Praying to a New God

"Praying to a New God"
Single by Wang Chung
from the album The Warmer Side of Cool
Released	May 1989 (US) July 1989 (UK)[1]
Genre	Rock
Length	3:58
Label	Geffen
Songwriter(s)	Nick Feldman Jack Hues
Producer(s)	Peter Wolf
Wang Chung singles chronology
"Hypnotize Me" (1987) "Praying to a New God" (1989) "Space Junk" (1997)
Music video
"Praying to a New God" on YouTube

"Praying to a New God" is a single by the English new wave band Wang Chung.^[2] Released in April 1989, the song peaked at No. 63 on the Billboard Hot 100 on 27 May. The official music video for the song was directed by Andy Morahan.^[3]

Charts

Chart	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[4]	63
US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks[5]	31
US Billboard Alternative Airplay[6]	22
US Cashbox[7]	57

References

1. Strong, Martin Charles (1995). Great rock discography. Canongate Press. p. 883. ISBN 978-0-86241-541-9.
2. "Wang Chung - Praying To A New God (1989, CD) on Discogs". Discogs. 1989.
3. "Wang Chung - 'Praying to a new god'". MVDBase.com (video). ASG. 1998–2017. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
4. Whitburn, Joel (2011). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2010 (13th Ed.). Prometheus Global Media. ISBN 978-0-89820-188-8.
5. "Billboard" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-01-21.
6. "Billboard" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-01-21.
7. Whitburn, Joel (2014). Cash Box Pop Hits 1952-1996. Sheridan Books, Inc. ISBN 978-0-898202-09-0.

External links

• "Praying to a New God" at Discogs (list of releases)