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"Train, Train" is a song by American Southern rock band Blackfoot and the second single from their third studio album Strikes (1979). It was written by Shorty Medlocke, the grandfather of Blackfoot frontman/guitarist Rickey Medlocke, and peaked at #38 on the Billboard Hot 100.

B-side"Baby Blue"
ReleasedOctober 1979
Recorded1979
Quick facts Single by Blackfoot, from the album Strikes ...
"Train, Train"
Single by Blackfoot
from the album Strikes
B-side"Baby Blue"
ReleasedOctober 1979
Recorded1979
Genre
Length3:36
LabelAtco
SongwriterShorty Medlocke
Producers
  • Al Nalli
  • Henry Weck
Blackfoot singles chronology
"Highway Song"
(1979)
"Train, Train"
(1979)
"Spendin' Cabbage"
(1980)
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Background

"Train, Train" was originally recorded in 1971 by Shorty Medlocke and his daughter, as Shorty Medlock & Mickey with the Fla. Plow Hands, and was the B-side of their single "If I Could Live It Over (I'd Be a Different Guy)".

Composition

The song opens with a bluesy harmonica performance from Shorty Medlocke,[1][2][3] followed by a guitar riff.[3] The Rolling Stone Album Guide called the song a "truly tough guitar workout".[4]

Covers

The song was covered by metal band Warrant on their 1990 album Cherry Pie and country singer Dolly Parton on her 1999 album The Grass Is Blue.

Charts

More information Chart (1979–1980), Peak position ...
Chart (1979–1980) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 38
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