"Your Own Special Way" is a song by the English progressive rock band Genesis. The song was written by the band's bassist and guitarist Mike Rutherford. Released as the first and only single from their eighth studio album Wind & Wuthering, it became the band's first song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 62. The laid-back nature of the song stood in stark contrast to much of the band's earlier material and foreshadowed many of the band's later hits, such as the following album's "Follow You Follow Me".
Your Own Special Way
Genesis were an English rock band formed at Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey, in 1967. The band's longest-existing and most commercially successful line-up consisted of keyboardist Tony Banks, bassist/guitarist Mike Rutherford and drummer/singer Phil Collins. In the 1970s, during which the band also included singer Peter Gabriel and guitarist Steve Hackett, Genesis were among the pioneers of progressive rock.
Genesis performing in 2022 (L–R): Daniel Pearce, Daryl Stuermer, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Tony Banks, Nic Collins and Patrick Smyth
The group formed at Charterhouse School in Godalming, Surrey.
Rutherford, Gabriel and Collins in 1974 during The Lamb... tour
Hackett in January 1977 on the Wind & Wuthering tour, the last before his departure