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About This Track
“Runaway Train” is a song by the Minneapolis rock band Soul Asylum.
The song led Soul Asylum to international status, and helped bring their album, Grave Dancers Union to a multi-platinum level.
It was the third single off the album (see Soul Asylum discography) and reached No. 5 on the Billboard charts. It won a Grammy Award for the best rock song in 1994.
The song has become synonymous with the band, and has led many people to believe that it is the group’s only hit, categorizing Soul Asylum as a one-hit wonder band. However, the band’s 1995 hit “Misery” also charted in the Top 40 in several countries including the US and UK, and therefore they are not considered to be a one-hit wonder. “Runaway Train” continues to receive a lot of airplay on the radio today, with disc jockeys often making mention of the influential music video that accompanied the song.
The song led Soul Asylum to international status, and helped bring their album, Grave Dancers Union to a multi-platinum level.
It was the third single off the album (see Soul Asylum discography) and reached No. 5 on the Billboard charts. It won a Grammy Award for the best rock song in 1994.
The song has become synonymous with the band, and has led many people to believe that it is the group’s only hit, categorizing Soul Asylum as a one-hit wonder band. However, the band’s 1995 hit “Misery” also charted in the Top 40 in several countries including the US and UK, and therefore they are not considered to be a one-hit wonder. “Runaway Train” continues to receive a lot of airplay on the radio today, with disc jockeys often making mention of the influential music video that accompanied the song.
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Babygirlx9 wrote:
I've been on a huge Soul Asylum kick lately - especially their older music, but this is a great one as well.
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snechla wrote:
More 90's Nostalgia, great for late night browsing/rainymood
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wmcfaul wrote:
almost pass, then realized its an EPIC FAIL, NEXT
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TribesAtWar wrote:
Classic!
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Kugetsu wrote:
Love this song soooo much. Very sad... but at the same time it's not a downer. A classic that not enough people remember.
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boy_in_the_well wrote:
It's one of those songs you want never to end.
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lagginswag wrote:
lol 90s!!
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rockabillyfan wrote:
der wohl bekannteste Song !!!!!!
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doctornick0 wrote:
The Replacements? Oh, that other Minnesota band.
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rufuspig wrote:
Replacements parody
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WasNotWhyNot wrote:
how on earth did I get so jaded? life's mystery seems so faded...
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PaulieStar wrote:
More music from the sounds of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Minnesota had more music then just Prince.
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rockabillyfan wrote:
...........Runaway Train.........!!!!! Klasse !!!!
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Ivy_Green wrote:
Stuck in a small town as a teenager, I dreamt myself away with this song. Still great tune!
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iLoveDUB wrote:
Still a great song to sing along to!
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squirrel_17 wrote:
♥♥♥
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intenso5 wrote:
This is so incredibly awesome! ♥
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RosaYounger wrote:
love this track, but the album is a little lukewarm to me.
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ProjectorStars wrote:
It's hard to hear this song without thinking of Sweet Dee from Sunny singing it anymore.
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fabriciostucchi wrote:
♥
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