Never a Time

"Never a Time"
Single by Genesis
from the album We Can't Dance
Released	19 October 1992 (1992-10-19)
Length	3:53
Label	Atlantic Virgin
Songwriters	Tony Banks Phil Collins Mike Rutherford
Producers	Nick Davis Genesis
Genesis singles chronology
"Jesus He Knows Me" (1992) "Never a Time" (1992) "Tell Me Why" (1992)

"Never a Time" is the fifth track from English rock band Genesis's 14th studio album, We Can't Dance (1991). This song, a ballad,^[1][2][3][4] was released as the fifth single from the album, and peaked at No. 4 on the US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart, No. 21 on the Billboard Hot 100, and No. 9 in Canada.

Personnel

• Tony Banks – keyboards
• Phil Collins – vocals, drums, percussion
• Mike Rutherford – electric guitars, bass guitar

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1992–1993) Peak position Canada Top Singles (RPM)[5] 9 Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[6] 5 Germany (GfK)[7] 56 US Billboard Hot 100[8] 21 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[9] 4 US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[10] 12 US Cash Box Top 100[11] 19

Year-end charts Chart (1993) Position Canada Top Singles (RPM)[12] 70 Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[13] 30 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[14] 19

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	19 October 1992	—N/a	Atlantic	[15]
Japan	28 December 1992	CD	Virgin	[16]

References

1. "We Can't Dance - Genesis".
2. "Genesis".
3. "Genesis News Com [it]: Genesis - We Cant Dance - CD review".
4. "GENESIS - Never a Time (1993)".
5. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1835". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
6. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 1841". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
7. "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
8. "Genesis Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
9. "Genesis Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
10. "Genesis Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
11. Whitburn, Joel (2014). Cash Box Pop Hits 1952-1996. Sheridan Books, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-209-0.
12. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2339". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
13. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 2334". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
14. "The Year in Music: Hot Adult Contemporary Singles & Tracks" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 105, no. 52. 25 December 1993. p. YE-46. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
15. Aldous, Steve (2020). The Songs of Genesis: A Complete Guide to the Studio Recordings. McFarland & Company. p. 260. ISBN 978-1-476-681382.
16. "ジェネシス | ネバー・ア・タイム" [Genesis | Never a Time] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 28 March 2025.