Waiting for a Train
| "Waiting for a Train" | ||||
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 German 7" single cover | ||||
| Single by Flash and the Pan | ||||
| from the album Headlines | ||||
| B-side | various (depending on country) | |||
| Released | 9 May 1983 | |||
| Format | 7", 12" | |||
| Genre | New wave, synthpop | |||
| 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 | |||
| Producer(s) | Harry Vanda, George Young | |||
| Flash and the Pan singles chronology | ||||
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"Waiting for a Train" is the ninth single by the Australian synthpop group Flash and the Pan. It is taken from the album Headlines and became their most successful single, reaching number 7 on the UK Singles Chart in 1983. The UK 12" contained a 5:42 long disco version.[1]
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 later used in the 2008 Guy Ritchie crime drama film RocknRolla.
UK Single Release
Released on Easy Beat Records, 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). UK Single catalogue number was EASY 1.
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