"God Must Be Busy" is a song written by

Clint Daniels Clint Allen Daniels (born August 24, 1974, in Panama City, Florida) is an American country music artist. Signed to Arista Nashville in 1998, Daniels charted two singles for the label. In 2003, Daniels signed to Epic Records, releasing a third si ...

and

Michael P. Heeney Michael Patrick Heeney is an American country music songwriter. He has co-written singles for several country music recording artists, including hit singles for Brooks & Dunn (" God Must Be Busy"), Eric Church (" Love Your Love the Most" and "Drin ...

, and recorded by American

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duo

Brooks & Dunn Brooks & Dunn are an American country music duo consisting of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn, both of whom are vocalists and songwriters. The duo was founded in 1988 through the suggestion of songwriter and record producer, Tim DuBois. Before thei ...

. It was released in November 2007 as the second single from the album '' Cowboy Town''. It reached a peak of number 11 on the

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charts in 2008.

Content

Featuring lead vocals from

Ronnie Dunn Ronald Gene Dunn (born June 1, 1953) is an American country music singer-songwriter and record executive. Starting in 2011, Dunn has worked as a solo artist following the temporary dissolution of Brooks & Dunn. He released his Ronnie Dunn (alb ...

, "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

Year-end charts

Parodies

* American parody artist

Cledus T. Judd James Barry Poole (born December 18, 1964) is an American country music artist who records under the name Cledus T. Judd. Known primarily for his parodies of popular country songs, he has been called the "Weird Al" Yankovic of country music, and ...

released a parody of "God Must Be Busy" titled "Garth Must Be Busy" as a duet with

on his 2009 album '' Polyrically Uncorrect''.

References

2007 singles Brooks & Dunn songs Song recordings produced by Tony Brown (record producer) Songs written by Clint Daniels Arista Nashville singles Songs written by Michael P. Heeney 2007 songs {{2000s-country-song-stub