Released 9 May 1983 | Format 7", 12" | |
B-side various (depending on country) Length 4:06
3:40 (7" single edit on most European releases) Label Albert Productions (Australia, New Zealand)
Easy Beat (UK, Sweden)
Ensign (Germany, Italy, Netherlands)
Epic (Brazil, France, Spain, US) Writer(s) Harry Vanda, George Young | ||
"Waiting for a Train" is the ninth single by the Australian group Flash and the Pan. It is taken from the album Headlines and was their most successful single, reaching number 7 on the UK Singles Chart in 1983. The UK 12" contained a 5:42 long disco version.
In 1989, a new version of the song, remixed by Harry Schulz and Kaplan Kaye and titled "Waiting for a Train '89 (The Harrymeetskaplan Mix)", was released in the UK on Cha Cha Records.
The song was used in the 2008 Guy Ritchie crime drama film RocknRolla. and in the 2016 film Sing Street.
UK single release
The UK single was released on Easy Beat Records and distributed by Ensign Records Ltd. The UK 7" single consisted of an A-side edited version (4:06) with the B-side being the album version (6:39). The UK single catalogue number was EASY 1.