God Must Be Busy

"God Must Be Busy" is a song written by Clint Daniels and Michael P. Heeney, and recorded by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. It was released in November 2007 as the second single from the album Cowboy Town. It reached a peak of number 11 on the Hot Country Songs charts in 2008.^[1]

"God Must Be Busy"
Single by Brooks & Dunn
from the album Cowboy Town
Released	November 5, 2007
Recorded	2007
Genre	Country
Length	3:42
Label	Arista Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Clint Daniels Michael P. Heeney
Producer(s)	Kix Brooks Ronnie Dunn Tony Brown
Brooks & Dunn singles chronology
"Proud of the House We Built" (2007) "God Must Be Busy" (2007) "Put a Girl in It" (2008)

Content

Featuring lead vocals from Ronnie Dunn, "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

Chart (2007–2008)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2]	11
US Billboard Hot 100[3]	78
Canada Country (Billboard)[4]	11
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5]	92

Year-end charts

Chart (2008)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[6]	52

Parodies

• American parody artist Cledus T. Judd released a parody of "God Must Be Busy" titled "Garth Must Be Busy" as a duet with Ronnie Dunn on his 2009 album Polyrically Uncorrect.