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“Land of Confusion” by Genesis
From the album Invisible Touch (1986)
“Land of Confusion” by Genesis appears on 32 radio countdowns from 16 stations between 1986 and 2026. It was first released in 1986 on the album Invisible Touch. Its best result is #48 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1986. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #120 alternative song of 1986.
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"Land of Confusion" sits third on Invisible Touch, Genesis's 13th studio album, in 1986, and it went out as the record's third single that autumn. Mike Rutherford wrote the words and the band built the music around them: Tony Banks's keyboards and bass synth bristle, Rutherford handles guitar and bass, and Phil Collins pounds the drums and barks the vocal like a man reading out the evening news in a hurry. Hugh Padgham co-produced and engineered, and the drums land like artillery.
The video handed the song over to rubber caricatures from the British sketch show Spitting Image. In America it climbed to No. 4 in January 1987, and in the UK it reached No. 14.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
Classic Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 48 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1986 | 90 |
All-time and decade countdowns
Also listed as: Land Of Confusion.
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