Released October 1982 Genre Pop rockart rock | Format 7" Length 5:05 | |
B-side "Do You Know, Do You Care?" Recorded May–September 1982 at Old Croft On 1" 8 track | ||
"Thru' These Walls" is a song by the English singer-songwriter Phil Collins. It was released as a single in October 1982, being Collins' fourth single. The song is also the seventh track and first single release from Collins' second solo studio album, Hello, I Must Be Going!, released in November of the same year. The song is dark, which follows a vast majority of songs from the album, and is about a man listening through the wall to his neighbours partaking in sexual activities.
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Recording
The song has distinct similarities with Collins's debut solo single "In The Air Tonight", featuring similar atmospheric opening chords on a Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 and also utilized the same gated reverb drum part several times. The song also features one of Collins's attempts at a "Ringo Starr drum part", who is his biggest influence as a drummer.
Release
The song was the first single by Collins that did not reach the Top 20 in the UK, peaking at No. 56 in the UK Singles Chart (it was not released as a single in the U.S.)
Music video
The music video for the song was directed by Stuart Orme, who also directed the video for "In The Air Tonight".
Track listing
7": Virgin / VS 524 (UK)
- "Thru' These Walls"
- "Do You Know, Do You Care?"
Credits
- "Thru' These Walls"
- Phil Collins – keyboards, drums, vocals, marimba
- Daryl Stuermer – guitars
- Mo Foster – bass
- "Do You Know, Do You Care?"
- Phil Collins – vocals, drums, keyboards, tymps, bass pedals, trumpet
- Daryl Stuermer – guitars