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Train (Goldfrapp song)

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Recorded
  
Bath, England

Length
  
4:08

Genre
  
Electroclash

B-side
  
"Big Black Cloud, Little White Lie"

Released
  
14 April 2003 (UK, Australia)

Format
  
CD: Worldwide Vinyl: UK Digital download: Worldwide Box set: UK

"Train" is an electronic dance song written by British group Goldfrapp for their second album Black Cherry (2003). The song was produced by Goldfrapp and received a very positive reception from music critics. It was released as the lead single in the second quarter of 2003 and reached the top thirty in the United Kingdom, where it became Goldfrapp's first top thirty single. The original title of the song was "Wolf Lady", which makes reference to the lyrics in the second verse of the song. The lyrics of "Train" are based on Alison Goldfrapp's observations while in Los Angeles, California. She stated that the song describes wealth, drugs, and sex with "a sort of disgust of it and at the same time a sort of need to indulge in these things."

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Train".

UK CD1
(CD MUTE 291; Released: 14 April 2003)

  1. "Train" – 4:08
  2. "Train" (Village Hall Mix) – 5:28
  3. "Big Black Cloud, Little White Lie" – 3:09
  4. "Train" (Video) – 4:09

UK CD2
(LCD MUTE 291; Released: 14 April 2003)

  1. "El Train" (T. Raumschmiere Remix) – 5:52
  2. "Train" (Ewan Pearson 6/8 Vocal) – 7:34
  3. "Train" (Ewan Pearson 4/4 Instrumental) – 5:27

UK 12" vinyl
(12 MUTE 291; Released: 14 April 2003)

Side A

  1. "Train"
  2. "El Train" (T. Raumschmiere Remix)

Side B

  1. "Train" (Ewan Pearson 4/4 Vocal)

Australian CD
(AUCD MUTE 291; Released: 2003)

  1. "Train"
  2. "Train" (Village Hall Mix)
  3. "Train" (Ewan Pearson 6/8 Vocal)
  4. "Train" (T. Raumschmiere Remix)

US CD
(MUTE 9207-2; Released: 22 April 2003)

  1. "Train" - 4:08
  2. "Train" (Village Hall Mix) – 5:28
  3. "Big Black Cloud, Little White Lie" – 3:09
  4. "Train" (T.Raumschmiere Remix) – 5:52
  5. "Train" (Video) – 4:09

US 12" vinyl
(MUTE 9207-1; Released: 22 April 2003)

Side A

  1. "Train" – 4:08
  2. "El Train" (T.Raumschmiere Remix) – 5:52

Side B

  1. "Train" (Ewan Pearson 4/4 Instrumental) – 5:27

References

Train (Goldfrapp song) Wikipedia
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