Taking It All Too Hard

"Taking It All Too Hard"
Single by Genesis
from the album Genesis
B-side"Silver Rainbow"
ReleasedJune 1984 (1984-06)
Genre Rock
Length3:56
LabelAtlantic
SongwritersTony Banks, Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford
ProducersGenesis, Hugh Padgham
Genesis singles chronology
"Illegal Alien"
(1984)
"Taking It All Too Hard"
(1984)
"Invisible Touch"
(1986)

"Taking It All Too Hard" is the sixth track from the self-titled album by the English rock band Genesis, released in 1983. It was sung by Phil Collins, who co-wrote the song with Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford.

In the United States, "Taking It All Too Hard" was issued as the fourth single from Genesis, with the eighth track from the album, "Silver Rainbow," included as the single's B-side. Billboard reported that "Taking It All Too Hard" was the fifth most added song in the adult contempoary radio format during the week of 23 June 1984. It peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart and reached No. 50 on the Billboard Hot 100.