Take Me Home (Phil Collins song)

"Take Me Home"
Single by Phil Collins
from the album No Jacket Required
B-side
  • "We Said Hello Goodbye"
  • "Only You Know and I Know"
Released
  • 15 July 1985 (UK)
  • March 1986 (US)
RecordedJanuary 1985
StudioThe Townhouse, London; and Old Croft, Surrey
GenreRock
Length
  • 4:37 (single version)
  • 5:51 (album version)
  • 8:03 (extended mix)
  • 6:46 (extended mix – Japan only)
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)Phil Collins
Producer(s)
Phil Collins singles chronology
"Don't Lose My Number"
(1985) 		"Take Me Home"
(1985) 		"Separate Lives"
(1985)
Music video
"Take Me Home" on YouTube

"Take Me Home" is a song written and performed by English drummer, singer and songwriter Phil Collins. It is the tenth and final track on Collins' third solo album, No Jacket Required. Collins co-produced the song with Hugh Padgham and released it as a single in the UK in July 1985 and the U.S. in March 1986. It did moderately well in the UK, peaking at No. 19.[1] While it was not as successful as other singles from the album, such as "Sussudio" or "One More Night" in the US, it still reached the top 10, peaking at No. 7.[2]

In a readers poll, Rolling Stone ranked "Take Me Home" number five on their list of ten best Collins songs.[3]

  1. ^ "The Official Charts Company – Phil Collins – Take Me Home". Official Charts. Retrieved 27 February 2009.
  2. ^ "allmusic – Phil Collins > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Retrieved 27 February 2009.
  3. ^ "Readers' Poll: The 10 Best Phil Collins Songs". Rolling Stone. 11 December 2013.