Waiting for a Train (Flash and the Pan song)

"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"
German 7-inch single cover
Single by Flash and the Pan
from the album Headlines
B-side	"Love Is a Gun" "Don't Vote"
Released	1983
Length	4:44 3:40 (7-inch single edit)
Label	Albert Productions
Songwriter(s)	Harry Vanda, George Young
Producer(s)	Harry Vanda, George Young
Flash and the Pan singles chronology
"Where Were You" (1982) "Waiting for a Train" (1983) "Down Among the Dead Men" (1983)

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
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
Uruguay (UPI)[8]	9

References

1. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, New South Wales: Australian Chart Books. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
2. "Flash and the Pan – Waiting for a Train" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
3. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Waiting for a Train". Irish Singles Chart.
4. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 33, 1983" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
5. "Flash and the Pan – Waiting for a Train" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
6. "Flash and the Pan – Waiting for a Train". Top 40 Singles.
7. "Flash and the Pan: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
8. "Las canciones más populares en América Latina". La Opinión (Los Angeles) (in Spanish). 21 November 1983. Retrieved 30 September 2024.