God Must Be Busy
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{{Infobox song
| name = God Must Be Busy
| cover = Brooks and Dunn - God Must Be Busy.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Brooks & Dunn
| album = Cowboy Town
| released = November 5, 2007
| recorded = 2007
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Country
| length = 3:42
| label = Arista Nashville
| writer = Clint Daniels
Michael P. Heeney
| producer = Kix Brooks
Ronnie Dunn
Tony Brown
| prev_title = Proud of the House We Built
| prev_year = 2007
| next_title = Put a Girl in It
| next_year = 2008
}}
"God Must Be Busy" is a song written by Clint Daniels and Michael P. Heeney, and recorded by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. It was released in November 2007 as the second single from the album Cowboy Town. It reached a peak of number 11 on the Hot Country Songs charts in 2008.{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|year=2008|pages=63–64|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}
Content
Featuring lead vocals from Ronnie Dunn, "God Must Be Busy" tells of a man who is praying to God, asking for help in a failed relationship. Having not yet found a solution to his problems, he begins to list off various problems in the world, saying that God must be busy with those problems.
Chart performance
| class="wikitable sortable"
!align="left"|Chart (2007–2008) !align="center"|Peak |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|11|artist=Brooks & Dunn|artistid=2278}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|78|artist=Brooks & Dunn|artistid=2278}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcanadacountry|11|artist=Brooks & Dunn|artistid=2278}} |
| {{singlechart|Canada|92|artist=Brooks & Dunn|artistid=2278}} |
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| scope="col"|Chart (2008)
!scope="col"|Position |
|---|
| US Country Songs (Billboard){{Cite web | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2008/hot-country-songs| title=Best of 2008: Country Songs | work=Billboard | publisher=Prometheus Global Media | date=2008| accessdate=December 13, 2008}}
| align="center" | 52 |
Parodies
- American parody artist Cledus T. Judd released a parody of "God Must Be Busy" titled "Garth Must Be Busy" as a duet with Ronnie Dunn on his 2009 album Polyrically Uncorrect.
References
{{Brooks & Dunn singles}}
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Category:Song recordings produced by Tony Brown (record producer)
Category:Songs written by Clint Daniels
Category:Arista Nashville singles
Category:Songs written by Michael P. Heeney
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