Legendary musician Phil Collins has had his share of tumultuous relationships, marrying and divorcing thrice over the span of his career. Phil Collins and Andrea Bertorelli: The Real Inspiration behind “In the Air Tonight” It is worth noting that Eminem’s “Stan” went a long way in further promoting the false story of Collins writing “In the Air Tonight” based on a drowning incident he had witnessed. In Stan, Eminem raps briefly about this classic, mentioning the drowning incident in which Collins is said to have seen a man fail to save another man from drowning. Rapper Eminem made reference to one of the numerous myths surrounding “In the Air Tonight” in his 2000 hit song “ Stan” from his third album The Marshall Mathers LP. “Starin’ Through My Rear View “by Tupac Shakur,.Some of the most notable songs that have sampled “In the Air Tonight” are listed below: It has been sampled by various prominent music artists over the years. The song is one of Collins’ most sampled songs. It went on to sell hundreds of thousands of copies worldwide, thereby making it one of Collins’ most successful songs. ![]() ![]() This Phil Collins classic peaked at the number one spot in many countries including Germany and Sweden in 1981. Collins produced the song along with renowned music producer Hugh Padgham. According to him, he wrote the song’s lyrics spontaneously and therefore doesn’t have any idea what they mean. Writing CreditsĬollins is the sole writer of both the lyrics and music of “In the Air Tonight”. “In the Air Tonight” was Collins’ debut single from his critically acclaimed debut solo album Face Value which came out in 1981 and sold millions of copies worldwide. The music video of the song was directed by music video director Stuart Orme. The song’s macabre and very dark theme, is according to Collins, the result of the intense anger, despair and frustration that he felt while writing the song. Collins therefore said of the song as the “angry side, or the bitter side” of the end of a relationship.Īccording to Collins, beyond the song being about the anger he felt about his separation from Andrea, he was not really sure what the song is all about since he wrote the song’s lyrics spontaneously. Collins and Andrea were married from 1975 to 1980.Īccording to Collins, he was so devastated by his wife’s unfaithfulness during the writing process of In the Air Tonight that he poured all the anger into the song. Having rubbished all the false stories surrounding the song in an interview with BBC, Collins said the song has nothing to do without someone drowning and that it is mainly based on the anger he felt when he was going through a bitter divorce with his first wife Andrea Bertorelli, whom he found out was cheating on him with their interior decorator.
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