Pussy Is God

## Music Video

"**Pussy Is God**" is a song performed by King Princess. It is a standalone single, previously intended for her debut album, and her third single overall. It was released through Zelig Recordings on November 2, 2018.

The song has peaked at #17 on the New Zealand Hot 40 Chart.

It is about King Princess' former significant other Amandla Stenberg who also co-wrote the song.

## Background

The song was first announced on October 30, 2018 on King Princess' social media accounts alongside with its cover art and revealed that the song would be released that Friday. A day later she posted screenshots from the music video.

It was then released on November 2, 2018.

In an interview with *Radio NZ* King Princess reflected upon the meaning of the song and what she had in mind while writing it:

"*When I wrote it I wasn’t thinking about the political implications of it. I think part of my experience is I feel like I’ve been gay for a really long time. So when I write I feel like I write music first... I think about it from a musical standpoint before I think about it from a sexual or political standpoint. As our world is unfolding right now and we have a lot of shit going on I feel proud to be a part of a piece of art that is kind and loving towards women, while also appreciating the anatomy that has been marginalised through all of our history.*"
—King Princess to *Radio NZ*

The song samples American rapper Nas and East Coast hip hop group Bravehearts' "Oochie Wally". It samples the "you really" part of the lyrics.

The single was originally intended to be part of King Princess debut album however, it was later announced that d "Pussy Is God" had been cut from the album and replaced by "Cheap Queen" as the lead single.

In an interview with *The Fader* on December 23, 2019 King Princess reflected on wrting the song and stated that it was "a fucking nightmare to write" and also revealed that Mark Ronson gave her the idea to sample "Oochie Wally":

"*I was like, 'The song about taking huge dick all day? You know what? That’s not a bad idea!'So I re-appropriated a song about taking dick all day to make it a song about pussy-eating. Hot!*"
—King Princess with *The Fader*

## Critical reception

*Pilerats* called this song her "best [single] yet" and praised it for "combining a tender groove driven by slapping bass and chopped-and-screwed vocal samples with her soothing vocal, that this time around, feels as refreshing as ever as it glides of the single's sultry instrumental". They also noted that this song "continues to prove why she's a force to be reckoned with".

*Gay Star News* called this song "pretty relatable" and said that "it is definitely a bop".

*SPIN* compares this song to Ariana Grande's chart-topping hit "God Is A Woman" and thinks that "there won’t be a single better song title this year—delivered with a confidence and swagger that implies that King Princess answers to nobody and nothing except, well… you know [Ariana Grande]". According to *SPIN*, the song is "like a video of a broken vase being played and then rewound" because "its chorus comes only after the song shatters itself and then reforms in a split second".

*ABC* praises the song for singing about sex but not being "a sexed-up banger either".

"It's a natural evolution for the 19-year-old singer [King Princess]," *Billboard* says. They also call it "[...] her most immediately catchy single yet as she updates her blues-pop with welcome hip-hop flourishes, weird, pitched-up vocal samples, crisp, boom-bap percussion, and a bass solo thrown in for good measure". They also praise that it "transform[s] the subtle divine queerness of "Holy" into something much more direct and explicit".

*Pitchfork* adds that "it's not every day you hear the word 'pussy' in pop music, and when you do, it’s not often in the way King Princess sings it: soft and crooning". Even though the song is "mostly a celebration of sex and the feeling of finding the right partner, though King Princess takes the concept a little further, skipping through the haze of infatuation". They also praise that it continues the concept of "the once-private [gay relationships] into the public, euphorically" that "1950" started .

*Billboard*called this song a queer necessity and stated it's her "most confident and swaggering offering yet".

## Chart performance

The song peaked at #17 on the New Zealandian Hot Singles Charts. However, the single could not hold up to the success of King Princess' two previous singles. Speaking about this King Princess said the following:

"*It’s simply not allowed to be played on many radio stations. Because you can’t say 'pussy'... but our president [Donald Trump] can in a shitty way. So that’s really fun about the U.S. You can’t say pussy but you can talk about abusing women and be a politician. But my gay ass can’t say pussy on the radio. That’s crazy to me.*"
—King Princess about Pussy Is God

## Music video

The music video was released along with the single on November 2, 2018. It was directed by Clare Gillen.

The video is a performance video and features King Princess riding on a bike and later performing the song in what appears to be heaven, tying in with the song's religious imagery. King Princess called this video "sexy and special". The music video also features Amandla Stenberg in a red wig.

## Lyrics

**[Intro]**

(You really, you really)

(You really, you really)

**[Verse 1]**

Your pussy is God and I love it

Gonna kiss me real hard, make me want it

I think star signs mean nothing

But I know you feel right so I'm coming

They say it gets hard when you're getting up

Been knocked down from some other love

But their best wasn't good enough

And you're number one to me

**[Refrain]**

You're extra special, something else

Or maybe it's you

And I've been looking for something I want

And baby, it's you, um

**[Verse 2]**

Your pussy is God, and you know

I think you're so cute when you get high

I've never been good at this nice shit

But I can try if you like it

Sayin' it gets hard when you give a fuck

Get knocked down from some other love

But their best wasn't good enough

And you're number one to me

**[Chorus]**

(You really, you really)

(You really taught me how to)

You know that it's God, baby, when you're around her

(You really, you really)

I've been praying for hours

(You really taught me how to)

You know that it's God, baby, when you're around her

She's God and I've found her, oh

(You really, you really)

**[Verse 3]**

Your pussy is God, and I'm falling

We're on the same wave when we're talking

I've never been played in a good match

But I win when I hear you say

I'm cool if you love me, oh

Knocked down from some other love

But their best wasn't good enough

And you're better off with me

**[Refrain]**

You're extra special, something else

Or maybe it's you

And I've been looking for something I want

And baby, it's you, um

**[Chorus]**

(You really, you really)

(You really taught me how to)

You know that it's God, baby, when you're around her

(You really, you really)

I've been praying for hours

(You really taught me how to)

You know that it's God, baby, when you're around her

She's God and I've found her, oh

(You really, you really)

**[Bridge]**

Oh (Baby, it's you)

Your pussy is God, and I love it (Baby, it's you)

Your pussy is God, and I love it

Gonna kiss me real hard, make me want it, ah (Baby, it's you)

Your pussy is God and I love it

Gonna kiss me real hard, ahmm

**[Chorus]**

(You really, you really)

(You really taught me how to)

You know that it's God, baby, when you're around her

(You really, you really)

I've been praying for hours

(You really taught me how to)

You know that it's God, baby, when you're around her

She's God and I've found her, oh

(You really, you really)

## Notes and Trivia

* This is the first song of King Princess to sample another song.

## References

1. ↑ *iTunes* - Release Date
2. ↑ *NZ Top 40* - Retrieved November 10, 2018
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 *Pitchfork* - Pussy Is God review
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 *Gay Star News* - "Get ready to experience Pussy Is God, the new queer bop from King Princess"
5. ↑ *Instagram* - "new music and more delicious treats out Friday ;)"
6. ↑ *Instagram* - Friday is chicken party ;)
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 *Radio NZ* - "King Princess on 'Pussy is God'"
8. ↑ *WhoSampled* - "Oochie Wally" sample
9. ↑ *Twitter* - @kingprincess69: "my first single jus got mastered and it sounds alright !"
10. ↑ *Twitter* - "📲 | Mikaela’s Instagram story!"
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 *The Fader* - "King Princess takes control"
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 *Pilerats* - "This week's must-listen singles: Collarbones, Hermitude, King Princess + more"
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 *SPIN* - Pussy Is God review
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 *ABC* - Pusy Is God review
15. ↑ *Billboard* - "King Princess Goes to Green-Screen Heaven in Funky New Video: Watch"
16. ↑ *Billboard* - "Queer Necessities: Billboard Pride's December 2018 Playlist"
17. ↑ *NZ Top 40* - Retrieved November 10, 2018
18. ↑ *Twitter* - "Clare and I made something sexy and special"
19. ↑ *Tumblr* - Amandla's music video appearance