Cover Versions
In addition to the notable Phil Collins cover, the following artists have covered this song. A list is available here.
- 1990s
- Elaine Paige performed her version on her album Love Can Do That (1991)
- Aztec Camera (1993)
- Anita Carter (1995)
- Yuri Honing performed an instrumental version (1996)
- Tuesday Child (1997)
- Dominique Moore (1999) (Peugeot 406 Advert)
- 2000s
- Leatherface (2000)
- David Young (2000)
- Six Cents and Natalie on their album When Punk Fell to Earth (2001)
- Sarina Paris (2001)
- George Skaroulis (2001)
- Save the Last Dance (2001)
- Fredro Starr & Jill Scott (2001)
- Maggie Reilly (2002)
- Maddy Prior and the Girls Bib and Tuck (2002)
- Hunter Foster (Earth Girls Are Easy) (2002)
- American Juniors (2003)
- Voice Male (2003)
- Kasey Chambers (2003)
- Eva Cassidy (2003)
- Fujita Emi (2003)
- Sabrina Setlur sampled it on "Mein Herz" from her album Sabs (2003)
- Kelly Chen (2004) for the Hong Kong McDonald's Campaign
- Tiffany Evans (2004)
- Emilie Simon
- Kalan Porter & Theresa Sokyrka sung the song on Canadian Idol (2004)
- MYMP (2005)
- Shayna Fox (2005)
- Shirley Clamp I dina ögon (True Colors) (2006)
- Anna Tsuchiya (2006)
- Gennaro Cosmo Parlato (2006)
- Michael Hood (2006)
- Layah Jane (2006)
- K (2007)
- Lauren Talbot performed it live on Deutschland sucht den Superstar (2007)
- Haley Scarnato performed it on American Idol (2007)
- Olivia Ong (2007) (Fall In Love With)
- Ane Brun (2008)
- Kunal Nayyar (2008)
- Natasha St-Pier (2008)
- Anoop Desai performed it on American Idol (2009)
- Celtic Woman (2009) (Isle of Hope Tour)
- Caroline Herring (2009) (Golden Apples of the Sun)
- Staind (2009) (The Howard Stern Show)
- Jenna Ushkowitz covered it in the episode "Hairography" of Glee (2009)
- Play (2009)
- Jotdog - Spanish Version: Colores (2009) on their album Jotdog
- 2010s
- Adam Lopez (2010)
- Lashings of Jam (2010)
- Rama y Vale (2010) (Casi Angeles)
- Amy Diamond (2010)
- Coeur de Pirate (2010)
- Alessandra Maestrini (2010)
- Perpetuum Jazzile (2010)
- Craig Cardiff (2010)
- Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles (2010) (It Gets Better Project)
- Vega (2010)
- Two in Tune (2010)
- Walks of Shame (2011)
- Sabrina Starke (2011)
- Amber Lily (2011)
- Solveig Slettahjell (2011)
- JC Chasez (2011) (Live at The Trevor Project)
- Amanda Fondell on her album All This Way and in the Swedish talent show Idol 2011 (2011)
- Inês Peixoto on the play "What's Your Story" (2011)
- David Archuleta (2012)
- Daichi Miura performed an acoustic version of the song that appears on his concert DVD "Daichi Miura Live 2012 ~D.M.~ in Budokan". This song also appears on his single "Two Hearts". (2012)
- James Massone (2012)
- All Time Low (2012)
- Artists Against (2012) (Kids Help Phone)
- OV7 - Spanish Version: Colores (2012) on their album Forever 7
- American Authors (2012)
- British Paraorchestra, Kaos Signing Choir (an orchestra and choir consisting of disabled performers), and notable British paralympians (2012)
- Vanessa Redgrave performed the song in the 2012 film Song for Marion
- Michelle Chamuel performed the song on NBC's The Voice
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