Definitive Burt Bacharach Songbook, 2006 Magic Moments - The Definitive Burt Bacharach Collection, 2008 |
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Promos | Grace Of My Heart Soundtrack Promo, 1996 God Give Me Strength, 1996 MCA Soundtracks: Off The Cutting Room Floor, 1997 Selections From The Look Of Love: The Burt Bacharach Collection, 1998 |
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Length | 6:10 (album version) 4:29 (promo edit) |
Alternate versions
God Give Me Strength (Live 1997) |
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Performed by | Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach |
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Musicians | Elvis Costello - vocal Burt Bacharach - piano, conductor Paul Shaffer - organ Sid McGinnis, Felicia Collins - guitars Will Lee - bass Anton Fig - drums Lew Soloff, Byron Stripling - flugelhorns Elena Barere, Richard Sortomme, Carol Webb Sortomme, Barry Finclair, Marti Sweet, Sandra Park, Paul Peabody, Cecilia Hobbs Gardener, Ann Leathers, Laura Seaton, Abe Appleman, Jan Mullen - violins Crystal Garner, Maryhelen Ewing - violas Richard Locker, Ellen Westerman - cellos |
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Recorded | February 25, 1997, Late Show With David Letterman |
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Released | November 18, 1997 |
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Various Artists collections | Live On Letterman: Music From The Late Show, 1997 |
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Length | 3:49 |
God Give Me Strength (Live 1998) |
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Performed by | Elvis Costello (& Burt Bacharach) |
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Produced by | Burt Bacharach |
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Musicians | Elvis Costello - vocal Burt Bacharach - piano, conductor David Coy - bass David Crigger - drums Grant Geissman - guitar David Joyce - keyboards Rob Shrock - keyboards John Thomas - horns Dennis Wilson - reeds Donna Taylor, Lisa Taylor, John Pagano - backing vocals Tony Kadleck - flugelhorn Lawrence Feldman - alto flute Keith O'Quinn - trombone Avril Brown, Natalie Cenovia Cummins, Karen Karlsrud, Helen Kim, Shinwon Kim, Laura Oatts, Belinda Whitney-Barratt, Robin Zeh - violins Debra Shufelt - viola Stephanie Cummins - cello |
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Recorded | April 8, 1998, New York, NY |
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Released | November 21, 1998 |
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Various Artists collections | Burt Bacharach: One Amazing Night, 1998 - |
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Videos | Burt Bacharach: One Amazing Night, 1998 |
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Length | 4:41 |
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