"Domino" is a song written by the English rock band Genesis for their thirteenth studio album Invisible Touch (1986). The song was the sixth track on the album. The music was written by the band, while the lyrics were written by their keyboardist Tony Banks.When in Rome 2007 DVD The song is divided into two parts, "In the Glow of the Night" and "The Last Domino".
The song, though not released as a single, charted at No. 29 on the US Mainstream Rock chart.
The B-side of the "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" single was the first half of this song, "In the Glow of the Night", while the B-side of "Invisible Touch" was the second part of the song, "The Last Domino".
During a clip titled "Tony talks about his inspiration" on the live DVD When in Rome 2007 (2008), Banks states that his inspiration for the song lyrics was the Lebanese Civil War, which was still being contested prior to the recording of Invisible Touch. He set the action in a hotel room in Beirut, minutes after bombs start to fall on the city.
Live performances Before the song was performed, Phil Collins would talk to the audience about the Domino Principle and demonstrate it by stating that something that might happen to the people in one section, might affect the people in another section (with the lights lighting up that section of the audience) multiple times.The Way We Walk – Live in Concert 2001 Speech before "Domino" is played.
It was performed on the Invisible Touch,Invisible Tour Songs & Dates We Can't Dance,The Way We Walk Tour Songs & Dates Calling All StationsCalling All Stations Tour Songs & Dates (with Ray Wilson on lead vocals), Turn It On Again"European setlist". genesis-movement.com. Retrieved on 5 September 2007. and The Last Domino? tours.
A live version appears on their albums The Way We Walk, Volume Two: The Longs, and Live over Europe 2007 (simply titled "Domino") as well as corresponding DVDs Genesis Live at Wembley Stadium, The Way We Walk and When in Rome 2007.
Critical reception In 2014, Stevie Chick of The Guardian chose "Domino" as one of the ten best Genesis songs and the highlight of the Invisible Touch album, describing it as "a fusion of everything Genesis had ever been and now become: an 11-minute multi-part epic played with the minimal attack of 'Abacab', the haunting 'In the Glow of the Night' giving way to the anthemic synth-rock bombast of 'The Last Domino'".
Personnel Genesis Tony Banks – keyboards, synth bass on "The Last Domino" Phil Collins – vocals, drums, LinnDrum, Simmons drums Mike Rutherford – electric guitars, bass guitar on "In the Glow of the Night"
Chart performance Chart (1986) Peakposition
References
External links
Genesis – Official Website http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=40392