Waiting for a Train (Flash and the Pan song)
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| "Waiting for a Train" | ||||
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 German 7-inch single cover | ||||
| Single by Flash and the Pan | ||||
| from the album Headlines | ||||
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| Released | 1983 | |||
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| Label | Albert Productions | |||
| Songwriters | Harry Vanda, George Young | |||
| Producers | Harry Vanda, George Young | |||
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"Waiting for a Train" is a song by the Australian musical group Flash and the Pan. It is taken from their 1982 album Headlines and was their most successful single, reaching number seven on the UK Singles Chart in 1983. In the band's native Australia, the track peaked at number 66 on the Kent Music Report.
The single version (alternatively known as "French Take") includes a different intro than the LP cut and lacks an entire verse and some of the chorus lyrics. There were also three period remixes: The "disco version" (5:42) is patterned after the single version, whereas the "extended version" (7:18) is based on the album take. The "instrumental version" (6:45) mostly lacks lyrics.
In 1989, a new version of the song, remixed by Harry Schulz and Kaplan Kaye and titled "Waiting for a Train '89 (The Harrymeetskaplan mix)", was released in the UK on Cha Cha Records.
In 1996, new remixes were commissioned and released as a CD single as well as on the double CD Hits Collection: "John Springate's OO Gauge Mix12" (7:35), "John Springate's Radio Edit" (4:19), "The Mapotasi Remix" (4:33, remixed by Ndingo Mapotasi and Barry Andrews) and "The Flying Scotsman Remix" (4:33, remixed by Sam Horsburgh).
