Bullet Train (song)
1998 single by Judas Priest
"Bullet Train" is a song by the English heavy metal band Judas Priest. It's the ninth track and second single from their 1997 album Jugulator. The song remains one of the most popular tracks with Tim "Ripper" Owens on vocals. It's featured on the live album '98 Live Meltdown.
| "Bullet Train" | ||||
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| Single by Judas Priest | ||||
| from the album Jugulator | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | 28 March 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1996–1997 | |||
| Studio | Silvermere Studios, Surrey, England | |||
| Genre | Thrash metal | |||
| Length | 5:11 | |||
| Label | SPV/Steamhammer | |||
| Songwriter(s) | K. K. Downing, Glenn Tipton | |||
| Producer(s) | K. K. Downing, Glenn Tipton, Sean Lynch | |||
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In 1999, the song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance.[1] It lost to Metallica's song "Better than You".
Promotion
changeCMC International held a promotional campaign for the song. It was their biggest promotional campaign to date. It started on September 30, 1997, to coincide with the song's release as a single. CMC would release 200,000 cassette samplers of Jugulator. It was the first time the label had done a retail sampler campaign.[2]
Track listing
change- Promo - CD single (CMC CMCDJ-87232-2)[3]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bullet Train" | 5:05 |
| 2. | "Blood Stained" | 5:27 |
- Promo - CD single (Steamhammer 80000128)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bullet Train" | 5:08 |
- CD single (Zero XRCN-2024 / EAN 4959407020240)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bullet Train" | 4:08 |
| 2. | "Rapid Fire ('98 version)" | 3:53 |
| 3. | "The Green Manalishi ('98 version)" | 4:10 |
Personnel
change- Tim "Ripper" Owens – vocals
- K. K. Downing – guitars
- Glenn Tipton – guitars
- Ian Hill – bass
- Scott Travis – drums
References
change- ↑ James Sullivan (6 January 1999). "Women Dominate Grammys / Lauryn Hill leads with 10 nominations". SFGate.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ↑ "CMC Puts Pedal To Metal For Priest Promo". Billboard. October 25, 1997. p. 66. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ↑ "swedishcharts.com - Judas Priest - Bullet Train". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved July 24, 2024.