by Mark Nobes, chief editor
Genesis band members Mike Rutherford and Peter Gabriel also provided a track each for the soundtrack album. Collins was still on tour with the band during the album's creation period.
Who Wrote Against All Odds?
The single was release by Atlantic Records with the B-side featuring the track "The Search".
The song also reached No.1 on the Canada Top Singles chart, and also on Norway's VG-Lista chart. The single reached the top 5 in numerous other countries.
The video is typical of the 80s film soundtrack productions, simply using clips from the movie to create most of the video. Directed by Taylor Hackford and produced by Jeffrey Abelson, it also includes many close-ups of Phil Collins face (against a fake wall of rain which changes colours) while he belts out the song.
"Against All Odds" has been covered by numerous major pop artists over the years.
Maria Carey released a cover in 2000 as the third single from her album Rainbow, which received mostly positive reviews. She re-released her cover as a collaboration with Irish boyband Westlife on 15th Sept 2000, which reached No.1 in the UK and Ireland.
X-Factor winner Steve Brookstein released a cover as his debut single from the album Heart and Soul, which reached No.1 in the UK and No.11 in Ireland.