Good Lord (song)

"Good Lord"
Single by Birds of Tokyo
from the album Human Design
Released26 February 2019 (2019-02-26)
Length3:23
LabelBirds of Tokyo, EMI
Songwriter(s)Ian Kenny
  • Adam Spark
  • Adam Weston
  • Ian Berney
  • Glenn Sarangapany [1]
Birds of Tokyo singles chronology
"Unbreakable"
(2018) 		"Good Lord"
(2019) 		"The Greatest Mistakes"
(2019)

"Good Lord" is a song by Australian alternative rock band Birds of Tokyo and is the second single from their sixth studio album, Human Design. It was released on 26 February 2019.[2]

Band member Ian Kenny said the song is about the break up of his marriage. Kenny explained: "I know I'm not the first person to go through it, and unfortunately I won't be the last, but it still hurt like hell and you can hear that in this song".[3] He added: "It's the old story, You get married and you think you're gonna live happily ever after. But one day unexpectedly you see something that literally shatters your whole world. Then you have to spend years trying to put your head and heart back together."[4][5]

An acoustic version of the song was released on 24 May 2019.[6]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2019, the song was nominated for two awards Best Group and Song of the Year.[7]

At the APRA Music Awards of 2020, "Good Lord" was nominated for Most Performed Australian Work of the Year and Most Performed Alternative Work of the Year.[8][9]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2019) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[10] 19

Year-end charts

Chart (2019) Position
Australia (ARIA)[11] 74
Australian Artist (ARIA)[12] 12

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[13] 4× Platinum 280,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "ASCAP Repertory entry for this song". ASCAP. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  2. ^ "Good Lord (single)". Apple Music. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Birds of Tokyo drop first new music of 2019 with single "Good Lord"". V Music. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  4. ^ "SOTD: Birds Of Tokyo's 'Good Lord' is a blessing to Aussie radio". The Music Network. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Birds Of Tokyo Release Brand New Song 'Good Lord'". Music Feeds. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Good Lord (acoustic)". Apple Music. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  7. ^ "ARIA Awards: 2019 ARIA Awards Nominated Artists Revealed". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 10 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  8. ^ "Tones and I Leads Nominations for 2020 Virtual APRA Awards". Noise11. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  9. ^ "2020 Awards". APRA. 7 April 2020. Archived from the original on 9 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Birds of Tokyo – Good Lord". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  11. ^ "ARIA End of Year Singles Chart 2019". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  12. ^ "ARIA Australian Artist End of Year Singles Chart 2019". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  13. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2024 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.