Released 24 February 2006 Recorded 2006 Length 3:55 | Format CD Genre Industrial metal Label Gun | |
"Gott ist ein Popstar" (German for God is a popstar) is the first single from German industrial metal group Oomph! from GlaubeLiebeTod.
Contents
Music video
The music video starts with the band pulling up to what appears to be a depiction of Jesus Christ in a back alley. They take the Messiah and transform him into a young and sexy pop idol. The end of the video ends with a bloodied popstar version of Jesus being revived in the same alley where he was in the beginning of the video. Dero, the singer, is shown as a depiction of the Grim Reaper.
Controversy
After its release, the song caused a great deal of controversy and negative criticism from religious groups who condemned the song as heretical. The band's performance at the 2006 ECHO Awards was canceled due to the questionable nature of the song, and many radio stations throughout Germany boycotted the track.
However, the band responded to these claims, by stating that the song is about hypocrisy in modern organized religion and was not intended to be heretical.
Track listing
- Gott ist ein Popstar
- Ich will deine Seele ("I Want Your Soul")
- Weißt du wie viel Sterne stehen ("Do you know how many stars there are?")
- Fragment
- Gott ist ein Popstar! (Transporterraum Mix)