Thru These Walls
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"Thru These Walls" is a Phil Collins
song from his second solo album Hello, I Must Be Going!
. The song is about a man listening through the wall to his neighbours partaking in unseemly nighttime activities.
The song failed to enjoy as much success as the three previous singles from Collins' first album, Face Value. The song peaked at #56 in the UK
, but was never released as a single in the U.S.
The song has distinct similarities with Collins' debut solo single In The Air Tonight
, featuring similar opening chords on a Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 and even utilising the same drum part several times in the song that Collins made famous on In The Air Tonight.
The song was the first single by Collins that did not reach the Top 20 in the UK. The video for the song is directed by Stuart Orme who also directed the video for "In The Air Tonight
".
Phil Collins
Philip David Charles "Phil" Collins, LVO is an English singer-songwriter, drummer, pianist and actor best known as a drummer and vocalist for British progressive rock group Genesis and as a solo artist....
song from his second solo album Hello, I Must Be Going!
Hello, I Must Be Going! (album)
Hello, I Must Be Going! is the second studio album by English singer-songwriter Phil Collins. It was originally released 1 November 1982. This album's name comes from the Marx Brothers' song with the same name, featured in the movie Animal Crackers...
. The song is about a man listening through the wall to his neighbours partaking in unseemly nighttime activities.
The song failed to enjoy as much success as the three previous singles from Collins' first album, Face Value. The song peaked at #56 in the UK
United Kingdom
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, but was never released as a single in the U.S.
United States
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The song has distinct similarities with Collins' debut solo single In The Air Tonight
In the Air Tonight
"In the Air Tonight" is a song by Phil Collins that first appeared on his 1981 album Face Value. It was recorded in 1979 and was the first single of Collins' solo career, and remains one of his best-known hits. The music video, directed by Stuart Orme, was released in 1981.-The song/recording:The...
, featuring similar opening chords on a Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 and even utilising the same drum part several times in the song that Collins made famous on In The Air Tonight.
The song was the first single by Collins that did not reach the Top 20 in the UK. The video for the song is directed by Stuart Orme who also directed the video for "In The Air Tonight
In the Air Tonight
"In the Air Tonight" is a song by Phil Collins that first appeared on his 1981 album Face Value. It was recorded in 1979 and was the first single of Collins' solo career, and remains one of his best-known hits. The music video, directed by Stuart Orme, was released in 1981.-The song/recording:The...
".
Charts
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Dutch Singles Chart | 48 |
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
56 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks | 34 |
Personnel
- Phil CollinsPhil CollinsPhilip David Charles "Phil" Collins, LVO is an English singer-songwriter, drummer, pianist and actor best known as a drummer and vocalist for British progressive rock group Genesis and as a solo artist....
- KeyboardMusical keyboardA musical keyboard is the set of adjacent depressible levers or keys on a musical instrument, particularly the piano. Keyboards typically contain keys for playing the twelve notes of the Western musical scale, with a combination of larger, longer keys and smaller, shorter keys that repeats at the...
, drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, MarimbaMarimbaThe marimba is a musical instrument in the percussion family. It consists of a set of wooden keys or bars with resonators. The bars are struck with mallets to produce musical tones. The keys are arranged as those of a piano, with the accidentals raised vertically and overlapping the natural keys ... - Daryl StuermerDaryl StuermerDaryl Mark Stuermer is an American musician who plays guitar and bass for Genesis during live shows, and lead guitar for Phil Collins during most of his solo tours and albums.-Biography:...
- guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s - Mo FosterMo FosterMo Foster is a British session musician, playing primarily jazz, jazz-fusion and rock bass guitar. He is also a music producer and songwriter/composer. In over 40 years as a musician Foster has played on and produced countless albums, singles, and film soundtracks...
- bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....