Never a Time

"Never a Time"
"Never a Time"
Single by Genesis
from the album We Can't Dance
Released	19 October 1992
Length	3:53
Label	Atlantic; Virgin;
Songwriters	Tony Banks; Phil Collins; Mike Rutherford;
Producers	Nick Davis; Genesis;
Genesis singles chronology

"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

↑ "We Can't Dance - Genesis".
↑ "Genesis".
↑ "Genesis News Com [it]: Genesis - We Cant Dance - CD review".
↑ "GENESIS - Never a Time (1993)".
↑ "Top RPM Singles: Image 1835". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 3 August 2019. ^{[dead link]}
↑ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Image 1841". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 3 August 2019. ^{[dead link]}
↑ "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.
↑ "Genesis Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
↑ "Genesis Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
↑ "Genesis Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
↑ Whitburn, Joel (2014). Cash Box Pop Hits 1952-1996. Sheridan Books, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-209-0.
↑ "Top RPM Singles: Image 2339". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 20, 2016. ^{[dead link]}
↑ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Image 2334". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 24, 2020. ^{[dead link]}
↑ "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.
↑ Aldous, Steve (2020). The Songs of Genesis: A Complete Guide to the Studio Recordings. McFarland & Company. p. 260. ISBN 978-1-476-681382.
↑ "ジェネシス | ネバー・ア・タイム" [Genesis | Never a Time] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 28 March 2025.

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[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)".

[sc_Canadatopsingles_-5] "Top RPM Singles: Image 1835". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 3 August 2019. ^{[dead link]}

[sc_Canadaadultcontemporary_-6] "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Image 1841". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 3 August 2019. ^{[dead link]}

[sc_Germany_Genesis-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.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Genesis-8] "Genesis Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 August 2019.

[sc_Billboardadultcontemporary_Genesis-9] "Genesis Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 August 2019.

[sc_Billboardpopsongs_Genesis-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.

[CanadaSingleYearEnd-12] "Top RPM Singles: Image 2339". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 20, 2016. ^{[dead link]}

[CanadaAdultContemporaryYearEnd-13] "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Image 2334". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 24, 2020. ^{[dead link]}

[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.

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Live albums	Genesis Live Seconds Out Three Sides Live The Way We Walk, Volume One: The Shorts The Way We Walk, Volume Two: The Longs Live over Europe 2007
Compilations	Turn It On Again: The Hits Platinum Collection The Last Domino? – The Hits
Box sets	Genesis Archive 1967–75 Genesis Archive #2 1976–92 Genesis 1976–1982 Genesis 1983–1998 Genesis 1970–1975 Genesis Live 1973–2007 R-Kive BBC Broadcasts
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Singles	"The Silent Sun" "The Knife" "Watcher of the Skies" "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)" "The Carpet Crawlers" "A Trick of the Tail" "Your Own Special Way" "Follow You Follow Me" "Many Too Many" "Go West Young Man" "Turn It On Again" "Duchess" "Misunderstanding" "Abacab" "No Reply at All" "Keep It Dark" "Man on the Corner" "Paperlate" "Mama" "That's All" "Home by the Sea" "Illegal Alien" "Taking It All Too Hard" "Invisible Touch" "Throwing It All Away" "In Too Deep" "Land of Confusion" "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" "No Son of Mine" "I Can't Dance" "Hold on My Heart" "Jesus He Knows Me" "Never a Time" "Tell Me Why" "Congo" "Shipwrecked" "Not About Us" "The Carpet Crawlers 1999" "The Silent Sun 2006"
Other songs	"The Musical Box" "Get 'Em Out by Friday" "Supper's Ready" "Dancing with the Moonlit Knight" "Firth of Fifth" "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" "Behind the Lines" "Domino" "The Brazilian" "Anything She Does" "Driving the Last Spike" "Fading Lights"
Video albums	In Concert Three Sides Live The Mama Tour Live at Wembley Stadium The Way We Walk The Video Show Live in London When in Rome 2007 Genesis Movie Box 1981–2007
Tours	Selling England by the Pound Tour The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway Tour A Trick of the Tail Tour Wind & Wuthering Tour Invisible Touch Tour We Can't Dance Tour Calling All Stations Tour Turn It On Again: The Tour The Last Domino? Tour
Related musicians	Bill Bruford Chester Thompson Daryl Stuermer Nick D'Virgilio Nir Zidkyahu Anthony Drennan Daniel Pearce Nic Collins
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