Synopsis

Phil Collins sets off from home in a small Ford Popular and turns the song into a globe-spanning travel diary. As he sings, the video places him at recognizable landmarks and streets in London, Paris, Tokyo, New York, Sydney, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Memphis and other tour stops. The breezy sightseeing gives the clip a playful, optimistic mood, but the final return home delivers a comic twist: after his elaborate explanation, Collins is suspected of having spent the day at the pub.

Factoids & Trivia

• The video was filmed during Collins' 1985 No Jacket Required World Tour, with location footage captured in cities where the tour was taking place.

• Locations include the Eiffel Tower, the Brooklyn Bridge, Radio City Music Hall, Graceland and other major landmarks. The finished clip was noted at the time for the unusually large number of international locations.

• Collins travels in a Ford Popular, an old-fashioned British car that gives the journey a deliberately homespun, almost storybook quality rather than the feel of a conventional luxury travel montage.

• The cheerful travelogue contrasts with the song's darker lyrical background. Collins has said that the lyrics were influenced by Ken Kesey's novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and refer to a patient in a mental institution.

• "Take Me Home" became a regular closing number in Collins' live shows, including the tour during which much of the video was filmed.

• The single was not originally planned as a major release, but radio airplay helped prompt its release in the United States. It eventually reached the US Top 10.