Land of Confusion

Name: Land of Confusion
Duration: 4 min 46 s

~ Recording by Genesis

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Country/Date
Official
1.3	Land of Confusion	4:46	Genesis	Invisible Touch (made in USA by DADC)	1986-06-06 US
1.3	Land of Confusion	4:46	Genesis	Invisible Touch (BMG Direct Marketing)	1986-06-06 US
1.3	Land of Confusion	4:46	Genesis	Invisible Touch (green print on CD label)	1986-06-09 GB
1.3	Land of Confusion	4:46	Genesis	Invisible Touch (Columbia House Club)	1986-06 US
1.3	Land of Confusion	4:46	Genesis	Invisible Touch	1986-07-01 US
1.3	Land of Confusion	4:46	Genesis	Invisible Touch	1986-07-23 JP
1.2	Land of Confusion	4:45	Genesis	Land of Confusion	1986-11 GB
1.1	Land of Confusion	4:45	Genesis	Land of Confusion	1986-11 GB
1.3	Land of Confusion	4:46	Genesis	Invisible Touch	1986 GB
1.3	Land of Confusion	4:46	Genesis	Invisible Touch	1986 CA
1.3	Land of Confusion	4:46	Genesis	Invisible Touch	1986 GB
1.3	Land of Confusion	4:46	Genesis	Invisible Touch	1986 US
1.3	Land of Confusion	4:46	Genesis	Invisible Touch (matrix code 786360 2 @ 1‐1‐1‐NL)	1986 XE
1.3	Land of Confusion	4:46	Genesis	Invisible Touch (without textured and embossed sleeve)	1986 XE
1.3	Land of Confusion	4:46	Genesis	Invisible Touch (SRC)	1986 US
1.3	Land of Confusion	4:46	Genesis	Invisible Touch (textured and embossed sleeve)	1986 XE 1986 DE
1.3	Land of Confusion	4:46	Genesis	Invisible Touch (made in Japan)	1986 US
1.1	Land of Confusion	4:45	Genesis	Land of Confusion	1986 GB
1.1	Land of Confusion	4:45	Genesis	Land of Confusion	1986 XE
1.1	Land of Confusion	4:45	Genesis	Land of Confusion	1986 XE
1.1	Land of Confusion	4:45	Genesis	Land of Confusion	1987-03-04 JP
2.11	Land of Confusion	4:46	Genesis	Now That’s What I Call Music 9	1987-03-23 GB
2.11	Land of Confusion	4:43	Genesis	Now That’s What I Call Music 9	1987-03-23 GB
1.15	Land of Confusion	4:47	Genesis	Now That’s What I Call Music 9	1987-03-23 GB
1.13	Land of Confusion	4:46	Genesis	Absolute Music 2	1987-04-27 SE
1.3	Land of Confusion	4:46	Genesis	Invisible Touch	1988-12 XE
2.5	Land of Confusion	4:40	Genesis	Larry präsentiert: Party Rock	1990 DE
1.1	Land of Confusion	4:48	Genesis	Pop Giganten der 80er	1990 DE
1.3	Land of Confusion	4:46	Genesis	Hifi Visionen: Pop-CD 20	1991 DE
1.9	Land of Confusion	4:47	Genesis	The Best of 1980–1990, Volume 6	1992 DE
2.5	Land of Confusion	4:46	Genesis	The Best Pop Album in the World… Ever!	1994 NL
2.16	Land of Confusion	4:45	Genesis	Het beste uit de top 100 allertijden: Editie ’95	1995 NL
1.3	Land of Confusion	4:46	Genesis	Invisible Touch	1997-04-08 DE
1.3	Land of Confusion	4:46	Genesis	Invisible Touch (Olyphant)	1997 US
1.3	Land of Confusion	4:46	Genesis	Invisible Touch	1997 IT
1.2	Land of Confusion	4:48	Genesis	Lista Przebojów Programu III - 1987	1998 PL
1.3	Land of Confusion	4:46	Genesis	Invisible Touch	1999-03-31 JP
1.4	Land of Confusion	4:46	Genesis	Turn It On Again: The Hits	1999-10-22 DE
1.4	Land of Confusion	4:46	Genesis	Turn It On Again: The Hits	1999-10-25 GB
1.4	Land of Confusion	4:46	Genesis	Turn It On Again: The Hits	1999-10-26 US
1.4	Land of Confusion	4:46	Genesis	Turn It On Again: The Hits	1999-10-26 US
1.4	Land of Confusion	4:46	Genesis	Turn It On Again: The Hits	1999-10-26 CA
1.4	Land of Confusion	4:46	Genesis	Turn It On Again: The Hits	1999-11-17 JP
2.1	Land of Confusion	4:45	Genesis	Flere Fantastiske 80'ere	1999 DK
1.4	Land of Confusion	4:46	Genesis	Turn It On Again: The Hits	1999 XE 1999 GB
1.4	Land of Confusion	4:46	Genesis	Turn It On Again: The Hits	1999 ZA
1.4	Land of Confusion	4:46	Genesis	Turn It On Again: The Hits	1999 GB
1.6	Land of Confusion	4:47	Genesis	The Big 80’s: Arena Rock	2000-10-03 US
2.17	Land of Confusion	4:46	Genesis	Rewind	2004-09-28 GB
1.19	Land of Confusion	4:47	Genesis	The Very Best of Legends	2004-10-25 GB
1.8	Land of Confusion	4:46	Genesis	Platinum Collection	2004-11-29 GB
2.2	Land of Confusion	4:45	Genesis	Donna’s Top 2004	2004 BE
1.8	Land of Confusion	4:46	Genesis	Platinum Collection	2004 XE
1.8	Land of Confusion	4:46	Genesis	Platinum Collection	2005-09-13 US
1.8	Land of Confusion	4:46	Genesis	Platinum Collection	2005 CA
2.9	Land of Confusion	4:44	Genesis	The Very Best of Legends II	2006 AU
1.12	Land of Confusion	4:48	Genesis	14 From Our Past	2007 US
1.8	Land of Confusion	4:46	Genesis	Rock Anthems	2010-11-15 GB
1.3	Land of Confusion	4:46	Genesis	Invisible Touch	2016 XE
1.26	Land of Confusion	4:47	Genesis	Now That’s What I Call Music 9	2021-07-23 IE 2021-07-23 GB
2.11	Land of Confusion	4:47	Genesis	Now That’s What I Call Music 9	2021-07-23 GB
1.2	Land of Confusion	?:??	Genesis	The Last Domino? The Hits (US edition)	2021-09-17 -
1.3	Land of Confusion	4:46	Genesis	Invisible Touch	- AU
1.3	Land of Confusion	4:46	Genesis	Invisible Touch	- US
1.15	Land of Confusion	4:49	Genesis	TM Century: GoldDisc 136
1.4	Land of Confusion	4:45	Genesis	Turn It On Again: The Hits
Promotion
1.2	Land of Confusion (vocal/LP version)	4:45	Genesis	Land of Confusion	1986 US
1.5	Land of Confusion	4:46	Genesis	Mega Popclassics	1994 NL
1.4	Land of Confusion	4:46	Genesis	Turn It On Again: The Hits	1999 US
Bootleg
3.14	Land of Confusion	?:??	Genesis	Now! T.W.I.C.M. Collection (1983–2000) (bootleg)	2000-05-14 CO
1.56	Land of Confusion	?:??	Genesis	1978–1997	2000 RU
29.14	Land of Confusion	4:46	Genesis	80’s Giga Hits Collection	2008 -
2.7	Land of Confusion	4:48	Genesis	Greatest Hits, Part Two: 1978–1999	2009 RU
1.26	Land of Confusion	4:46	Genesis	The Ultimate Best of Genesis	2014 -
1.5	Land of Confusion	4:48	Genesis	The Best of Genesis

Relationships

assistant engineer:	Paul Gomersall
engineer:	Hugh Padgham
producer:	Genesis Hugh Padgham
bass and guitar:	Mike Rutherford (from 1985-10 until 1986-02)
bass synthesizer and keyboard:	Tony Banks (from 1985-10 until 1986-02)
drums (drum set), percussion and lead vocals:	Phil Collins (from 1985-10 until 1986-02)

phonographic copyright (℗) by:	Charisma Records Ltd. (in 1986)

recorded at and mixed at:	The Farm in Surrey, England, United Kingdom (from 1985-10 until 1986-02)

has remixes:	Land of Confusion (extended version)
sampled by:	Lovers by R.E.A.L
mash-ups:	1800 War of Confusion by The Kleptones Invaders Confuse Me (The Prodigy vs. Genesis) by oki Land of Sonic Numbers (Kraftwerk vs. Members of Mayday vs. Genesis vs. Iron Maiden vs. Criminal Element Orchestra vs. Cypress Hill) by DJ Schmolli We Live in a Medical Society by The Sheep Queen Experiment What I’ve Confused (Linkin Park vs. Genesis) by DJ MaxEntropy
music videos:	Land of Confusion

stream for free:	https://open.spotify.com/track/0SvVnuoeepBut9fv9SWaq3 [info]
stream video for free:	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C19InkgElIE [info]

recording of:	Land of Confusion (from 1985-10 until 1986-02)

Land of Confusion

lyricist and writer:	Mike Rutherford
composer:	Tony Banks Phil Collins

publisher:	Anthony Banks Ltd. Concord Music GmbH Concord Sounds Hit & Run Music (Publishing) Ltd Imagem CV Imagem Music GmbH Imagem Sounds Banks Imagem Sounds Collins Imagem Sounds Rutherford Michael Rutherford Ltd. Philip Collins Ltd.

written at:	The Farm in Surrey, England, United Kingdom

later parody versions:	Land of Delusion

Land of Confusion

Genres: rock, pop rock, soft rock, progressive rock, art rock

Other tags: album rock, rock/pop, adult contemporary

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Land of Confusion

Land of Confusion

Genres: rock, pop rock, soft rock, progressive rock, art rock

Other tags: album rock, rock/pop, adult contemporary

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Land of Confusion