Editing We Can't Dance (section)

== Release ==
''We Can't Dance'' was released worldwide on 11 November 1991 on Virgin Records and on 12 November 1991 by Atlantic Records in the United States.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=October 1991 |title=Genesis Magazine |url=https://thegenesisarchive.co.uk/genesis-information-issue-52/ |magazine=Genesis |issue=52 |page=2 |access-date=15 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |date=25 October 1991 |title=Upcoming Releases |magazine=[[CMJ|CMJ New Music Report]] |page=136}}</ref> The album was a success in the charts, going to number one on the [[UK Albums Chart]] for two non-consecutive weeks beginning 23 November 1991 and 22 August 1992. In the United States, it debuted the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart at number four, the week of 30 November 1991.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1991-11-30|title=Billboard 200: The Week of November 23, 1991|magazine=Billboard|access-date=15 September 2016}}</ref> It stayed at its peak for one week during its 72-week stay on the chart.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/1496517/genesis/chart?f=305|title=Artists – Genesis – Chart History – Billboard 200|magazine=Billboard|access-date=15 September 2016}}</ref> The album also spawned several hit singles, including "No Son of Mine", "[[Hold on My Heart]]", "I Can't Dance" and "Jesus He Knows Me",{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=222}} the latter two supported by humorous videos.

On 1 December 1991, the album was certified double [[List of music recording certifications|Platinum]] by the [[British Phonographic Industry]] (BPI) for shipment of 600,000 copies. A year later, sales grew to reach quadruple platinum, signifying 1.2 million copies sold. The album reached quintuple platinum status in March 1997, for 1.5 million copies sold.<ref name="BPI">{{Cite web |title=British album certifications – Genesis – We Can't Dance |url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards/search.aspx |access-date=15 September 2016 |publisher=British Phonographic Industry |archive-date=5 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905083402/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards/search.aspx |url-status=dead }} Enter "We Can't Dance" in the field 'Keywords'. Select 'Title' in the field 'Search by'. Select 'Album' in the field 'By Format'. Click 'Search'.</ref> In the United States, ''We Can't Dance'' shipped 1 million copies by 27 December 1991. Five years later, the album was certified quadruple [[RIAA certification|platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) for four million copies sold.<ref name="RIAA">{{Cite web |title=American album certifications – Genesis – We Can't Dance |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Genesis&ti=We+Can%27t+Dance#search_section |access-date=15 September 2016 |publisher=Recording Industry Association of America}}</ref>

''We Can't Dance'' was re-released in 2007 as a [[Super Audio CD|SACD]]/DVD set with new stereo and [[5.1 surround sound]] mixes by Davis. It was also included as part of the band's ''[[Genesis 1983–1998]]'' box set.