When God-Fearin' Women Get the Blues

The song tells of a female who becomes agitated after getting the blues.

The album version includes a 52-second intro followed by song, which has a playlength of 4:08. The bridge is edited out of the radio version.

McBride chose to include Dan Tyminski as a backing vocalist after hearing him sing "I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow" in the movie O Brother, Where Art Thou? She also said that she enjoyed Leslie Satcher's lyrics in the song, and said that she was laughing the first time she heard Satcher's demo.[1]

• Matt Chamberlain — drums
• Jerry Douglas — Dobro
• Larry Franklin — fiddle
• Troy Johnson — background vocals
• B. James Lowry — acoustic guitar
• Martina McBride — lead vocals
• Jerry McPherson — electric guitar
• Steve Nathan — piano
• Dan Tyminski — background vocals
• Biff Watson — acoustic guitar
• Glenn Worf — bass guitar

The music video was directed by Steven Goldmann and premiered in mid-2001. It was shot in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

"When God-Fearin' Women Get the Blues" debuted at number 53 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of June 30, 2001. The song was one of the four tracks from McBride's Greatest Hits compilation that were released as singles. It became a major hit for McBride, peaking within the Country Top 10 at number 8, as well as charting among the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 64.[2] The three other singles that would be released ("Blessed," "Where Would You Be," and "Concrete Angel") would also become Top 10 hits on the Billboard Country Chart.