You Can't Hurry Love

You Can't Hurry Love by Phil Collins was a UK number 1 hit on Saturday, January 15, 1983 spending 2 week(s) at the top of the UK charts. This was written by the prolific songwriting team of Holland-Dozier-Holland. It was based on a gospel song entitled "You Can't Hurry God," which was sung by Dorothy Love Coates and the Gospel Harmonettes, a gospel group based in Birmingham, Alabama. A cover by Phil Collins reached US #10 and UK #1 in late 1982. His version was used as the main theme for the 1988 film of the same name, and inspired Andy Rourke's bass in The Smiths' "This Charming Man."

You Can't Hurry Love FAQs

Who sang You Can't Hurry Love?

You Can't Hurry Love was performed by Phil Collins

What year did You Can't Hurry Love get to the UK number 1 spot?

You Can't Hurry Love first became a UK number 1 on Saturday, January 15, 1983

How long was You Can't Hurry Love at number 1 in the UK?

You Can't Hurry Love spent 2 week(s) at number 1 in the UK.