"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.
| "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 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Harry Vanda, George Young | |||
| Producer(s) | Harry Vanda, George Young | |||
| Flash and the Pan singles chronology | ||||
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Versions
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 two-period remixes, an extended and an instrumental version. The extended version was sometimes called the "disco version" and exists in two different lengths (5:42 and 7:18). 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.
UK single release
The UK single was released on Easy Beat Records and distributed by Ensign Records Ltd. The UK 7-inch single consists of an A-side edited version (4:06) with the B-side being the 12-inch instrumental version (6:39). The UK single catalogue number is EASY 1.
Charts
| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
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| Australia (Kent Music Report)[1] | 66 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2] | 15 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[3] | 11 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[4] | 21 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] | 26 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] | 26 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[7] | 7 |