Jumping Someone Else's Train

"Jumping Someone Else's Train"
Single by The Cure
Released	20 November 1979 (UK)
Format	7"
Recorded	1979
Genre	Post-punk
Length	2:55
Label	Fiction
Writer(s)	Michael Dempsey, Robert Smith and Lol Tolhurst
Producer(s)	Chris Parry
The Cure singles chronology
"Boys Don't Cry" (1979) "Jumping Someone Else's Train" (1979) "A Forest" (1980)

"Jumping Someone Else's Train" is a single by The Cure. Produced by Chris Parry, it was released on 20 November 1979 in United Kingdom.

History

During live performances, mostly during 1979 and 1980, the group would often segue into the instrumental "Another Journey by Train" after finishing this song. Also, they would occasionally segue into "Grinding Halt" from their debut album Three Imaginary Boys. Siouxsie Sioux contributed backing vocals to the B-side "I'm Cold".

Music video

The music video shows the view from the driver's cab of a train journey from London Victoria to Brighton Station.

Track listing

7" single

1. "Jumping Someone Else's Train"
2. "I'm Cold"

Personnel

• Michael Dempsey – Bass
• Robert Smith – guitar, vocals
• Lol Tolhurst – drums
• Siouxsie Sioux - backing vocals on "I'm Cold"

Covers

• The song was covered by the Brooklyn-based band "Luff" for the 2008 American Laundromat Records tribute album Just Like Heaven - A Tribute to The Cure and by Army Navy on Manimal Vinyl's tribute Perfect as Cats: A Tribute to The Cure.
• The song was also covered by American noise rock band Whores for the band's 2014 split single with Rabbits, consisting entirely of The Cure covers.^[1][2]

References

1. "Whores / Rabbits – Split 7″". Brutal Panda Records. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
2. Neilstein, Vİnce (February 24, 2014). "Whores Jump Someone Else’s Train (The Cure Cover)". MetalSucks. Retrieved April 8, 2014.

See also

• List of train songs

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics