''Last Train Home EP'' is an
EP by singer/songwriter
Ryan Star
Ryan Stahr Kulchinsky (born January 7, 1978), known professionally as Ryan Star, is an American rock singer-songwriter from Long Island, New York, currently signed on Island Records. His first major label record ''11:59 (album), 11:59'', releas ...
including four previously unreleased songs and two music videos. It reached No. 42 on
Top Heatseekers
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chart. The title song was released as the first single off Star's major label debut ''
11:59''. It was also featured on the soundtrack for the film ''
P.S. I Love You'' (2007).
All songs were originally waiting to be released on ''11:59'', while the album release date kept being pushed back, from 'late 2008' eventually to August 2010. “I wanted to make sure the fans had some music because they have been waiting a long time,” Star told
Alternative Addiction about the reason for releasing the EP. "
.just to have something out there right now."
All tracks on the EP included songs that had been on TV and movies.
"Brand New Day" was the main theme song for the
FOX TV show
Lie to Me. "This Could Be the Year" was used on Super Bowl promo spots in 2009, as well as the theme song for
WWE
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pay-per-view
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event
Survivor Series 2008
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. "Right Now" was picked up for promos for "
The Philanthropist" on
NBC
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, and it has also been used by
ESPN
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.
Track listing
# "Last Train Home" (4:14)
# "Brand New Day" (3:13)
# "Right Now" (3:38)
# "This Could Be The Year" (3:18)
# "Last Train Home" (video)
# "Right Now" (video)
Single release
The "Last Train Home" single was released on
iTunes
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on February 3, 2009, preceding a tentative album release in May 2009.
However, the album was pushed back, and the EP was released instead. The single didn't chart on
Billboard
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and
Mediabase
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at this time. Music video for the song, directed by
Ray Kay, premiered March 5, 2009 on Ryan Star's website.
Track listing:
# Last Train Home (4:15)
# Right Now (3:38)
References
External links
{{Ryan Star
2009 EPs
Ryan Star albums