"Taking It All Too Hard" | ||||
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Single by Genesis | ||||
from the album Genesis | ||||
B-side | "Silver Rainbow" | |||
Released | June 1984 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 3:56 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Songwriter(s) | Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford | |||
Producer(s) | Genesis, Hugh Padgham | |||
Genesis singles chronology | ||||
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"Taking It All Too Hard" is the sixth track from the self-titled album by the English rock band Genesis, released in 1983. It included the eighth track from the album, "Silver Rainbow," as the B-side.
No music video was made for this single, and the song has never been performed live by the band. [1] Tony Banks' played a Yamaha CP-70 electric piano on the track.
Cash Box said that "Collins' versatile vocals help make this song another potential mega-hit." [2]
The single was only released in the US in the summer of 1984; it peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart [3] and received significant airplay, but stalled at No. 50 on the Billboard Hot 100. [4]