Welcome to Chillers, the ongoing series where we take a look at songs that give me goosebumps. Bi-weekly posting will be done on WordPress with a cross post to Bluesky.

A power ballad standing tall among power ballads, Against All Odds by Phil Collins may honestly be a better song than In the Air Tonight.

The singer takes a deep breath and cries out to their partner—longing, heartbroken, but still holding onto hope. They’re left standing there as the door closes, a heart-shaped void left behind.

Yet within the sadness, there’s still a faint glimmer of optimism—the faint belief that love might return someday. That yearning and acceptance combine into one of the most powerful emotional punches of the 80s.