Runaway Train (Soul Asylum song)
song written and composed by Dave Pirner, originally recorded by Soul Asylum and released in 1992
"Runaway Train" is a 1993 song by Soul Asylum and is the third single from their sixth studio album Grave Dancers Union. It went to number 1 in Canada and Lithuania, number 2 in New Zealand, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland, number 3 in Austria and the Netherlands, number 4 in Denmark, number 5 in the United States, number 6 in Iceland and Ireland, number 7 in United Kingdom, number 8 in Belgium, number 11 in Australia and Finland and number 16 in France. It won a Grammy Award in 1994. The song deals with children who have gone missing.
| "Runaway Train" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Soul Asylum | ||||
| from the album Grave Dancers Union | ||||
| Released | June 1, 1993 | |||
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| Length | 4:26 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Dave Pirner | |||
| Producer(s) | Michael Beinhorn | |||
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| "Runaway Train" on YouTube | ||||
References
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- ↑ Goodman, William (July 5, 2011). "Soul Asylum Recording First Album Since 2006". SPIN. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
- ↑ Mamo, Herna (February 2021). "Kelly Clarkson Takes Us on a 'Runaway Train' to Nostalgia For Her Soul Asylum Cover". Billboard. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
- ↑ Toland, Michael (December 13, 2018). "SOUL ASYLUM – Say What You Will…Everything Can Happen / Made to Be Broken". Blurt Online. Archived from the original on February 6, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
- ↑ Pareles, Jon (June 4, 1995). "RECORDINGS VIEW;Growing Up Means Keeping It Down a Bit". The New York Times. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
- ↑ Staunton, Terry. "Welcome To The Minority: The A&M Years 1988-1991". Record Collector. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
