Back in the 70s there were a number of bands who would have a huge following but have little to no presence in the Top 40. One of these bands was Genesis. To put that into perspective, in 1976 when they released their 8th album they only had 1 minor Top 40 hit to their name.
Despite them not being a chart band in their early years, they would go on to have 21 Top 40 hits over a 23 year period. This was hit number 20.
As a band they had been going for over 25 years by this point. That alone is a reason to struggle to get into the Top 40. However, the most logical reason for this only making number 40 is that it was take from the "We Can't Dance" album which had been released in 1991 and had topped the album chart. Therefore most people who were likely to buy this would have already had it on the album.
It would be the final Genesis single to feature Phil Collins. He left the band in 1996 and was replaced by Ray Wilson and had their final Top 40 hit to date in 1997 with "Congo".
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