Waiting for a Train (Flash and the Pan song)

"Waiting for a Train"
"Waiting for a Train"
	German 7" single cover
Single by Flash and the Pan
from the album Headlines
B-side	"various (depending on country)"
Released	9 May 1983
Length	4:44; 4:06; 3:40 (7" single edit on most European releases)
Label	Albert Productions (Australia, New Zealand); Easy Beat (UK, Sweden); Ensign (Germany, Italy, Netherlands); Epic (Brazil, France, Spain, US)
Songwriter(s)	Harry Vanda, George Young
Producer(s)	Harry Vanda, George Young
Flash and the Pan singles chronology

"Waiting for a Train" is the ninth single by the Australian group Flash and the Pan. It is taken from the album Headlines and was their most successful single, reaching number seven on the UK Singles Chart in 1983.

The single version (alternatively known as "French Take") includes a different intro compared to the LP cut, lacks an entire verse and some of the chorus lyrics. There were also two period remixes, an extended and an instrumental version.

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.^{[citation needed]}

UK single release[]

The UK single was released on Easy Beat Records and distributed by Ensign Records Ltd. The UK 7" single consisted of an A-side edited version (4:06) with the B-side being the album version (6:39). The UK single catalogue number was EASY 1.

Charts[]

Chart (1983)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[1]	66
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[2]	15
Ireland (IRMA)^[3]	11
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[4]	26
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[5]	26
UK Singles (OCC)^[6]	7

References[]

^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, New South Wales: Australian Chart Books. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Ultratop.be – Flash and the Pan – Waiting for a Train" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Waiting for a Train". Irish Singles Chart.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Flash and the Pan – Waiting for a Train" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
^ "Charts.nz – Flash and the Pan – Waiting for a Train". Top 40 Singles.
^ "Flash and the Pan: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.

This 1980s single–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

[1] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, New South Wales: Australian Chart Books. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[sc_Flanders_Flash_and_the_Pan-2] "Ultratop.be – Flash and the Pan – Waiting for a Train" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.

[sc_Ireland2_Flash_and_the_Pan-3] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Waiting for a Train". Irish Singles Chart.

[sc_Dutch100_Flash_and_the_Pan-4] "Dutchcharts.nl – Flash and the Pan – Waiting for a Train" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.

[sc_New_Zealand_Flash_and_the_Pan-5] "Charts.nz – Flash and the Pan – Waiting for a Train". Top 40 Singles.

[sc_UKsinglesbyname_Flash_and_the_Pan-6] "Flash and the Pan: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

hide v t Flash and the Pan
Harry Vanda George Young
Studio albums	Flash and the Pan (1979) Lights in the Night (1980) Headlines (1982) Early Morning Wake Up Call (1984) Nights in France (1987) Burning Up the Night (1992)
Compilation albums	Pan-orama (1983)
Singles	"Walking in the Rain" "Waiting for a Train"