Bulletproof Picasso (song)

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"Bulletproof Picasso"
Single by Train
from the album Bulletproof Picasso
ReleasedJanuary 26, 2015 (2015-01-26)
Recorded2013−14
Genre Pop rock, folk pop
Length3:53
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) Pat Monahan, Butch Walker, Trent Mazur, Michael Freesh
Producer(s) Butch Walker, Whams
Music video
"Bulletproof Picasso" on YouTube
Train singles chronology
"Cadillac, Cadillac"
(2014)
"Bulletproof Picasso"
(2015)
"Give It All"
(2015)


"Bulletproof Picasso" is a song recorded by American rock band Train for their seventh studio album Bulletproof Picasso . The song was written by Pat Monahan, Butch Walker, Trent Mazur and Michael Freesh and was produced by the latter two as well as Butch Walker. It was released on January 26, 2015 as the third single from the album.

Contents

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Bulletproof Picasso" was first released onto YouTube on 23 January 2015 at a total length of four minutes and 11 seconds. [1]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Bulletproof Picasso"3:53

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
US Adult Top 40 ( Billboard ) [2] 22

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United States January 26, 2015 Digital download Columbia Records

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