Who Said I Would

"Who Said I Would"
Song by Phil Collins
from the album No Jacket Required
Released	February 1985
Recorded	1984
Genre	Dance-rock new wave power pop
Length	4:01
Label	Virgin
Songwriter	Phil Collins
Producers	Phil Collins Hugh Padgham

"Who Said I Would"
Single by Phil Collins
from the album Serious Hits... Live!
B-side	"Doesn't Anybody Stay Together Anymore?" (live)
Released	February 1991 (US) [1]
Recorded	1990
Genre	Dance-rock new wave power pop
Length	4:02
Label	Atlantic Virgin WEA
Songwriter	Phil Collins
Producers	Phil Collins Robert Colby
Phil Collins singles chronology
"Hang in Long Enough" (1990) "Who Said I Would" (1991) "Hero" (1993)
Music video
"Who Said I Would" (Serious Hits... Live! performance) on YouTube

"Who Said I Would" is a song performed by Phil Collins that was originally recorded for his 1985 album No Jacket Required but was released in 1991 as a single from his live album Serious Hits... Live! in the United States and Japan.

History

Collins originally wrote and recorded the song his 1985 album, No Jacket Required . In 1991, a live recording of the song was released as the sole single from the Serious Hits... Live! album in the United States, reaching number 73 on the Billboard Hot 100. ^[2]

The original version was later remixed into the 12"ers album. ^[3]

Music video

A music video of the original version was filmed for the No Jacket Required home video. It featured Collins playing the song in a concert. ^[4] The single version also had a music video of Collins playing the song during his ...But Seriously tour. Only the second video is available on Phil Collins' YouTube channel (and was uploaded here in 2018).

Credits

Studio version

• Phil Collins – vocals, vocoder, Simmons drums, kalimba
• David Frank – keyboards, Minimoog bass
• Daryl Stuermer – guitars
• Gary Barnacle – sax solo
• The Phenix Horns
  • Don Myrick – saxophone
  • Louis Satterfield – trombone
  • Rhamlee Michael Davis – trumpet
  • Michael Harris – trumpet

Live version

• Phil Collins – lead vocals
• Brad Cole – keyboards
• Daryl Stuermer – guitar
• Leland Sklar – bass
• Chester Thompson – drums
• The Phenix Horns
  • Don Myrick – saxophone
  • Louis Satterfield – trombone
  • Harry Kim and Rhamlee Michael Davis – trumpets
• Arnold McCuller, Bridgette Bryant and Fred White – backing vocals

Charts

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Canadian Singles Chart	34
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	73
US Cash Box Top 100 [5]	67

References

1. "Great Rock Discography". p. 323.
2. "Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Phil Collins". Billboard . Retrieved 25 April 2009.
3. "Phil Collins - 12"ers (CD) at Discogs". Discogs. discogs.com. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
4. Pareles, Jon (2 November 1986). "Home Video; Recent Releases Of Video Cassettes: Photos and 'White Suit'". The New York Times . Retrieved 25 April 2009.
5. "Top 100 Pop Singles" (PDF). Cash Box . Vol. LIV, no. 28. 23 February 1991. p. 4. Retrieved 6 August 2025.