Runaway Train

Play track

  • Listeners

    556.6K

  • Scrobbles

    2.9M

  • Listeners

    556.6K

  • Scrobbles

    2.9M

Play track
  • Last.FM User
  • Last.FM User
  • Last.FM User

Join others and track this song

Scrobble, find and rediscover music with a Last.fm account

Sign Up to Last.fm
Play album
Skip to YouTube video

Replace video

Length
4:23
Lyrics

Runaway train never going back

"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&qu… read more
"Runaway Train" is a song by the Minneapolis rock band Soul Asylum. The song led Soul Asylum to international status, and helped bring thei… read more
"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 mul… read more

Related Tags

Add tagsView all tags

Featured On

100 Hits Of The '90s

23,635 listeners

241 more albums featuring this track

Don't want to see ads? Upgrade Now

Similar Tracks

  1. Bringing Down The Horse Play track

  2. Feeling Strangely Fine Play track

  3. August and Everything After Play track

  4. Villains Play track

  5. New Miserable Experience Play track

  6. Grave Dancers Union Play track

  7. Blind Melon Play track

  8. God Shuffled His Feet Play track

  9. Grave Dancers Union Play track

  10. Stunt Play track

  11. Pocket Full of Kryptonite Play track

  12. Throwing Copper Play track

Scrobble Stats

What is scrobbling?

Scrobbling is when Last.fm tracks the music you listen to and automatically adds it to your music profile.

Learn more

Recent Listening Trend

Day Listeners
149
152
171
166
151
147
148
146
153
152
158
121
152
126
139
159
172
156
140
136
159
169
153
164
117
138
135
166
150
125
137
140
141
128
132
166
143
138
134
166
181
181
163
164
160
151
144
168
171
168
146
149
155
144
155
169
156
184
144
176
146
148
164
166
167
180
160
147
151
161
166
159
188
155
139
169
171
165
148
167
168
141
172
168
146
199
156
165
174
162
159
170
191
163
169
175
191
196
188
168
185
172
180
188
194
172
182
198
194
170
172
176
184
179
162
198
193
170
171
186
207
190
171
168
165
222
182
167
184
163
179
181
179
179
168
171
146
181
176
184
176
184
172
145
179
195
175
179
175
178
157
168
181
172
191
166
188
211
179
205
163
149
183
207
195
196
195
202
192
198
184
192
184
186
210
199
197
207
192
197
208

Play this track

External Links

Don't want to see ads? Upgrade Now

Shoutbox

Javascript is required to view shouts on this page. Go directly to shout page

About This Artist

Artist images

38 more

Soul Asylum

810,346 listeners

Related Tags

Soul Asylum is an band formed in the summer of 1981 by Minneapolis high school friends Dan Murphy, Karl Mueller, and Dave Pirner. The band (named Loud Fast Rules up until 1984) quickly became frontrunners of American college rock, following in the tradition of fellow Minnesota bands Hüsker Dü and The Replacements. Landing their first record deal with Twin/Tone in 1984, Soul Asylum recorded a total of four albums for the local label: Say What You Will… Everything Can Happen in 1984 (later reissued as Say What You Will, Clarence... Karl Sold the Truck),… read more
Soul Asylum is an band formed in the summer of 1981 by Minneapolis high school friends Dan Murphy, Karl Mueller, and Dave Pirner. The band (named Loud Fast Rules u… read more
Soul Asylum is an band formed in the summer of 1981 by Minneapolis high school friends Dan Murphy, Karl Mueller, and Dave Pirner. The band (named Loud Fast Rules up until 1984) quickly became frontrunners of A… read more

View full artist profile

Similar Artists

  1. 844,987 listeners

    Avatar for Gin Blossoms

  2. 1,290,396 listeners

    Avatar for Collective Soul

  3. 747,310 listeners

    Avatar for Better Than Ezra

  4. 1,283,359 listeners

    Avatar for Everclear

  5. 660,420 listeners

    Avatar for Candlebox

  6. 1,067,236 listeners

    Avatar for The Wallflowers

View all similar artists

Trending Tracks

  • 1

  • 2

  • 3

  • 4

  • 5

  • 6

View all trending tracks

API Calls

Scrobble from Spotify?

Connect your Spotify account to your Last.fm account and scrobble everything you listen to, from any Spotify app on any device or platform.

Connect to Spotify

Dismiss