Invisible Touch (song)

This article is about the song. For other uses, see Invisible touch (disambiguation).

"Invisible Touch"
Single by Genesis
from the album Invisible Touch
B-side"The Last Domino"
Released19 May 1986 (1986-05-19)[1]
RecordedOctober 1985–February 1986
StudioThe Farm (Chiddingfold, Surrey)
GenreDance-rock[2]
Length
  • 3:27 (LP, 7-inch version)
  • 5:58 (12-inch version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Lyricist(s)Phil Collins
Producer(s)
Genesis singles chronology
"Taking It All Too Hard"
(1984) 		"Invisible Touch"
(1986) 		"In Too Deep"
(1986)
Music video
"Invisible Touch" on YouTube

"Invisible Touch" is the title track and first single from the 1986 studio album of the same name by the English rock band Genesis. The song is a group composition which featured lyrics written by drummer and lead vocalist Phil Collins.[3]

It was their first and only No. 1 single in the United States; the song additionally spent three consecutive weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart during summer 1986 until it was surpassed by Peter Cetera's "Glory of Love". The song was the first of five consecutive US top five singles from the album of the same name.[4][5] It also reached No. 4 in Canada and No. 15 in the United Kingdom.[6] Its B-side is the second part of "Domino", titled "The Last Domino".

Collins has called it his "favourite Genesis song", and bassist and guitarist Mike Rutherford has called it "a wonderful song: upbeat, fun to play, always a strong moment in any gig."[3] As the band's only Billboard Hot 100 number one, the song is included in Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era.[7] In 2017, ShortList's Dave Fawbert listed the song as containing "one of the greatest key changes in music history."[8]

  1. ^ Kaus, Bob (2 June 1986). "Genesis: Invisible Touch Press Kit". Atlantic Records. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  2. ^ Reed, Ryan (30 May 2021). "35 Years Ago: Genesis and Alumni Place Five Songs in Hot 100". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b Barnett, Laura (14 October 2014). "Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford: how we made Invisible Touch". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Genesis Artist Biography by Bruce Eder – Awards". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  5. ^ Dean, Maury (2003). Rock N' Roll Gold Rush. Algora. p. 317. ISBN 0-87586-207-1.
  6. ^ Genesis UK chart history, The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  7. ^ Pollock, Bruce (2005). Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era. Routledge. p. 186. ISBN 978-0415970730.
  8. ^ "The 19 greatest key changes in music history". ShortList. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2018.