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"Money Is Not Our God"
Single by Killing Joke
from the album Extremities, Dirt & Various Repressed Emotions
A-side	"Money Is Not Our God"
B-side	"North of the Border"
Released	3 January 1991 (3 January 1991)
Genre	Post-punk, industrial rock
Length	11:02
Label	Aggressive Rockproduktionen
Songwriter(s)	Jaz Coleman Kevin "Geordie" Walker Martin Atkins
Producer(s)	Killing Joke, Martin Rex (credited "A. Rex")
Killing Joke singles chronology
"The Beautiful Dead" (1990) "Money Is Not Our God" (1991) "Change: The Spiral Tribe Mix/The Youth Mixes" (1992)
Killing Joke CD singles chronology
"America" (1988) "Money Is Not Our God" (1991) "Change: The Spiral Tribe Mix/The Youth Mixes" (1992)
CD Mini Single release
Money Is Not Our God CD Mini Single Frontcover

"Money Is Not Our God" is Killing Joke's second and only official single from their eighth studio album, Extremities, Dirt & Various Repressed Emotions. It was released only in Germany on 3 January 1991 by the Aggressive Rockproduktionen label on 12" vinyl and as a CD mini single, both backed by B-side "North of the Border".

"Money Is Not Our God" failed to chart on the UK Singles Chart.

Reception

Reception for "Money Is Not Our God" was generally positive. Ned Raggett of Allmusic praised Geordie Walker's guitar performance as "better than ever" and the song itself "rips along with the sheer fire of 1980 intact." He credited Coleman's vocals as an "opening rampage" and that the group "collectively allows for the later abilities of the members and incorporates that into the performances."

Track listings

12" single

Side A

1. "Money Is Not Our God" – 05:12

Side B

1. "North of the Border" – 05:50

CD mini single

Side A

1. "Money Is Not Our God" – 05:12
2. "North of the Border" – 05:50

References

1. "Money Is Not Our God". Discogs. Retrieved 18 November 2009.
2. "Extremities, Dirt & Various Repressed Emotions review". Answers.com. Retrieved 18 November 2009.

External links

• Money Is Not Our God music video on YouTube

• 1990 songs
• Killing Joke songs
• Songs written by Youth (musician)
• Songs written by Geordie Walker
• Songs written by Jaz Coleman