I Can't Dance

"I Can't Dance"
Single by Genesis
from the album We Can't Dance
B-side"On the Shoreline"
Released30 December 1991 (1991-12-30)[1]
StudioThe Farm, Surrey
GenreBlues rock[2]
Length4:04
Label
Songwriter(s)
Lyricist(s)Phil Collins
Producer(s)
Genesis singles chronology
"No Son of Mine"
(1991)
"I Can't Dance"
(1991)
"Hold on My Heart"
(1992)
Music video
"I Can't Dance" on YouTube

"I Can't Dance" is the fourth track from English rock band Genesis' 14th studio album, We Can't Dance (1991) and was released in December 1991 as the second single from the record. Lyrics were composed by drummer Phil Collins with music written collectively by the band. The song peaked at number seven on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart and also received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals at 1993. In Europe, the song reached number one in Belgium and the Netherlands, while peaking within the top five in Austria, Germany and Portugal.

  1. ^ Armstrong, Sam (30 December 2020). "'I Can't Dance': How Genesis Set Dancefloors Alight". uDiscoverMusic. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  2. ^ Reed, Ryan (10 October 2014). "20 Insanely Great Genesis Songs Only Hardcore Fans Know". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 17 October 2019.