Runaway Train by lazarus57

lazarus57 - Runaway Train

lazarus57

Jun 26, 2025 01:19pm

MAGIC MOUNTAIN FINAL ROUND IS POSTED<img src="https://singsnap-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/message-board/threads/3BFZ/c042e647a2_UUIA_media.gif"><img src="https://singsnap.imgix.net/message-board/threads/YGX5/4db0dd0cdb_LLYT_media.png"> Soul Asylum is an American <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_rock" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">alternative rock</a> band formed in 1981 in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minneapolis" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Minneapolis</a>, Minnesota. Their 1993 hit "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runaway_Train_(Soul_Asylum_song)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Runaway Train</a>" won the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Rock_Song" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Grammy Award for Best Rock Song</a>.The band was originally called Loud Fast Rules, with a lineup consisting of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Pirner" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Dave Pirner</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Murphy_(musician)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Dan Murphy</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Mueller_(rock_musician)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Karl Mueller</a>, and Pat Morley.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_Asylum#cite_note-The_Great_Rock_Discography-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">[1]</a> They changed their name to Soul Asylum in 1983.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_Asylum#cite_note-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">[2]</a> Morley was replaced by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant_Young_(musician)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Grant Young</a> in 1984. The band recorded three albums with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin/Tone_Records" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Twin/Tone Records</a> and two with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%26M_Records" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">A&M Records</a>, with little commercial success. In 1992, they released the triple-platinum album <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grave_Dancers_Union" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Grave Dancers Union</a>, featuring "Runaway Train". The band played at the inauguration of President <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Clinton" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Bill Clinton</a> early the next year. They also scored a platinum record with the album <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_Your_Dim_Light_Shine" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Let Your Dim Light Shine</a> three years later.In 1998 they recorded <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candy_from_a_Stranger" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Candy from a Stranger</a>. Mueller was diagnosed with cancer in 2004, and the band organized a benefit concert on his behalf. Mueller died a year later.The band released four more albums over the next 15 years. Their most recent was Hurry Up and Wait in 2020, their twelfth studio release.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_Asylum#cite_note-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">[3]</a> "Runaway Train" is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentimental_ballad#Power_ballads" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">power ballad</a> by American rock band <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_Asylum" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Soul Asylum</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runaway_Train_(Soul_Asylum_song)#cite_note-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">[3]</a> Its music video is notable for featuring images of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing_person" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">missing people</a>, most of them young children and teenagers. Lead singer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Pirner" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Dave Pirner</a> has stated that the lyrics originally described his experience of depression.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runaway_Train_(Soul_Asylum_song)#cite_note-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">[4]</a>"Runaway Train" was released in June 1993 as the fourth single from the band's 1992 album, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grave_Dancers_Union" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Grave Dancers Union</a>, and became a success around the world. It reached number five on the US <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Billboard Hot 100</a> and climbed to the top position on the Canadian <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RPM_(magazine)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">RPM</a> Top Singles chart, earning a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RIAA_certification" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">gold</a> sales certification from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Recording Industry Association of America</a> and selling 600,000 copies in the US. Outside North America, it reached number two in New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland and peaked within the top five on the charts on several other European countries. The song helped bring their album, Grave Dancers Union, to a multi-platinum level and won a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Rock_Song" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Grammy Award for Best Rock Song</a> in 1994. <img src="https://singsnap.imgix.net/message-board/threads/NMAU/0d754d3938_VSAA_media.png">