Even God Can't Change the Past
{{Infobox song
| name = Even God Can't Change the Past
| cover = evengodcd2.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Charlotte Church
| album = Tissues and Issues
| B-side = "Better Day", "The Man with the Child in His Eyes"
| released = {{Start date|2005|12|12|df=y}} (UK)
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| length = 3:07
| label = Sony BMG
| writer = Rick Nowels, George O'Dowd, John Themis
| producer = David Fortman
| prev_title = Call My Name
| prev_year = 2005
| next_title = Moodswings (To Come at Me like That)
| next_year = 2006
}}
"Even God Can't Change the Past" (titled as "Even God" on the album) is a song by Welsh recording artist Charlotte Church, released as the third single from her fifth studio album Tissues and Issues (2005). The song was written by Rick Nowels, George O'Dowd (Boy George) and John Themis, and produced by David Fortman. Released on 12 December 2005, it peaked at number 17 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Church's fourth top 20 single.
Background
The song was originally titled "Who's Loving Who" and recorded by Maria Nayler and released in 1998 on a sampler CD by Deconstruction Records. This version was also intended to be released on Nayler's album around this time, but went unreleased until 2023 when it was made available digitally.
Church's version was recorded in early 2005. It was produced by David Fortman and mixed by Steve Fitzmaurice and assisted by Stephen Sedgwick. Throughout the song, a piano is being played by David Campbell.
Chart performance
"Even God" was released as a CD single on 12 December 2005 in the United Kingdom under the longer title "Even God Can't Change the Past". The song debuted and peaked at number 17 on the UK Singles Chart on 17 December. It lasted seven weeks on the chart and became Church's fourth top 20 single on that chart. It also charted on the Irish Singles Chart, where it peaked at number 38.
Track listings
;UK CD 1
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| title1 = Even God Can't Change the Past
| length2 = 4:07
| title2 = Better Day
| length1 = 3:07
| writer1 = {{hlist|Rick Nowels|George O'Dowd|John Themis}}
}}
UK CD 2
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| note2 = Kate Bush cover
| note1 = album version
| writer3 = {{hlist|Charlotte Church|Wayne Hector|Eg White}}
| writer2 = Bush
| writer1 = {{hlist|Rick Nowels|George O'Dowd|John Themis}}
| title1 = Even God Can't Change the Past
| length3 = 2:58
| title3 = Call My Name
| length2 = 2:50
| title2 = The Man with the Child in His Eyes
| length1 = 4:08
| note3 = Bobby Blanco/Miki Moto mix
}}
UK iTunes
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| writer1 = {{hlist|Rick Nowels|George O'Dowd|John Themis}}
| title1 = Even God Can't Change the Past
| length1 = 3:21
| note1 = AOL Sessions
}}
Charts
| class="wikitable"
!align="left"|Chart (2005) !align="left"|Peak |
| align="left"|Irish Singles Chart[http://acharts.us/song/7254 "Charlotte Church - Even God Can't Change The Past charts"]. acharts.com. Retrieved December 2, 2007.
|align="center"|38 |
| align="left"|UK Singles Chart (OCC)
|align="center"|17 |
References
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{{Charlotte Church}}
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Category:Charlotte Church songs
Category:Songs written by Rick Nowels
Category:Songs written by John Themis