![]() ![]() Collins later jested about the occurrence in a 2014 interview, stating, "I read recently that Peter Gabriel knocked us off the No. ![]() 1 position on the Billboard Hot 100 by " Sledgehammer", performed by the former lead singer of Genesis, Peter Gabriel. Ĭash Box called the song a " hook-laden pop workout." Billboard called it "uptempo dance-pop with a clear Collins signature." In mid-1986, "Invisible Touch" was succeeded in the No. Collins said that "large chunks" of the lyrics are about his first wife Andrea Bertorelli, to whom he was married from 1975 to 1980. Despite liking the song himself, and despite the band's previous success, he has claimed he wasn't certain the song would be a hit. in the drum machine and his lyrics were inspired by a few people he had known who had got under his skin. "Invisible Touch" came about during a jam session, Rutherford playing a guitar riff while Collins improvised the line "She seems to have an invisible touch." Collins has said he heard the influence of Prince and Sheila E. Problems playing this file? See media help. In 2017, ShortList's Dave Fawbert listed the song as containing "one of the greatest key changes in music history." History Its B-side is the second part of " Domino", titled "The Last Domino".Ĭollins has called it his "favourite Genesis song" and bassist/guitarist Mike Rutherford has called it "a wonderful song: upbeat, fun to play, always a strong moment in any gig." 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. top five singles from the album of the same name. The song was the first of five consecutive U.S. 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 is a group composition which featured lyrics written by drummer and singer Phil Collins. " Invisible Touch" is the title track and first single from the 1986 album of the same name by the English rock band Genesis. For other uses, see Invisible touch (disambiguation). ![]()
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