Long Black Train (song)
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| "Long Black Train" | ||
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| Single by Josh Turner | ||
| from the album Long Black Train | ||
| B-side(s) | Backwoods Boy | |
| Released | July 2003 | |
| Genre | Country | |
| Length | 7:52 | |
| Label | MCA | |
| Writer(s) | Josh Turner | |
| Producer(s) | Mark Wright , Frank Rogers | |
| Certification | Gold (RIAA) | |
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| Josh Turner singles chronology | ||
| She'll Go On You (2002) |
Long Black Train (2003) |
What It Ain't (2004) |
Long Black Train was a hit country single in 2003 for Josh Turner. The song hit #13 on the country charts and received heavy airplay on CMT and GAC. Not only did the song become popular in the country music industry, it received a fair amount of airplay on Christian television and radio as well.
Prior to the Long Black Train album release, "Long Black Train" was released as a 7" vinyl single.
"Backwoods Boy" was featured as a B-side. The song was also featured as a B-side on the "She'll Go On You" single.
"Long Black Train" was certified Gold for digital sales on June 1, 2006, three years after its release.
[edit] Music Video
The powerful music video for this song was shot in a few different locations along a railroad track. The various shots of Turner include him walking though a tunnel, standing on the tracks singing, and from above while he is playing guitar. The video also features various characters all of whom are struggling with particular vices are all shown on the train tracks as well. People struggling with drugs, alcohol and others are all shown on the tracks as the train runs through them. When the train runs through each of them, it either shows that they've metaphorically boarded the train and given into the vices or they've withstood it and are now free from the clutch of their vice.
Generally, Turner is credited with being the writer of the song,"Long Black Train", although information about the song's origins is not readily available through internet sources.
[edit] Tracklisting
- Long Black Train (4:11)
- Backwoods Boy (3:41)
[edit] Chart Performance
| Chart | Position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs | 13 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 72 |
| Josh Turner |
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| Discography |
| Studio albums: |
| Long Black Train · Your Man · Untitled 2007 album |
| Singles: |
| "She'll Go On You" · "Long Black Train" · "What It Ain't" · "Your Man" · "Would You Go With Me" "Me and God" |
| Related articles |
| MCA Nashville · Country music · Thankful Hearts |
