In the Air Tonight

Phil Collins' debut solo single "In the Air Tonight" was released in January 1981 as the lead single from his album Face Value, co-produced with Hugh Padgham. The song reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart and topped the charts in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, and Sweden. Its drum break, which was created using a Roland CR-78 Disco-2 pattern, has been described as one of the greatest drumming moments in history and is particularly famous for its use of the gated reverb drum sound. The song's lyrics, written spontaneously during a studio session, express Collins' emotions following his divorce from Andrea Bertorelli in 1980. "In the Air Tonight" has been ranked as one of the greatest songs of the 80s and has been certified gold by the RIAA for selling 500,000 copies in the US.learn more on wikipedia