Congo (song)

"Congo"
Single by Genesis
from the album Calling All Stations
B-side	"Papa He Said" "Banjo Man"
Released	15 September 1997
Recorded	The Farm (Chiddingfold, Surrey)
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	4:03 (single version) 4:51 (album version)
Label	Atlantic (US and Canada) Virgin (rest of the world)
Songwriter(s)	Tony Banks Mike Rutherford
Producer(s)	Genesis Nick Davis
Genesis singles chronology
"Invisible Touch (Live)" (1992) "Congo" (1997) "Shipwrecked" (1997)

"Congo" is a song by the English rock band Genesis, released in September 1997 as the first single from their fifteenth studio album, Calling All Stations (1997). The single marked the debut of Ray Wilson as the lead vocalist for the band. It was a hit across Europe, although it became their first lead single since 1977 to not reach the UK Top 20, peaking at number 29. It was also the band's last Top 40 hit, and their only with Wilson.