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"Last Train to London"

UK single

Single by Electric Light Orchestra

from the album Discovery

A-side

"Confusion" (UK)

B-side

"Down Home Town" (US)

Released

9 November 1979 (UK) November 1979 (US)

Format

7" single

Recorded

1979, Musicland Studios, Munich

Genre

Symphonic rock, disco

Length

4:31

Label

Jet

Writer(s)

Jeff Lynne

Producer(s)

Jeff Lynne

Electric Light Orchestra singles chronology "Don't Bring Me

"Confusion" /

"I'm Alive"

Down"

"Last Train to

(1980)

(1979)

London" (1979) Discovery track listing

[show]9 tracks

Music video "Last Train to London" on YouTube

"Last Train to London" is the fifth track from the Electric Light Orchestra(ELO) album Discovery. The song was released in 1979 in the UK as a double A-side single with "Confusion". It peaked at number 8 in the UK Singles Chart.[1] However, in the US the two songs charted separately, with "Confusion" in late 1979 followed by "Last Train to London" in early 1980. It peaked at number 39 on the BillboardHot 100.[2] In Spain the single was released with the Spanish title "Ultimo tren a Londres".

There was a certain period when it seemed we spent years on trains going

“ — Discovery remaster (2001), Jeff Lynne

Contents [hide]

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1Chart positions

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2Cover versions

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3References

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4External links

Chart positions[edit] Chart (1979/80)

Peak position

French SNEP Singles Chart

3

Irish Singles Chart[3]

9

UK Singles Chart[1]

8

US Billboard Hot 100[2]

39

US Cash Box Top 100 Singles

36

Cover versions[edit] 

In 1982 Taiwanese singer Frankie Kao(高凌風) had a cover version of this song renamed as 夏天的浪花(The wave of summer).

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In 2002 British girl group Atomic Kitten sampled the hook of the song in their single "Be With You". The song was released as a double A-side with the song "The Last Goodbye". The single peaked at #2 in the UK.

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In 2008 Alex Barattini released an extended remix of the original recording for Gardenia Records.

References[edit] 1.

2. 3.

^ Jump up to:a b "Electric Light Orchestra". Offfical Charts Company. Retrieved 5 March 2013. ^ Jump up to:a b "Electric Light Orchestra - Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 March 2013. Jump up^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 6 March 2013. Enter Electric Light Orchestra in the Search by Artist field, then click Search.

External links[edit] 

Review at allmusic

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Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics