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Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)

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"Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)"
Single by Phil Collins
from the album Against All Odds: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Released
  • February 1984 (US)
  • 26 March 1984 (UK)[1]
Recorded1983
GenrePop[2]
Length3:23
Label
Songwriter(s)Phil Collins
Producer(s)Arif Mardin
Phil Collins singles chronology
"Why Can't It Wait 'Til Morning"
(1983)		 "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)"
(1984)		 "Easy Lover"
(1984)

"Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" is a song by English drummer, singer and songwriter Phil Collins. It was released in February 1984 in the US and on 26 March 1984 in the UK as the lead single. It was recorded for the soundtrack to the the 1984 film of the same name.[4] The song reached number one in Norway and on the US Billboard Hot 100. It reached the top five in the UK, Switzerland, Belgium, Sweden, and New Zealand.[5][6]

Covers

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The song has become popular and covered by many artists, including American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey, who included a cover on her 1999 album, Rainbow. She later released a new version of the song in 2000 featuring Irish boy band Westlife. This version reached number one in the UK.

References

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  1. ↑ "BPI > Certified Awards > Search results for Phil Collins (page 3)". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 24 February 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  2. ↑ Eler, Alicia (13 August 2013). "Artist uses Phil Collins, Skype to construct online personae". Salon. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  3. ↑ Danis, Kirsten (25 July 1999). "Phil Collins employee now his Swiss missus". New York Post. New York. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  4. ↑ "Phil Collins". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
  5. ↑ Steffen Hung. "australian-charts.com - Phil Collins - Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
  6. ↑ "against-all-odds-(take-a-look-at-me-now) | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Retrieved 2017-10-25.
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