Signature
key confidence medium · relative D minor · tempo confidence high · half-time 60.7 · low end 37% · measured from the full recording · 2026-09-13 · how accurate
Character
Not tagged yet. The words are proposed and waiting for a person.
Good for
Nothing yet. The rules need the character words above before they can say.
Lineage
- Covered[unknown]source
- CoveredBig Daddysource
- CoveredClub84source
- CoveredHigh Oaks Symphony Pop Orchestrasource
- CoveredOl’ Dirty Bastardsource
- Written byPhil Collinssource
- Remixed byPhil Collins, Sussudiosource
- Remixed byPhil Collins, Sussudiosource
- CoveredPit Löwsource
- CoveredStacy, Ryan & Kids Incorporatedsource
- CoveredStudio 99source
- CoveredThe Gary Tesca Orchestrasource
- CoveredThe Tesca Company of Singerssource
- CoveredTwilight Orchestrasource
Why it is here
- The song's title began as a nonsense syllable Collins improvised over a drum machine while writing the lyrics. source
- The synth-bass and rhythm programming was crafted by David Frank of the System, with horn parts later built around the bassline's motif. source
- It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 by 6 July 1985, the same week the parent album also topped its chart. source
The full ledger entry: every chart it has been on, where it is live now.