Never a Time

{{Infobox song

| name = Never a Time

| cover = Neveratimecover.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Genesis

| album = We Can't Dance

| released = {{Start date|df=yes|1992|10|19}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre =

| length = 3:53

| label =

| writer =

| producer =

Nick Davis
Genesis

| prev_title = Jesus He Knows Me

| prev_year = 1992

| next_title = Tell Me Why

| next_year = 1992

}}

"Never a Time" is the fifth track from English rock band Genesis's 14th studio album, We Can't Dance (1991). This song, a ballad,{{Cite web|url=http://poprocknation.com/genesis/we-cant-dance/|title = We Can't Dance - Genesis}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.johnmcferrinmusicreviews.org/genesis.htm|title=Genesis}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.genesis-news.com/c-Genesis-We-Cant-Dance-CD-review-s267.html|title=Genesis News Com [it]: Genesis - We Cant Dance - CD review}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=13452|title = GENESIS - Never a Time (1993)}} was released as the fifth single from the album, and peaked at No. 4 on the US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart, No. 21 on the Billboard Hot 100, and No. 9 in Canada.

Personnel

Tony Banks – keyboards
Phil Collins – vocals, drums, percussion
Mike Rutherford – electric guitars, bass guitar

Charts

=Weekly charts=

scope="row"\|US Cash Box Top 100{{cite book\|last=Whitburn\|first=Joel\|title=Cash Box Pop Hits 1952-1996\|publisher=Sheridan Books, Inc.\|year=2014\|isbn=978-0-89820-209-0}} \|19
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !Chart (1992–1993) !Peak position
{{single chart\|Canadatopsingles\|9\|chartid=1835\|rowheader=true\|access-date=3 August 2019}}
{{single chart\|Canadaadultcontemporary\|5\|chartid=1841\|rowheader=true\|access-date=3 August 2019}}
{{single chart\|Germany\|56\|artist=Genesis\|song=Never a Time\|songid=27515\|rowheader=true\|access-date=3 August 2019}}
{{single chart\|Billboardhot100\|21\|artist=Genesis\|rowheader=true\|access-date=3 August 2019}}
{{single chart\|Billboardadultcontemporary\|4\|artist=Genesis\|rowheader=true\|access-date=3 August 2019}}
{{single chart\|Billboardpopsongs\|12\|artist=Genesis\|rowheader=true\|access-date=3 August 2019}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !Chart (1993) !Position
{{single chart\|Canadatopsingles\|70\|chartid=2339\|rowheader=true\|access-date=June 20, 2016\|refname=CanadaSingleYearEnd}}
{{single chart\|Canadaadultcontemporary\|30\|chartid=2334\|rowheader=true\|access-date=September 24, 2020\|refname=CanadaAdultContemporaryYearEnd}}
scope="row"\|US Adult Contemporary (Billboard){{cite magazine\|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1993/BB-1993-12-25.pdf\|title=The Year in Music: Hot Adult Contemporary Singles & Tracks\|magazine=Billboard\|volume=105\|issue=52\|page=YE-46\|date=25 December 1993\|access-date=28 March 2025\|archive-date=27 June 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627232050/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1993/BB-1993-12-25.pdf\|url-status=live}} \|19

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!Chart (1993)

!Position

{{single chart|Canadatopsingles|70|chartid=2339|rowheader=true|access-date=June 20, 2016|refname=CanadaSingleYearEnd}}

{{single chart|Canadaadultcontemporary|30|chartid=2334|rowheader=true|access-date=September 24, 2020|refname=CanadaAdultContemporaryYearEnd}}

scope="row"|US Adult Contemporary (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1993/BB-1993-12-25.pdf|title=The Year in Music: Hot Adult Contemporary Singles & Tracks|magazine=Billboard|volume=105|issue=52|page=YE-46|date=25 December 1993|access-date=28 March 2025|archive-date=27 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627232050/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1993/BB-1993-12-25.pdf|url-status=live}}

|19

Release history

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" !scope="col"\|Region !scope="col"\|Date !scope="col"\|Format(s) !scope="col"\|Label(s) !scope="col"\|{{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference}}
scope="row"\|United States \|19 October 1992 \|{{n/a}} \|Atlantic \|{{cite book\|first=Steve\|last=Aldous\|year=2020\|title=The Songs of Genesis: A Complete Guide to the Studio Recordings\|publisher=McFarland & Company\|page=260\|isbn=978-1-476-681382\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b7TeDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA260}}
scope="row"\|Japan \|28 December 1992 \|CD \|Virgin \|{{cite web\|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/81998/products/296598/1/\|title=ジェネシス {{!}} ネバー・ア・タイム\|trans-title=Genesis {{!}} Never a Time\|publisher=Oricon\|language=ja\|access-date=28 March 2025}}

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!scope="col"|Region

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scope="row"|United States

|19 October 1992

|{{n/a}}

|Atlantic

|{{cite book|first=Steve|last=Aldous|year=2020|title=The Songs of Genesis: A Complete Guide to the Studio Recordings|publisher=McFarland & Company|page=260|isbn=978-1-476-681382|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b7TeDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA260}}

scope="row"|Japan

|28 December 1992

|CD

|Virgin

|{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/81998/products/296598/1/|title=ジェネシス {{!}} ネバー・ア・タイム|trans-title=Genesis {{!}} Never a Time|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=28 March 2025}}

References

Category:1990s ballads

Category:1991 songs

Category:1992 singles

Category:Atlantic Records singles

Category:Genesis (band) songs

Category:Songs written by Mike Rutherford

Category:Songs written by Phil Collins

Category:Songs written by Tony Banks (musician)

Category:Virgin Records singles