Taking It All Too Hard

"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.

Background

No music video was made for this single, and the song has never been performed live by the band. 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."

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 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart and reached on the Billboard Hot 100.