Heavy stateside reaction to the import B-side version of this non-LP track (especially on KROQ, 91X and WLIR, where it has lit up request lines) has Geffen releasing this 12" and re-releasing the Skylarking LP to include it. "Dear God" is a moving, child-like plea for God to prove its existence and clean up the world's mess, done in XTC's increasingly catchy Beatlesque (circa the white album) pop style. The clincher is having a child sing the opening verse and the closing words. Should be a hit on college, AOR and eventually CHR. The 12" also contains two LP tracks ("Earn Enough For Us" and "Grass") as well as the funky, non-LP bonus track "Extrovert."

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