Invisible Touch (song)

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

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)
RecordedOctober 1985–February 1986
StudioThe Farm (Chiddingfold, Surrey)
GenreDance-rock
Length
  • 3:27 (LP, 7-inch version)
  • 5:58 (12-inch version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Tony Banks
  • Phil Collins
  • Mike Rutherford
Producer(s)
Genesis singles chronology
"Taking It All Too Hard"
(1984)		 "Invisible Touch"
(1986)		 "In Too Deep"
(1986)
Music video
"Invisible Touch" on YouTube

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 U.S. top five singles from the album of the same name. It also reached No. 4 in Canada and No. 15 in the United Kingdom. Its B-side is the second part of "Domino", titled "The Last Domino".

Collins 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. In 2017, ShortList's Dave Fawbert listed the song as containing "one of the greatest key changes in music history."

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