Taking It All Too Hard
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{{Infobox song
| name = Taking It All Too Hard
| cover = Taking_It_All_Too_Hard.jpg
| alt =
| border = yes
| type = single
| artist = Genesis
| album = Genesis
| B-side = Silver Rainbow
| released = {{Start date|df=yes|1984|6}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 3:56
| label = Atlantic
| writer = Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford
| producer = Genesis, Hugh Padgham
| prev_title = Illegal Alien
| prev_year = 1984
| next_title = Invisible Touch
| next_year = 1986
| misc =
}}
"Taking It All Too Hard" is the sixth track from the self-titled album by Genesis, released in 1983. It included the eighth track from the album, "Silver Rainbow," as the B-side.
Background
No music video was made for this single, and the song has never been performed live by the band.[http://www.bluesnaggletooth12.com/list-obj.html#neverlive The Pet Shop] Tony Banks' played a Yamaha CP-70 electric piano on the track.
Reception
Cash Box said that "Collins' versatile vocals help make this song another potential mega-hit."{{cite magazine|title=Reviews|magazine=Cash Box|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/80s/1984/CB-1984-06-09.pdf|date=June 9, 1984|accessdate=2022-07-23|page=7}}
Personnel
- Phil Collins – drums, percussion, vocals
- Tony Banks – keyboards
- Mike Rutherford – guitars, bass
Chart performance
The single was only released in the US in the summer of 1984; it peaked at {{thinspace|No.|11}} on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=genesis|chart=all}} "Taking It All Too Hard" Billboard chart history], Billboard.com. Retrieved 13 February 2012. and received significant airplay, but stalled at {{thinspace|No.|50}} on the Billboard Hot 100.{{cite book |title= Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2013 |publisher=Record Research |page=334}}
References
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Category:Atlantic Records singles
Category:Song recordings produced by Hugh Padgham
Category:Songs written by Tony Banks (musician)
Category:Songs written by Phil Collins
Category:Songs written by Mike Rutherford
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