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{{Infobox Single |
{{Infobox song
| Name = Night Train
| name = Night Train
| Cover = Vis_ntrain_cover.jpg
| cover = Visage Night Train.jpeg
| Artist = [[Visage]]
| alt =
| type = single
| from Album = [[The Anvil (album)|The Anvil]]
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| artist = [[Visage (band)|Visage]]
| B-side = "I'm Still Searching"<br/>"Night Train (Dub mix)"<br/>(12" version only)
| Released = [[June 11]] [[1982]]
| album = [[The Anvil (album)|The Anvil]]
| Format = 7" single, 12" single
| B-side = I'm Still Searching
| Recorded = Mayfair Studios, 1981
| released = 11 June 1982
| Genre = [[New Romantic]]
| recorded = [[Mayfair Studios]], 1981
| Length = 03:39 (Single edit)
| studio =
| venue =
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| Label = [[Polydor Records|Polydor]]
| 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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| Writer = [[Steve Strange|S. Strange]]/[[Midge Ure|M. Ure]]/[[Billy Currie|B. Currie]]/[[Rusty Egan|R. Egan]]/[[Dave Formula|D. Formula]]
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EID8zgEACAAJ}}</ref>
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| Producer = [[Midge Ure]]<br>[[Visage]]
| length = 3:39
| Chart position = * #12 <small>(UK)</small>
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| label = [[Polydor Records|Polydor]]
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| Last single = "'''[[The Damned Don't Cry (EP)|The Damned Don't Cry]]'''"<br/>(1982)
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| writer = [[Steve Strange]], [[Midge Ure]], [[Billy Currie]], [[Rusty Egan]], [[Dave Formula]]
| This single = "'''Night Train'''"<br/>(1982)
| producer = Midge Ure, Visage
| Next single = "[[Pleasure Boys (EP)|Pleasure Boys]]"<br/>(1982)
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| prev_title = [[The Damned Don't Cry (song)|The Damned Don't Cry]]
| prev_year = 1982
| next_title = [[Pleasure Boys]]
| next_year = 1982
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| header = Alternative single cover
| type = single
| cover = Visage_NightTrainJapan.jpg
| border =
| alt =
| caption = Japanese release
}}
}}
}}


'''Night Train''' is the sixth single by the British [[New Romantic]] ensemble [[Visage]], released on [[Polydor Records]] in June 1982. It was the band's final UK top 40 hit until a remix of their first hit "Fade To Grey" was released in 1993.
"'''Night Train'''" is the sixth single by the British [[synth-pop]] group [[Visage (band)|Visage]], released by [[Polydor Records]] in June 1982.


==Background==
The track was remixed for release as a single by [[Tony Visconti]]. The original version appears on Visage's album ''[[The Anvil (album)|The Anvil]]''.
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.


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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==Track listing==


"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.
===7" single:===
# "Night Train" [single remix by John Luongo] - 3.39
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# "I'm Still Searching" - 3.37


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.
===12" version:===
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# "Night Train (Dance Mix)" – 6:07
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# "Night Train (Dub Mix)" – 5:02
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# "I'm Still Searching" – 3:37


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==Track listing==
The single was also released as a limited edition picture disc.
* '''7" single (1982)'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/Visage-Night-Train/release/2734841 |title=Visage - Night Train (Vinyl) at Discogs |work=www.discogs.com |accessdate=2012-10-11}}</ref>
:A. "Night Train" – 3:39
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:B. "I'm Still Searching" – 3:37

* '''12" single (1982)'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/Visage-Night-Train/release/45046 |title=Visage - Night Train (Vinyl) at Discogs |work=www.discogs.com |accessdate=2012-10-11}}</ref>
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:A. "Night Train" (Dance Mix) – 6:07
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:B1. "Night Train" (Dub Mix) – 5:02
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:B2. "I'm Still Searching" – 3:38


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*[[Steve Strange]] (vocals)
*[[Steve Strange]] — vocals
*[[Midge Ure]] (synthesizer)
*[[Midge Ure]] — synthesizer
*[[Billy Currie]] (synthesizer)
*[[Billy Currie]] — synthesizer
*[[Rusty Egan]] (electronic drums programming)
*[[Rusty Egan]] — drums
*[[Dave Formula]] (synthesizer)
*[[Dave Formula]] — synthesizer
*[[Barry Adamson]] (bass)
*[[Barry Adamson]] — bass
*[[Gary Barnacle]] (saxophone)
*[[Gary Barnacle]] — saxophone
*Ken Perry (backing vocals)
*[[Perri Lister]] — backing vocals
*Lorraine (backing vocals)
*Lorraine Whitmarsh— backing vocals


==Chart performance==
==Media==
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!align="center"|Chart
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!align="center"|Peak<br />position
{{multi-listen end}}
|-
|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>
|align="center"|12
|-
|}


==References==
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Latest revision as of 16:47, 5 November 2024

"Night Train"
Single by Visage
from the album The Anvil
B-side"I'm Still Searching"
Released11 June 1982
RecordedMayfair Studios, 1981
GenreElectronic[1]
Length3:39
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)Steve Strange, Midge Ure, Billy Currie, Rusty Egan, Dave Formula
Producer(s)Midge Ure, Visage
Visage singles chronology
"The Damned Don't Cry"
(1982) 		"Night Train"
(1982) 		"Pleasure Boys"
(1982)
Alternative single cover
Japanese release

"Night Train" is the sixth single by the British synth-pop group Visage, released by Polydor Records in June 1982.

Background

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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

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  • 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

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Chart performance

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Chart Peak
position
United Kingdom[5] 12

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Strange, Steve (2002). Blitzed! The Autobiography of Steve Strange. London: Orion Publishing Group. p. 98. ISBN 0-75284-936-0.
  3. ^ "Visage - Night Train (Vinyl) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
  4. ^ "Visage - Night Train (Vinyl) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
  5. ^ "The Official Charts Company - Night Train by Visage Search". The Official Charts Company. 6 May 2013.
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