Abacab (song)
| "Abacab" | ||||
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| Single by Genesis | ||||
| from the album Abacab | ||||
| B-side | "Another Record" | |||
| Released | 14 August 1981 (UK)
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| Recorded | May–June 1981 at The Farm (Surrey) | |||
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| Length | 7:02 (LP version) 4:10 (UK single edit) 3:59 (US single edit) | |||
| Label | Charisma/Phonogram (UK) Atlantic (US) | |||
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"Abacab" is a song by the English rock band Genesis, released on 14 August 1981. It was produced by Genesis and distributed in the United States by Atlantic Records and Warner Music Group. The song, mainly written by Mike Rutherford with Tony Banks and Phil Collins with lyrics by Rutherford, was featured on Genesis' studio album of the same name and was a top 10 hit on the British pop chart, where it peaked at No. 9. The song was the second single from the album in the US, where it peaked at No. 26 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in early 1982. It stayed in the Top 40 for six weeks.