Only God Knows Why

This article is about the Kid Rock song. For the Beach Boys song, see God Only Knows.
"Only God Knows Why"
Single by Kid Rock
from the album Devil Without a Cause
ReleasedOctober 9, 1999
StudioWhite Room Studios, Detroit, Michigan
Genre
Length
  • 5:27 (album version)
  • 4:17 (radio edit)
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Kid Rock
  • John Travis
Kid Rock singles chronology
"Cowboy"
(1999) 		"Only God Knows Why"
(1999) 		"Wasting Time"
(2000)

"Only God Knows Why" is a song by American musician Kid Rock. It was recorded in 1998 for his album Devil Without a Cause, on which it features as the eleventh track. The song was the first recorded ballad on record by Kid Rock. It was a weary road ballad in which the first four lines were written while he was in jail after a bar fight after signing to Atlantic Records in 1997.

The song was released as a single in 1999 and peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100,[3] eventually ranking at number 67 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 for 2000.[4] VH1 named it the 19th greatest power ballad in 2002.[5] Outlaw country singer David Allan Coe released a live cover version of his release Live at Billy Bob's in 2003.

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  2. ^ a b Stewart, Shea (February 1, 2011). "Kid Rock's rebirth". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Hot100 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  5. ^ "25 Greatest Power Ballads". The Greatest. May 23, 2003. VH1.