Express (B. T. Express song)

"Express" is a 1974 instrumental written and performed by B. T. Express. It features the sounds of train whistles, which are heard in several sections of the instrumental track. Only the words: "Here comes the Express/ The Express/ Chug, Chug, Chug, Chug, Chug, UGH"/ are said.

"Express"
Single by B. T. Express
from the album Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)[1]
Released	1974/1994[2]
Genre	R&B[3] funk[3] disco[3]
Length	5:03 (album version)[1] 3:25 (single edit)
Label	Roadshow/Scepter Records/Metronome/Vogue/Pye International/PWL International/Plaza Records[2]
Songwriter(s)	B. T. Express[4]
Producer(s)	Jeff Lane[4]
B. T. Express singles chronology
"Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)" (1974) "Express" (1974) "That's What I Want for You Baby" (1974)

Chart performance

"Express" reached No. 4 on the US pop chart, No. 1 on the US R&B chart, and No. 1 on the US dance chart for 5 consecutive weeks.^[5] Outside the US, the song peaked at No. 34 on the UK Singles Chart^[6][7] and a remix of it made No. 67 in the UK in 1994.^[8]

Certifications

Certifications for "Express"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[9]	Gold	75,000^
United States (RIAA)[10]	Gold	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of number-one dance singles of 1974 (U.S.)

References

1. "Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)". Discogs.
2. "Express". Discogs.
3. Echols, Alice (March 29, 2010). "I Hear a Symphony: Black Masculinity and the Disco Turn". Hot Stuff: Disco and the Remaking of American Culture. W. W. Norton & Company. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-393-06675-3.
4. "Express". Discogs.
5. "B.T. Express US singles chart history". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
6. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 37. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
7. BMRB Chart 1970-1976 Top 50 plus Top 10 Breakers
8. "B. T. Express". The Official Charts Company.
9. "Canadian single certifications – B.T. Express – Express". Music Canada. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
10. "American single certifications – B.T. Express – Express". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 16, 2023.