"Mother Universe" is a single taken from the Soup Dragons album Lovegod. The original version, "hinging on a Marc Bolan riff",^[1] was initially ignored and regarded according to Rage Magazine as 'weird'.^[2] However, after the considerable success of the album's second single, "I'm Free", Mother Universe was reworked to give it a similar feel, substituting a gospel-style chorus for guitar chords and adding various whoops and small elements of toasting.^[3][4][5] The new version reached 26 in the UK Charts^[6] and was later re-issued in the US backed by "Sweetmeat". Despite the latter version's greater success, lead singer Sean Dickson has stated his preference for the original version.

The original version featured a bowed headed Madonna figure in colour reversed reds.^[7] The remix version cover art featured a stylised blue fly with orange wings.^[8]