Many Too Many

"Many Too Many"
"Many Too Many"
Single by Genesis
from the album ...And Then There Were Three...
B-side	"The Day the Light Went Out"; "Vancouver";
Released	16 June 1978
Length	3:31
Label	Charisma/Phonogram (UK); Atlantic (U.S.)
Songwriter	Tony Banks
Producers	David Hentschel and Genesis
Genesis singles chronology
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"Many Too Many" is a love song recorded by English rock band Genesis.

Background

"Many Too Many" was released as a single from the album ...And Then There Were Three... in 1978 and written by the band's keyboardist, Tony Banks, who described it as "a simple love lyric".² The single reached No. 43 on the UK Singles Chart, following the band's successful breakthrough into the Top Ten with "Follow You Follow Me".³ Its B-side had two non-album songs, "Vancouver" and "The Day the Light Went Out", both released on compact disc on the Genesis Archive 2: 1976–1992 box set. An official music video was filmed for the song.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Many Too Many"	Tony Banks	3:31
2.	"The Day the Light Went Out"	Banks	3:14
3.	"Vancouver"	Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford	3:00

Personnel

Phil Collins – vocals, drums
Tony Banks – piano, Mellotron, Roland RS-202
Mike Rutherford – electric guitar, bass guitar

Chart performance

Chart (1978)	Peak position
Germany (GfK)⁴	41
UK Singles (OCC)⁵	43

References

Mic Smith (May 2017). "Get 'Em Out By Friday. Genesis: The Official Release Dates 1968-78" (PDF). p. 88.
Jon Young. "The Genesis Autodiscography". Trouser Press. March 1982 issue
Genesis UK chart history, The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
"Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
"Official Singles Chart on 16/7/1978 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 June 2024.

[1] Mic Smith (May 2017). "Get 'Em Out By Friday. Genesis: The Official Release Dates 1968-78" (PDF). p. 88.

[Trouser_Press_1982-2] Jon Young. "The Genesis Autodiscography". Trouser Press. March 1982 issue

[3] Genesis UK chart history, The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 May 2012.

[sc_Germany_Genesis-4] "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved 19 June 2024.

[sc_UK_-5] "Official Singles Chart on 16/7/1978 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 June 2024.

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