"Night Train" is the sixth single by the British

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group Visage, released by

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in June 1982.

Background

The song was the second single from the band's album '' The Anvil''. It was remixed for the single release with the assistance of John Luongo, and also available as a limited edition picture disc. The B-side of the single is a non-album track, "I'm Still Searching". This song was not available on any digital format until 2008 when a re-issue of ''The Anvil'' was released by Cherry Red Records. "Night Train" and "Whispers" (another track from ''The Anvil''), were used in Japanese adverts for

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tapes in 1982. "Night Train" peaked at number 12 in the UK and was the band's final UK Top 40 hit until a remix of their first hit " Fade to Grey" was released in 1993. The "Night Train" promo video was directed by Jean-Claude Luyat and it features

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(who was Steve Strange's girlfriend at the time, as a backing vocalist, although she didn't perform on the actual record) and French actress Eva Ionesco.

Track listing

* 7" single (1982) :A. "Night Train" – 3:39 :B. "I'm Still Searching" – 3:37 * 12" single (1982) :A. "Night Train" (Dance Mix) – 6:07 :B1. "Night Train" (Dub Mix) – 5:02 :B2. "I'm Still Searching" – 3:38

Personnel

Steve Strange Stephen John Harrington (28 May 1959 – 12 February 2015), known professionally as Steve Strange, was a Welsh singer and nightclub host and promoter. Strange began his career in several short-lived punk rock, punk bands of the late 1970s. Qui ...

— vocals *

Midge Ure James "Midge" Ure (; born 10 October 1953) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and record producer. His stage name, Midge, is a phonetic reversal of Jim. Ure enjoyed particular success in the 1970s and 1980s in bands including Slik, Thin Lizzy, ...

— synthesizer *

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— synthesizer *

Rusty Egan Rusty Egan (born 19 September 1957 in London) is a British-Irish musician and DJ. Along with former Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock (bass and vocals), Steve New (guitar and vocals), and Midge Ure (guitar, vocals, and keyboards), Egan was the ...

— drums *

Dave Formula Dave Formula (born David Tomlinson 11 August 1946, Whalley Range, Manchester in England), is an English keyboardist and film-soundtrack composer from Manchester, who played with the post-punk bands Magazine and Visage during the end of the 197 ...

— synthesizer *

Barry Adamson Barry Adamson (born 11 June 1958)Biography
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— bass *

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— saxophone *

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— backing vocals *Lorraine Whitmarsh— backing vocals

Chart performance

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Night Train (Visage Song) 1982 singles Songs about trains Songs written by Midge Ure Visage (band) songs Songs written by Billy Currie Songs written by Steve Strange Songs written by Rusty Egan Songs written by Dave Formula 1981 songs Polydor Records singles