| "Goddess on a Hiway" | ||||
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| Single by Mercury Rev | ||||
| from the album Deserter's Songs | ||||
| Released | November 2, 1998 August 16, 1999 (re-issue) | |||
| Recorded | Tarbox Studios, NRS Studios, Six Hours Studios | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 3:45 | |||
| Label | V2 Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jonathan Donahue, Sean "Grasshopper" Mackowiak | |||
| Producer(s) | Dave Fridmann, Jonathan Donahue, Aaron Hurwitz | |||
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"Goddess on a Hiway" is the first single from Mercury Rev's fourth studio album, Deserter's Songs. The single was first released on November 2, 1998, and then re-issued on August 16, 1999. Two music videos were produced for the song, one directed by Anton Corbijn, the other directed by James & Alex (featured on the 1999 eCD single). B-sides include a cover of "I Only Have Eyes for You" featuring musician Sean O'Hagan.
The song's lyrics takes advantage of homonymy: the first verse contains the lines "I got us on a highway, I got us in a car..." This changes to "She's a goddess on a highway, a goddess in a car..."
In October 2011, NME placed it at number 122 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".[1]