Runaway Train by Soul Asylum

Genre: Alternative Rock
Year: 1993

"Runaway Train" is a song by the Minneapolis rock band Soul Asylum. The song led Soul Asylum to international status, and helped bring their album, Grave Dancers Union to a multi-platinum level. It was the third single off that album and reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100. The track won a Grammy Award for the best rock song in 1994. The song has become synonymous with the band and has led many people to believe that it is the groups only hit, categorizing Soul Asylum as a one-hit wonder band. However, the bands 1995 hit "Misery" also charted in the Top 40 in several countries including the US and UK. "Runaway Train" continues to receive a lot of airplay on the radio today with radio presenters often making mention of the influential music video that accompanied the song. The Read full article at wikipedia.org

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