Taking It All Too Hard

"Taking It All Too Hard" is the sixth track from the 1983 album Genesis by Genesis. It is known for Tony Banks' work on his Yamaha CP-70 electric piano. It included the eighth track from the album, "Silver Rainbow," as the B-side.

Background
No music video was made for this single, and the song has never been performed live by the band.

Cash Box said that "Collins’ versatile vocals help make this song another potential mega-hit."

Personnel

 * Phil Collins – drums, percussion, vocals
 * Tony Banks – keyboards
 * Mike Rutherford – guitars, bass

Chart performance
The single was only released in the US in the summer of 1984; it peaked at  on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart and received significant airplay, but stalled at   on the Billboard Hot 100.