The Knife (song)

"The Knife"
Single by Genesis
from the album Trespass
Released4 June 1971
RecordedJuly 1970
GenreProgressive rock
Length8:57
LabelCharisma/Phonogram (UK and internationally)
ABC Records (US/Canada)
Songwriter(s)Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Anthony Phillips, Mike Rutherford
Producer(s)John Anthony
Genesis singles chronology
"Where the Sour Turns to Sweet"
(1969)
"The Knife"
(1971)
"Happy The Man"
(1972)

"The Knife" is a song by progressive rock band Genesis from their second album, Trespass (1970). The first half of the song was released as a single in May 1971 with the second half as the B-side, with different personnel alike Phil Collins and Steve Hackett, but it did not chart. The heavy, progressive rock style of the song was a marked change from previous Genesis songs; it showed the band pioneering a new direction.