Downtown Train

"Downtown Train" is a song by Tom Waits released on his album Rain Dogs in 1985.

"Downtown Train"
Single by Tom Waits
from the album Rain Dogs
B-side"Tango Till They're Sore"
ReleasedNovember 1985 (UK)
December 1985 (AUS)
Recorded1985 (1985)
StudioRCA Studios, NYC
Length3:53
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)Tom Waits
Producer(s)Tom Waits
Tom Waits singles chronology
"Hang Down Your Head"
(1985)		 "Downtown Train"
(1985)		 "Hang on St. Christopher"
(1987)
"Downtown Train"
Single by Rod Stewart
from the album The Best of Rod Stewart
ReleasedNovember 1989 (US)
December 1989 (AUS)
January 1990 (UK)
RecordedSeptember 1989
Length4:40
LabelWarner Bros. Records
Songwriter(s)Tom Waits
Producer(s)Trevor Horn[1]
Rod Stewart singles chronology
"This Old Heart of Mine"
(1989)		 "Downtown Train"
(1989)		 "I Don't Want to Talk About It"
(1990)

The promo video for the song was directed by Jean-Baptiste Mondino and features the boxer Jake LaMotta.

Rod Stewart's recording

Other recordings

Patty Smyth released a version that same year that reached number 95 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Everything but the Girl recorded a version of the song, which appears on the albums Acoustic and Essence & Rare 82-92, both released in 1992. Featured in the show How I Met Your Mother.

Personnel

Charts

Patty Smyth version
Chart (1987) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 95
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[4] 40

Rod Stewart version

Bob Seger version

See also

References
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