God's Will
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{{Infobox song
| name = God's Will
| cover = God's Will (Martina).jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Martina McBride
| album = Martina
| released = November 26, 2004{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Archive-RandR/2000s/2004/RR-2004-11-26.pdf|title=New & Active - Country|magazine=Radio & Records|page=42|date=November 26, 2004|issue=1583}}
| format =
| recorded =
| studio =
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| genre = {{hlist|Country|Christian}}
| length = {{Duration|m=5|s=50}} (album version)
{{Duration|m=4|s=49}} (video version)
{{Duration|m=4|s=10}} (radio edit)
| label = RCA Nashville
| writer = {{hlist|Barry Dean|Tom Douglas}}
| producer = {{hlist|Martina McBride|Paul Worley}}
| prev_title = Trip Around the Sun
| prev_year = 2004
| next_title = (I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden
| next_year = 2005
}}
"God's Will" is a song recorded by American country music artist Martina McBride for her seventh studio album Martina (2003). The song was written by Barry Dean and Tom Douglas and produced by McBride and Paul Worley.{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r658505|pure_url=yes}}|title=Martina|last=Dinoia|first=Maria Konicki|work=Allmusic|accessdate=January 26, 2012}} McBride's label, RCA Nashville, began pushing the song to country radio in late November 2004 as the fourth and final single from the album.
Music video
The music video was directed by Deaton-Flanigen Productions and premiered in late 2004.{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/martina-mcbride/39131/gods-will.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012190858/http://www.cmt.com/videos/martina-mcbride/39131/gods-will.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 12, 2007|title=CMT : Videos : Martina McBride : God's Will|publisher=Country Music Television|accessdate=January 26, 2012}} It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video, becoming McBride's second nomination after "Concrete Angel" and her tenth overall nomination.{{cite news|last=Shelburne|first=Craig|title=Paisley, Wilson Earn Four Grammy Nominations Each|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1517712/paisley-wilson-earn-four-grammy-nominations-each.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100112115214/http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1517712/paisley-wilson-earn-four-grammy-nominations-each.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 12, 2010|accessdate=January 26, 2012|newspaper=Country Music Television|date=December 8, 2005}}
=Synopsis=
The video starts with McBride sitting on a pew bench in the park with autumn leaves blowing in the wind. She starts singing and thinks back to a Halloween night when she met Will, a young, disabled boy who came trick-or-treating dressed as a bag of leaves. Later, it shows McBride and her daughter babysitting Will and playing a board game while his mother worked late. Later, McBride sees Will and his mom playing tee ball in their yard. Will and his mom eventually move away and before he gets into his car he gives McBride a drawing of him and her holding hands with the words "Me and God love you" written in crayon and she waves goodbye to him. The video ends with McBride sitting on the pew bench in the park, holding Will's drawing lovingly to her chest, and going to play with her daughter.
Charts
"God's Will" debuted at number 56 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of December 4, 2004.{{cite news|title=Allan's "Nothing On but the Radio" Hits No. 1|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1494235/allans-nothing-on-but-the-radio-hits-no-1.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100809090828/http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1494235/allans-nothing-on-but-the-radio-hits-no-1.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 9, 2010|accessdate=January 26, 2012|newspaper=Country Music Television|date=November 29, 2004}}
= Weekly charts =
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Weekly chart performance for "God's Will" ! align="left" |Chart (2004–2005) ! align="center" |Peak |
| Canada Country (Radio & Records){{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Archive-RandR/2000s/2005/RR-2005-04-01.pdf|title=R&R Canada Country Top 30|magazine=Radio & Records|page=42|date=April 1, 2005|issue=1600|access-date=June 11, 2024}}
| align="center" |19 |
| US Country Top 50 (Radio & Records){{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Archive-RandR/2000s/2005/RR-2005-04-22.pdf|title=R&R Country Top 50|magazine=Radio & Records|page=41|date=April 22, 2005|issue=1603|access-date=June 11, 2024}}
| align="center" |13 |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|16|artist=Martina McBride|artistid=25616}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|85|artist=Martina McBride|artistid=25616}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardradiosongs|75|artist=Martina McBride|artistid=25616}} |
= Year-end charts =
| class="wikitable"
|+Year-end chart performance for "God's Will" !Chart (2005) !Position |
| US Country Songs (Billboard){{Cite news |date=December 16, 2005 |title=Top Country Songs of 2005 |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/Radio-Monitor/2005/Billboard-Radio-Monitor-2005-12-16.pdf |access-date=June 11, 2024 |work=Billboard Radio Monitor |page=46 |volume=13 |issue=50}}
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References
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{{Martina McBride singles}}
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Category:Martina McBride songs
Category:Songs written by Tom Douglas (songwriter)
Category:Song recordings produced by Paul Worley
Category:RCA Records Nashville singles
Category:Music videos directed by Deaton-Flanigen Productions