{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox album | name = God Said No | type = studio | artist = Omar Apollo | cover = Omar Apollo - God Said No.png | alt = Omar sitting partially bare-chested, wearing a furry jacket and a cross necklace, looking ahead at the camera in front of a blue background. | released = {{Start date|2024|06|28}} | recorded = | studio = Abbey Road, London, UK | genre = <!-- Please source genres --> | length = 45:12 | language = {{flatlist| * English * Spanish}} | label = Warner | producer = * Omar Apollo * Teo Halm * Mike Hector * Carter Lang * Oscar Santander * Blake Slatkin * Dylan Wiggins | prev_title = Live for Me | prev_year = 2023 | next_title = | next_year = | misc = {{Singles | name = God Said No | type = studio | single1 = Spite | single1date = April 5, 2024 | single2 = Dispose of Me | single2date = May 16, 2024 | single3 = Less of You | single3date = June 7, 2024 }} }} '''''God Said No''''' is the second studio album by American singer Omar Apollo, released on June 28, 2024, through Warner Records. It includes contributions from Mustafa and actor Pedro Pascal, and was preceded by the singles "Spite", "Dispose of Me" and "Less of You".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/omar-apollo-announces-new-album-god-said-no/|title=Omar Apollo Announces New Album ''God Said No''|magazine=Clash|last=Hussain|first=Shahzaib|date=May 20, 2024|access-date=May 22, 2024}}</ref>
==Background and recording== ''God Said No'' was partially recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London, and produced alongside Teo Halm, Carter Lang and Blake Slatkin.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/omar-apollo-details-album-shares-video-for-new-song-watch/|title=Omar Apollo Details Album, Shares Video for New Song: Watch|website=Pitchfork|last=Strauss|first=Matthew|date=May 16, 2024|access-date=May 22, 2024}}</ref>
Apollo stated that the album is a "reflection of [his] life for the past 2 years" and "doesn't feel like it's a bunch of songs put together", calling it "a sequence that is made to be listened to front to back".<ref name="RS">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/omar-apollo-announces-god-said-no-album-1235021261/|title=Omar Apollo Announces Sophomore Album, ''God Said No''|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Mier|first=Tomás|date=May 15, 2024|access-date=May 22, 2024}}</ref> It was called a "survey of the emotional wreckage that followed the end of a torrid love affair" in a press release.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://readdork.com/news/omar-apollo-album-god-said-no/|title=Omar Apollo has announced his second album, ''God Said No''|magazine=Dork|last=Taylor|first=Sam|date=May 20, 2024|access-date=May 22, 2024}}</ref> Apollo titled the album after a remark of his own when the relationship ended, which is also intended as a play on the Spanish phrase "lo que será, será" (English for "whatever will be, will be").<ref name="RS"/>
==Critical reception== {{Music ratings | MC = 82/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/god-said-no/omar-apollo|title=''God Said No'' by Omar Apollo Reviews and Tracks|website=Metacritic|access-date=July 12, 2024}}</ref> | rev1 = ''AllMusic'' | rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="g035">{{cite web | title=Omar Apollo | website=AllMusic | date=June 28, 2024 | url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/god-said-no-mw0004294844 | access-date=January 22, 2025}}</ref> | rev2 = ''Clash'' | rev2score = 8/10<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/omar-apollo-god-said-no/|title=Omar Apollo – ''God Said No'' {{!}} Reviews|magazine=Clash|last=Virdi|first=Amrit|date=June 28, 2024|access-date=July 2, 2024}}</ref> | rev3 = ''DIY'' | rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last1=Robinson |first1=Otis |title=OMAR APOLLO - GOD SAID NO |url=https://diymag.com/review/album/omar-apollo-god-said-no |website=DIY |date=June 28, 2024 |access-date=16 July 2024}}</ref> | rev4 = ''Dork'' | rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://readdork.com/albums/omar-apollo-god-said-no/|title=Omar Apollo – ''God Said No''|magazine=Dork|last=Young|first=Martyn|access-date=July 2, 2024}}</ref> | rev5 = ''NME'' | rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="NME"/> | rev6 = ''Pitchfork'' | rev6score = 7.4/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/omar-apollo-god-said-no/|title=Omar Apollo: ''God Said No'' Album Review|website=Pitchfork|last=Cliff|first=Aimee|date=July 10, 2024|access-date=July 12, 2024}}</ref> | rev7 = ''Rolling Stone'' | rev7score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="RSreview"/> }}
''God Said No'' was met with critical acclaim upon release, receiving a score of 82 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic.<ref name="MC"/> Larisha Paul of ''Rolling Stone'' praised the album as being "an emotionally harrowing look inside the psyche of a musician wringing every drop of meaning from the old adage that great art comes from great pain".<ref name="RSreview">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/omar-apollo-god-said-no-1235043264/|title=Omar Apollo Is the Sweet, Moody Pop Polymath We Need|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Paul|first=Larisha|date=June 24, 2024|access-date=July 3, 2024}}</ref>
''NME'' reviewer Laura Molloy described the album as "Apollo's most atmospheric offering to date" and praised the "eclectic, expansive sonic palette that constantly drifts between genres yet is anchored in his diaristic musings on finite romance".<ref name="NME">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/omar-apollo-god-said-no-album-review-3769036|title=Omar Apollo – ''God Said No'' review: finding peace in fate, family and friendship|magazine=NME|last=Molloy|first=Laura|date=June 27, 2024|access-date=July 2, 2024}}</ref> In ''The New York Times'', ''God Said No'' was selected as a NYT Critic's Pick. Reviewer Jon Pareles praised the "enduring break-up songs". He noted that the lo-fi tone of the album "suggests troubled thoughts and uncomfortable conversations, small-scale and introspective—seemingly private, not overtly theatrical".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/01/arts/music/omar-apollo-god-said-no-review.html|title=Omar Apollo's Exquisite Heartache|newspaper=The New York Times|last=Pareles|first=Jon|date=July 1, 2024|access-date=July 2, 2024}}</ref>
===Accolades=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+Critics' rankings for ''God Said No'' ! scope="col"| Publication ! scope="col"| Accolade ! scope="col"| Rank ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- ! scope="row" | ''Out'' | The top 10 albums released by LGBTQ+ artists in 2024 | {{center|10}} | {{center|<ref>{{cite web |title=Ranking the top 10 albums released by LGBTQ+ artists in 2024 |url=https://www.out.com/gay-music/best-queer-albums-2024#rebelltitem12 |website=Out |publisher=Out |access-date=21 December 2024}}</ref>}} |- ! scope="row" | ''Rolling Stone'' | The 100 Best Albums of 2024 | {{center|59}} | {{center|<ref>{{cite web |last1=Paul |first1=Larisha |title=The 100 Best Albums of 2024 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-2024-1235031987/omar-apollo-god-said-no-1235084320/ |website=Rolling Stone |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |access-date=2 December 2024}}</ref>}} |- ! scope="row" | ''Variety'' | The Best Albums of 2024 | {{N/A|Unranked}} | {{center|<ref>{{cite web |title=The Best Albums of 2024 |url=https://variety.com/lists/best-albums-2024/1-charli-xcx-brat-brat-and-its-completely-different-but-still-brat/ |website=Variety |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |access-date=13 December 2024}}</ref>}} |- ! scope="row" | ''Vogue'' | The 36 Best Albums of 2024 | {{N/A|Unranked}} | {{center|<ref>{{cite web |title=The 36 Best Albums of 2024 |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/best-albums-of-2024 |website=Vogue |publisher=Condé Nast |access-date=22 December 2024}}</ref>}} |- |}
==Tour== The album will be supported by the God Said No World Tour, which includes dates in the United States, Canada, Japan, Indonesia and Australia. The tour began in Melbourne, Australia at the Festival Hall on July 15, 2024, and will conclude in San Diego, California at the Rady Shell at Jacobs Park on October 11, 2024.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/omar-apollo-god-said-no-tour-dates-1235034164/|title=Omar Apollo Announces He'll Launch 'God Said No' Tour This Fall|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Lopez|first=Julyssa|date=June 6, 2024|access-date=June 26, 2024}}</ref>
==Commercial performance== ''God Said No'' debuted at number 56 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and number 14 on the Top Rock & Alternative Albums chart with 10,000 pure album sales.<ref name="a440">{{cite magazine | last=Caulfield | first=Keith | title=Imagine Dragons Score Sixth Top 10 on Album Sales Chart With 'Loom' Debut | magazine=Billboard | date=2024-07-09 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/imagine-dragons-loom-debuts-top-10-album-sales-chart-1235726970/ | access-date=2024-07-22}}</ref>
==Track listing== {{Track listing | headline = ''God Said No'' track listing | extra_column = Producer(s) | title1 = Be Careful with Me | lyrics1 = {{hlist|Omar Velasco|Billy Walsh}} | music1 = {{hlist|Teo Halm|Carter Lang|Blake Slatkin}} | extra1 = {{hlist|Slatkin|Lang|Halm}} | length1 = 3:16 | title2 = Spite | lyrics2 = Velasco | music2 = {{hlist|Velasco|Halm|Slatkin}} | extra2 = {{hlist|Slatkin|Halm}} | length2 = 2:39 | title3 = Less of You | lyrics3 = Velasco | music3 = {{hlist|Velasco|Halm}} | extra3 = {{hlist|Omar Apollo|Halm}} | length3 = 3:13 | title4 = Done with You | lyrics4 = Velasco | music4 = {{hlist|Velasco|Halm|Lang|Slatkin|Dylan Wiggins}} | extra4 = {{hlist|Slatkin|Lang|Wiggins|Apollo|Halm|Scott Bridgeway{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length4 = 2:38 | title5 = Plane Trees | note5 = featuring Mustafa | lyrics5 = {{hlist|Velasco|Mustafa Ahmed}} | music5 = {{hlist|Velasco|Halm}} | extra5 = {{hlist|Apollo|Halm}} | length5 = 3:31 | title6 = Drifting | lyrics6 = Velasco | music6 = {{hlist|Velasco|Halm}} | extra6 = Halm | length6 = 4:23 | title7 = Empty | lyrics7 = Velasco | music7 = {{hlist|Velasco|Halm|Slatkin}} | extra7 = {{hlist|Slatkin|Apollo|Halm|Mark Kraus{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length7 = 3:17 | title8 = Life's Unfair | lyrics8 = Velasco | music8 = {{hlist|Velasco|Halm}} | extra8 = {{hlist|Halm|Kraus{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length8 = 2:58 | title9 = Against Me | lyrics9 = Velasco | music9 = {{hlist|Velasco|Halm|Mike Hector}} | extra9 = {{hlist|Hector|Apollo|Halm|Adam Krevlin{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length9 = 2:31 | title10 = While U Can | lyrics10 = Velasco | music10 = {{hlist|Velasco|Lang|Oscar Santander}} | extra10 = {{hlist|Lang|Apollo|Santander}} | length10 = 3:06 | title11 = Dispose of Me | lyrics11 = {{hlist|Velasco|Walsh}} | music11 = {{hlist|Halm|Santander|Slatkin}} | extra11 = {{hlist|Slatkin|Santander|Halm}} | length11 = 3:37 | title12 = How | lyrics12 = Velasco | music12 = {{hlist|Velasco|Halm|Slatkin}} | extra12 = {{hlist|Slatkin|Apollo|Halm}} | length12 = 2:59 | title13 = Pedro | lyrics13 = {{hlist|Velasco|Pedro Pascal}} | music13 = {{hlist|Velasco|Halm}} | extra13 = {{hlist|Apollo|Halm}} | length13 = 2:26 | title14 = Glow | lyrics14 = Velasco | music14 = {{hlist|Velasco|Halm}} | extra14 = {{hlist|Apollo|Halm}} | length14 = 4:38 | total_length = 45:12 }}
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==Personnel== {{div col}} * Omar Apollo – vocals (all tracks), Prophet synthesizer (track 9), celeste piano (13) * Teo Halm – background vocals (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 13), synthesizer (1, 3, 5, 6, 8), drum programming (1, 12), piano (1, 13), programming (2–4, 6, 8, 14), guitar (2, 4, 5, 14), bass (2, 4, 11, 14), drums (2, 4, 11), Juno synthesizer (2, 5, 12), percussion (2, 11); Oberheim synthesizer, Roland paraphonic keyboards (3); Mellotron (4), grand piano (5, 14), Prophet synthesizer (6, 9), Wurlitzer (7, 13), upright piano (7), synthesizer programming (12); celeste piano, horns, mixing (13); organ, Minimoog, string arrangement (14) * Carter Lang – bass, synthesizer (track 1); engineering (track 4); EMS synthesizer (10) * Blake Slatkin – guitar, programming (tracks 2, 4); synthesizer, Wurlitzer (2); drum programming, synthesizer programming (12); engineering (tracks 2, 4, 11, 12) * Jonah Abraham – Oberheim synthesizer (track 3) * Mike Sabath – synth bass (track 3) * Rob Moose – cello, viola, violin, string arrangement (tracks 4, 5, 7, 14); engineering (tracks 4, 7, 14) * Jake Hicks – background vocals (track 4) * Christos Stylianides – flugelhorn, lead trumpet (track 4) * Kenneth Brown II – flugelhorn, trumpet (track 4) * Scott Bridgeway – drum programming (track 4) * Dylan Wiggins – guitar (track 4) * John Mayer – guitar (track 4) * Michael Underwood – saxophone (track 4) * Mustafa – vocals, background vocals (track 5) * Mark Kraus – engineering (tracks 1, 3, 11, 13), engineering assistance (4, 6, 7, 10); synthesizer programming (track 7), synthesizer (8) * BlankFor.ms – loops and engineering (tracks 7, 14) * Adam Krevlin – Casio keyboards (track 9) * Mike Hector – drum programming (track 9) * Oscar Santander – guitar (tracks 10, 11), Minimoog (14) * Dylan Day – guitar, slide guitar (track 11) * Mason Stoops – guitar, slide guitar (track 11) * Sean Hurley – bass (track 11) * Pedro Pascal – vocals (track 13) * Dale Becker – mastering (tracks 1, 3–14) * Mike Bozzi – mastering (track 2) * Joe Visciano – mixing (tracks 1, 9, 10) * Serban Ghenea – mixing (tracks 2, 4) * Jon Castelli – mixing (tracks 3, 5–7, 11, 12, 14) * Manny Marroquin – mixing (track 8) * John Muller – engineering (tracks 1, 4–10, 14) * Darren Jones – engineering (tracks 2–5, 8, 13, 14) * Garry Purohit – engineering (tracks 8, 14) * Nathan Phillips – engineering (tracks 9, 10) * Paul Pritchard – engineering (track 13) * Bryce Bordone – mix engineering (tracks 2, 4) * Brad Lauchert – mix engineering (tracks 3, 5–7, 11, 12, 14) * Ben Parkka – engineering assistance (tracks 1, 4, 6, 7), sound design (7) * Jamie Sprosen – engineering assistance (tracks 2, 3, 5, 13, 14) * Claude Vause – engineering assistance (tracks 3, 4) * Stephanie DeAngelis – engineering assistance (track 3) * Dani Perez – engineering assistance (tracks 5, 14) * Annie Gasiorowski – engineering assistance (track 13) {{div col end}}
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Chart performance for ''God Said No'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2024) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|Australia|11|artist=Omar Apollo|album=God Said No|rowheader=true|access-date=March 12, 2025}} |- {{album chart|Billboard200|56|artist=Omar Apollo|rowheader=true|access-date=July 9, 2024}} |- ! scope="row"| US Top Rock & Alternative Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/omar-apollo/chart-history/rkc/|title=Omar Apollo Chart History: Top Rock & Alternative Albums|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 9, 2024}}</ref> | 14 |}
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