Night Train (Visage song)
| "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 | ||||
 Japanese release | ||||
"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 |
|---|---|
| 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.
