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Never a Time

"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, 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.

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"Never a Time"
Single by Genesis
from the album We Can't Dance
Released19 October 1992 (1992-10-19)
Length3:53
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Genesis singles chronology
"Jesus He Knows Me"
(1992) 		"Never a Time"
(1992) 		"Tell Me Why"
(1992)

"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,1234 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

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 1008 21
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)9 4
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)10 12
US Cash Box Top 10011 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

References

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  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.
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  11. Whitburn, Joel (2014). Cash Box Pop Hits 1952-1996. Sheridan Books, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-209-0.
  12. "Top RPM Singles: Image 2339". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  13. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Image 2334". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  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.