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| name = Night Train |
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| cover = Visage Night Train.jpeg |
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| type = single |
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| from Album = [[The Anvil (album)|The Anvil]] |
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| artist = [[Visage (band)|Visage]] |
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| album = [[The Anvil (album)|The Anvil]] |
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| B-side = I'm Still Searching |
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| released = 11 June 1982 |
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| recorded = [[Mayfair Studios]], 1981 |
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| genre = [[Electronic music|Electronic]]<ref name="Evans 2024">{{cite book|title= Listening to the Music the Machines Make: Inventing Electronic Pop 1978-1983|first=Richard|last=Evans|date= August 6, 2024|chapter= 1982.4|page= 388|publisher=[[Omnibus Press]]|isbn=978-1-915841-45-2 |
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| Producer = Midge Ure, Visage |
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| length = 3:39 |
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| This single = "'''Night Train'''"<br/>(1982) |
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| header = Alternative single cover |
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| type = single |
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| cover = Visage_NightTrainJapan.jpg |
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| caption = Japanese release |
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"'''Night Train'''" is |
"'''Night Train'''" is the sixth single by the British [[synth-pop]] group [[Visage (band)|Visage]], released by [[Polydor Records]] in June 1982. |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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The song was the second single from ''[[The Anvil (album)|The Anvil]]''. It was remixed for the single release with the assistance of |
The song was the second single from the band's album ''[[The Anvil (album)|The Anvil]]''. It was remixed for the single release with the assistance of John Luongo, and also available as a limited edition picture disc. |
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The B-side of the single is a non-album track, "I'm Still Searching". This song was not available on any digital format until 2008 when a re-issue of ''The Anvil'' was released by Cherry Red Records. |
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"Night Train" and "Whispers" (another track from ''The Anvil''), were used in Japanese adverts for [[TDK]] tapes in 1982.<ref>{{cite book |title=Blitzed! The Autobiography of Steve Strange |last=Strange |first=Steve |author-link=Steve Strange |year=2002 |publisher=[[Orion Publishing Group]] |location=London |isbn=0-75284-936-0 |page=98}}</ref> "Night Train" peaked at number 12 in the UK and was the band's final UK Top 40 hit until a remix of their first hit "[[Fade to Grey (Visage song)|Fade to Grey]]" was released in 1993. |
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The "Night Train" promo video was directed by Jean-Claude Luyat and it features [[Francesca von Habsburg]] (who was Steve Strange's girlfriend at the time, as a backing vocalist, although she didn't perform on the actual record) and French actress Eva Ionesco. |
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==Track listing== |
==Track listing== |
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*[[Barry Adamson]] — bass |
*[[Barry Adamson]] — bass |
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*[[Gary Barnacle]] — saxophone |
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*[[Perri Lister]] — backing vocals |
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*Lorraine |
*Lorraine Whitmarsh— backing vocals |
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==Chart performance== |
==Chart performance== |
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!align="center"|Peak<br />position |
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|align="left"|[[UK Singles Chart|United Kingdom]]<ref>{{cite web |
|align="left"|[[UK Singles Chart|United Kingdom]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/Night+Train|title=The Official Charts Company - Night Train by Visage Search |date=6 May 2013|publisher=The Official Charts Company}}</ref> |
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[[Category:Songs about trains]] |
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[[Category:Songs written by Midge Ure]] |
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[[Category:Visage songs]] |
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[[Category:Songs written by Billy Currie]] |
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[[Category:Songs written by Steve Strange]] |
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[[Category:Songs written by Rusty Egan]] |
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[[Category:Songs written by Dave Formula]] |
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[[Category:1981 songs]] |
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[[Category:Polydor Records singles]] |
Latest revision as of 16:47, 5 November 2024
"Night Train" | ||||
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Single by Visage | ||||
from the album The Anvil | ||||
B-side | "I'm Still Searching" | |||
Released | 11 June 1982 | |||
Recorded | Mayfair Studios, 1981 | |||
Genre | Electronic[1] | |||
Length | 3:39 | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
Songwriter(s) | Steve Strange, Midge Ure, Billy Currie, Rusty Egan, Dave Formula | |||
Producer(s) | Midge Ure, Visage | |||
Visage singles chronology | ||||
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Alternative single cover | ||||
"Night Train" is the sixth single by the British synth-pop group Visage, released by Polydor Records in June 1982.
Background
[edit]The song was the second single from the band's album The Anvil. It was remixed for the single release with the assistance of John Luongo, and also available as a limited edition picture disc.
The B-side of the single is a non-album track, "I'm Still Searching". This song was not available on any digital format until 2008 when a re-issue of The Anvil was released by Cherry Red Records.
"Night Train" and "Whispers" (another track from The Anvil), were used in Japanese adverts for TDK tapes in 1982.[2] "Night Train" peaked at number 12 in the UK and was the band's final UK Top 40 hit until a remix of their first hit "Fade to Grey" was released in 1993.
The "Night Train" promo video was directed by Jean-Claude Luyat and it features Francesca von Habsburg (who was Steve Strange's girlfriend at the time, as a backing vocalist, although she didn't perform on the actual record) and French actress Eva Ionesco.
Track listing
[edit]- 7" single (1982)[3]
- A. "Night Train" – 3:39
- B. "I'm Still Searching" – 3:37
- 12" single (1982)[4]
- A. "Night Train" (Dance Mix) – 6:07
- B1. "Night Train" (Dub Mix) – 5:02
- B2. "I'm Still Searching" – 3:38
Personnel
[edit]- Steve Strange — vocals
- Midge Ure — synthesizer
- Billy Currie — synthesizer
- Rusty Egan — drums
- Dave Formula — synthesizer
- Barry Adamson — bass
- Gary Barnacle — saxophone
- Perri Lister — backing vocals
- Lorraine Whitmarsh— backing vocals
Chart performance
[edit]Chart | Peak position |
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United Kingdom[5] | 12 |
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Richard (August 6, 2024). "1982.4". Listening to the Music the Machines Make: Inventing Electronic Pop 1978-1983. Omnibus Press. p. 388. ISBN 978-1-915841-45-2.
- ^ Strange, Steve (2002). Blitzed! The Autobiography of Steve Strange. London: Orion Publishing Group. p. 98. ISBN 0-75284-936-0.
- ^ "Visage - Night Train (Vinyl) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
- ^ "Visage - Night Train (Vinyl) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
- ^ "The Official Charts Company - Night Train by Visage Search". The Official Charts Company. 6 May 2013.