Reception
The God Lives Underwater EP was not as popular when it comes to ratings as other albums, but when it was rated, the reception was generally fair-to-well. Allmusic stated that "...the heavily compressed production on opening song 'Drag Me Down' lacks the more full-bodied beat and bass punch of the remainder of the EP. 'No More Love' sets things to rights, while 'Lonely Again' is the best song on the disc, with an echoed, beautifully epic guitar intro and a moody melancholy captured in both the singing and the slow music." Allmusic gave it 2.5, out of 5 stars. Rolling Stone gave it 7.5 out of 10 stars.
"No More Love" was a released as a single, and was later included on the band's 1995 full-length album Empty. Two music videos were shot for the song. The first featured the band playing outside, opening with cooling towers from a nuclear power plant. This video later appeared in the 1996 PlayStation game Slamscape. A second video was shot in conjunction with the song's use in the 1995 film Johnny Mnemonic, which was based on a short story by William Gibson.
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