# Remember When Sting and Peter Gabriel Sang on a Phil Collins Song in 1985?

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/remember-when-sting-and-peter-gabriel-sang-on-a-phil-collins-song-in-1985/
- Published: 2026-10-31T11:30:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-31T13:53:53+00:00
- Original publisher: American Songwriter
- Original article: https://americansongwriter.com/remember-when-sting-and-peter-gabriel-sang-on-a-phil-collins-song-in-1985/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Sting and Peter Gabriel sang backing vocals on Collins’ 1985 hit.
- The song was inspired by One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.
- Bone Thugs-N-Harmony later sampled it, with Collins in the video.

## Summary

Phil Collins’ 1985 song “Take Me Home” featured prominent backing vocals from Sting and Peter Gabriel, alongside Helen Terry. The track became a Top 10 hit and is one of several successful songs on Collins’ album No Jacket Required, which won two Grammy Awards.

Despite its gentle sound, the song is about a patient in a mental hospital who wants to escape, and Collins drew inspiration from the novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Sting also sang on two other album tracks. Later versions included Bone Thugs-N-Harmony’s 2003 song “Home”, whose video featured Collins, and a 2024 recording by Little Big Town and Sugarland.

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