Song · Goldfrapp
“Train” by Goldfrapp
From the album Black Cherry (2003)
“Train” by Goldfrapp appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2003. It was first released in 2003 on the album Black Cherry. Its best result is #71 on the CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2003. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #496 alternative song of 2003.
"Train" was the lead single from Black Cherry, Goldfrapp's second album, in 2003, and it's where the British duo swapped the downtempo, trip-hop hush of Felt Mountain for synthpop with a glam-rock strut. Distorted, buzzing synths ride a shuffle groove, a sound that would define their electroclash run through 2005's Supernature. Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory wrote it, produced it and played the synths, with Adrian Utley on guitar and bass, Rowan Oliver on drums and percussion and Mark Linkous on keyboards, and Tom Elmhirst mixed it with them.
Alison drew the words from what she saw in Los Angeles: money, drugs and sex, looked at with disgust and a hunger to dive in, both at once. It began life as "Wolf Lady", it gave them their first UK top-thirty single, and on stage she played theremin in the outro.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 71 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2003 | 101 |
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