When God Was Great

{{Infobox album

| name = When God Was Great

| type = studio

| artist = The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

| cover = Whengodwasgreat.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{start date|2021|05|07}}

| recorded = 2020

| studio =

| genre = Ska punk{{cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/reviews/album-review-the-mighty-mighty-bosstones-when-god-was-great|title=Album review: The Mighty Mighty Bosstones – When God Was Great|website=Kerrang!}}

| length = 58:33

| label = {{hlist|Hellcat|Big Rig}}

| producer = Ted Hutt and Tim Armstrong

| prev_title = While We're at It

| prev_year = 2018

| next_title =

| next_year =

| misc = {{Singles

| name = When God Was Great

| type = studio

| single1 = The Final Parade

| single1date = January 25, 2021

| single2 = I Don't Believe In Anything

| single2date = March 3, 2021

| single3 = The Killing Of Georgie (Pt. III)

| single3date = April 6, 2021

}}

When God Was Great is the eleventh and final studio album by the Boston ska punk band the Mighty Mighty Bosstones.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-mighty-mighty-bosstones-mn0000891032/biography|title=The Mighty Mighty Bosstones | Biography & History|website=AllMusic}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/music/a36433625/mighty-mighty-bosstones-george-floyd-song/|title=No.|first=Dave|last=Holmes|date=May 14, 2021|website=Esquire}} It was released in 2021 on Hellcat, the band's only album with the label. The album was co-produced by Hellcat founder and Rancid member Tim Armstrong.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2021/05/02/bosstones-aim-to-bridge-our-divide-with-latest-when-god-was-great/|title=Bosstones aim to bridge our divide with latest ‘When God Was Great’|date=May 2, 2021}} The album was preceded by the singles and music videos for "The Final Parade", "I Don't Believe in Anything" and "The Killing of Georgie (Part III)".{{Cite news|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/73949/the-mighty-mighty-bosstones-sign-to-hellcat-records-release-new-song|title=The Mighty Mighty Bosstones sign to Hellcat Records, release new song|last=Moore|first=Em|website=punknews.org|access-date=2021-05-07}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/bosstones-aim-to-bridge-our-divide-with-latest-e2-80-98when-god-was-great-e2-80-99/ar-BB1gh5D6?ocid=BingNewsSearch|title=Bosstones aim to bridge our divide with latest 'When God Was Great'|last=Gottlieb|first=Jed|website=msn.com|access-date=2021-05-07}}

Critical reception

{{music ratings

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{rating|4.5|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/when-god-was-great-mw0003490841|title=When God Was Great - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic|via=www.allmusic.com}}

|rev2 = Exclaim!

|rev2score = 6/10{{Cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/the_mighty_mighty_bosstones_when_god_was_great_album_review|title=The Mighty Mighty Bosstones Stay True to Themselves on 'When God Was Great' | Exclaim!|website=exclaim.ca}}

}}

AllMusic wrote that "there's a vintage album-era vibe to When God Was Great that feels as if the band have crafted a low-key concept album inspired by their time growing up in Boston, going to punk shows to escape the Catholic constraints of their homes, and, finally, finding a way reclaim the positivity and D.I.Y. activism of their youth in the face of growing awareness of social injustice." The Boston Globe thought that "in 'The Final Parade', they unleash a doozy of a final track, an epic salute to ska featuring members of Rancid, Stiff Little Fingers, Fishbone, the Aquabats, and so, so many others."{{Cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/04/28/arts/their-new-albums-punk-stalwarts-dropkick-murphys-mighty-mighty-bosstones-chase-pandemic-blues/|title=On their new albums, punk stalwarts Dropkick Murphys and Mighty Mighty Bosstones chase the pandemic blues - The Boston Globe|website=BostonGlobe.com}}