The Knife (song)
| "The Knife" | ||||
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| Single by Genesis | ||||
| from the album Trespass | ||||
| Released | 4 June 1971 | |||
| Recorded | July 1970 | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Length | 8:57 | |||
| Label | Charisma/Phonogram (UK and internationally) ABC Records (US/Canada) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Anthony Phillips, Mike Rutherford | |||
| Producer(s) | John Anthony | |||
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"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.