Train (Goldfrapp song)

"Train"
UK CD1 cover
Single by Goldfrapp
from the album Black Cherry
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
Recorded	Bath, England
Genre	Electroclash
Length	4:08
Label	Mute
Writer(s)	Alison Goldfrapp, Will Gregory
Goldfrapp singles chronology
"Pilots" (2001) "Train" (2003) "Strict Machine" (2003)

"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.^[1] 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."^[2]

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

Notes

1. Goldfrapp.Free.Fr – "Wolf Lady" test pressing
2. "Electronica Duo Goldfrapp About 'Black Cherry'". Artist Interviews. 2003. Retrieved 11 October 2008.

References

• "Goldfrapp.Free.Fr". Track listings and formats. Retrieved July 1, 2006.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics