Songfacts®:

• Lenny Kravitz helped Jagger write and produce this, and he also played guitar on the song. Kravitz and Jagger are good friends, dating back to 1991 when Mick showed up at Lenny's 1991 concert in Paris and joined him on stage to sing the Rolling Stones song "No Expectations." In 1994, Kravitz was an opening act for the Stones.
• "God Gave Me Everything" was the first single from Goddess In The Doorway, Mick Jagger's first solo album since 1993. The Rolling Stones lead singer isn't known for his spirituality, but on this track he's very explicit about his feelings toward God.
  
  The song's co-writer, Lenny Kravitz, is outspoken about his faith in God. The lyric reflects his belief that God is part of everyday life, not just during church on Sunday.
• This was released to radio in November 2001, but it was released over the internet on October 23 so that it would be eligible for a Grammy the next year. It was one of the first songs sold via download, and it cost $3.49 through Liquid Audio, which was the first company to provide this technology (this was long before iTunes). Along with "Dig In" by Lenny Kravitz, it was the first Virgin Records single sold through download. >>

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  Bertrand - Paris, France
• Jagger played a small club in Los Angeles a week before a documentary about his life called Being Mick aired on ABC. He performed this twice at the club so they could use the footage in the documentary, which aired on Thanksgiving, 2001.
• As part of the promotion for Jagger's documentary, ABC played a video of the song mixed with football clips during halftime of Monday Night Football.
• This appears, appropriately enough, in the 2003 film Bruce Almighty. >>

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  Brett - Edmonton, Canada
• The video was directed by Mark Romanek, who also did Kravitz' "Are You Gonna Go My Way." He had Kravitz and Jagger wear camera rigs attached to their bodies, which they walked around in to get footage. This technique can be seen in many movies, including Mean Streets and Requiem for a Dream.
• Mick Jagger came up with the words in a mere half an hour. "I had the melody, but no words apart from a bit of chorus," Kravitz told Mojo magazine. "He came to my Roxie studio in Miami. I mumbled some words. He took a pen and paper and 30 minutes later had the lyrics. He goes into the vocal booth and starts singing from top to bottom perfectly. I say, 'My god, that was amazing, and he says,' We'll get the real vocal later.' He tried over and over again. Of course we used the original."